Editing circuitsEditing circuitsYou can change the type of an existing circuit from the Object Info palette Circuit Type parameter. For example, change an arrow type to a polyline type of circuit. (Circuits between two layers cannot change their Circuit Type, however.)
The Number parameter can be used as a circuit identifier on the drawing and for paperwork. The Number Display selection determines where on the circuit the number displays: on the source side, the destination side, or both. Auto displays the number at both ends unless there is insufficient space for the number to display, or the destination socket is connected to more than one circuit. The Number Display does not apply to arrow circuits.
Arrow circuits allow navigation from one end of the circuit to the other by clicking Navigate to Other End of Circuit from the Object Info palette. The view is centered upon the destination circuit, changing layers if necessary. This is especially useful when the arrow circuits connect sockets on different layers, or when they connect sockets between sheet layer viewports created from the design layer. In a single, multi-page PDF created by the Publish command from the drawing or from viewports, this link becomes a hyperlink (Design Series required). See Batch publishing.
Circuit lengths appear in various worksheets; in the Object Info palette of one or more selected circuits, either set the Cable Length directly, or select Auto. Auto uses the Calculate Cable Lengths command to calculate the lengths while accounting for additional cable length requirements for maintenance, rack dimensions, and so on. See Estimating circuit lengths automatically.
Existing polyline-type circuits can be reshaped and realigned with the Reshape tool, which is available from both the Basic and the Schematics tool sets (or simply by double-clicking on a circuit). See Reshaping objects. Connections between sockets are maintained, as they are when a device is moved around.
If a circuit becomes disconnected from its socket or the socket cannot be found, it displays with a warning triangle.
Specialized “in line” tools detail the schematic layout; see Placing specialized devices. These tools all create device objects that may consist of one or two sockets. These devices divide a circuit into two when inserted over a circuit.
Circuits can also indicate priority with a hop over, and circuits can be aligned, re-routing them for a cleaner schematic drawing or for creating bussed circuits.
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