Schematic Diagram Generator

Dialog Box

To access: Right-click the project name in the Project Browser window and select Generate Diagrams.

Used to generate diagrams for all designs in a project.

Objects

The dialog box has the following tabs:

Field	Description
Export	Exports the settings of all fields on all tabs of this dialog box to a configuration file. See Exporting Configuration Settings for further details.
Import	Select to import a configuration file which will automatically complete all fields on all tabs of this dialog box with your saved settings. See Importing Configuration Settings for further details.
General Tab	Used to specify various diagram settings to be applied to the diagrams that are going to be created. The settings can also be applied to existing diagrams.
Border Selection	Select a border to be used on the generated diagrams. Select [No Border] if you want to generate the diagrams without a border.
Horizontal	Specify whether you want the border to align with the left, right or center of the connectivity on the diagram.
Vertical	Specify whether you want the border to align with the top, bottom or center of the connectivity on the diagram.
Regenerate Existing Diagrams	Select to regenerate any existing diagrams based on the currently specified settings.
Run Segment Overlay DRC	Select to run a design rule verification for overlaying conductor segments.

Field

Description

Component Styling Tab

Specifies the required styling to use for objects on the generated diagrams. By default, Capital Schematic Generator for Logic Designer uses the Default style set for Capital E/E Publisher. On the Component Styling tab, you can edit the default style set, or selected style set but note that the changes will apply to any designs using the style set and is visible if this style set is viewed in Capital Project Manager. Refer to the Diagram Styling User Guide for full information about the style set configuration options displayed on this tab and how to edit them. If you have a license to use Capital Styling, use the Style Set dropdown list at the top of the tab to select a different style set, if they are available. You can click the ellipsis (...) to open the Style Sets Dialog where you can edit an existing style set, or create a new style set.

Field	Description
Layout Styling Tab	Specifies the required styling to use for layout of objects on the generated diagrams. See Specifying Layout Styling When Generating Diagrams for illustrations of the effects of these settings
Diagram Flow	Set the layout of the components, pins and conductors in the diagram to flow: Horizontal (left to right) See Figure 77. Vertical (bottom to top). See Figure 78.
Enable Connector Flow	Select if you want devices and connectors to have their pins only on the sides that follow the direction of the Diagram flow. On the top and bottom sides in a vertical flow, and on the left and right sides in a horizontal flow. This restricts the connector placement to the sides of devices following the flow. See Figure 79. Clear if you want devices and connectors to have pins on all sides, and therefore do not want to restrict connector placement on devices. See Figure 80.
Enable Tree Layout	If selected, diagrams are created using a tree layout that reflects the specified Diagram flow direction. If cleared, diagrams are created using a graph representation that reduces the overlapping of connectivity and bends in conductors. The following considerations are relevant to this type of layout: Generated diagrams do not have a flow. Pins are not always evenly distributed. Conductors may have 90 degree bends. See Figure 81 and Figure 82.
Enable Device Stretching	Select if you want devices to stretch in the generated diagram to reduce net jogs, and the crossover of conductors. The device height and width exceeds nominal pin grid spacing. See Figure 83 and Figure 84.
Optimize Parallel placements of Tree Devices	Many devices can directly associate to a single device. Select if you want such associations to be graphically represented by aligning the devices either vertically, or horizontally. This is considered a one-to-many connection. An example is an ABS module, and its sensors.
Enable Connector Splitting by Proximity	Select if you want the graphical representation of harness connectors to be split around the devices to which they belong, if it reduces net jogs, and conductor crossover. See Figure 85 and Figure 86.
Enable Inline Splitting	Select to split the graphical orientation of inline connectors around devices.
Auto select Border to Fit	Select to automatically select a suitable border to fit the design.
Minimum Conductor Length	Specify the minimum distance in grid spaces that can exist between any two devices, connectors, or splices that are connected by a conductor. If a greater length is specified, more white space will appear between objects in the diagram.
Minimum Device Width	Specify the minimum width in grid spaces for Device display.

Field	Description
Prototype Tab	Used to specify an existing Project as a template for the generated diagrams. Any connectivity in the importing designs matching connectivity in the selected Prototype design, adopts the layout from the template. Any unmatched connectivity in the importing design is laid out automatically. If a design (for which diagrams have to be generated) and the template are revisions of the same design, connectivity objects (devices, conductors, and so on) are matched by revisions. Otherwise, connectivity objects are matched by name.
Select Prototype Design By	Select Name or Revision to match the designs being imported to the designs in the selected prototype by Name or Revision.
From Project	Displays a list of all projects that are available to be used as a Prototype

Parent Topic:

Schematic Diagram Generator - Help

Related Topics

• Generating Diagrams for a Project

• Specifying Layout Styling when Generating Diagrams

Capital E/E Publisher User Guide, 2512.2606

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