Modify the Internal Links of a Plug-and-Socket Group - Intergraph Smart Instrumentation - Help

This procedure can be used when creating a plug-and-socket group for wiring equipment or for modifying an existing plug-and-socket group.

1. To open the Plug-and-Socket Internal Links dialog, do one of the following:

   • When creating a new plug-and-socket group with the Plug-and-Socket Group Wizard, on the Completing the Plug-and-Socket Group Wizard, select View and modify the internal links and select Finish.

   • On an existing plug-and-socket group, right-click and on the shortcut menu select Properties. Select Next until the Completing the Plug-and-Socket Group Wizard page appears, select View and modify the internal links and select Finish.

2. To disconnect a link, do the following:

   1. On the Plug-and-Socket Internal Links dialog, press the Conn.Mode button to release the button.

   2. On the display pane select the link you want to disconnect.

   

   • You can only select one link at a time.

   • The link turns red when selected, select the link again to clear the selection.

   1. Select Disconnect.

3. To connect a link, do the following:

   1. On the Plug-and-Socket Internal Links dialog, press the Conn.Mode button to select the button.

   The cursor changes to a dot (•) over the display pane when the connection mode is selected.

   1. Select on the empty pin of the left side connector you want to link from.

   2. Select on the empty pin of the second connector (right side) to create the link.

4. When you have finished your modifications, select OK.

• After completing a plug-and-socket group, editing the number of connectors only allows you to increase the number of connectors. You cannot delete existing connectors from the plug-and-socket group.

• After creating a plug-and-socket group it is not possible to change the total number of connectors from an even number to an odd number of connectors.