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Auto Delete Components

Configure this constraint to automatically delete certain components.

Note

You can only configure the constraint to auto delete the component types listed in the following table.

The constraint deletes all components (both auto and non-auto created), of the type configured.

Usage

Copy

Delete all supported matching <any>

Arguments

Click the colored arguments to configure the constraint. Red hyperlink arguments are mandatory, and green arguments are optional.

Argument Description

Copyall supported Select the component type you want the constraint to auto delete. All supported — All the following matching component types are deleted: Additional Component Breakout Tape Clip Device Grommet Multicore End Component Multicore Marker Other Component Splice Spot tape Wire End Component Wire Marker

Copy<any> Use to specify a query expression condition to drive the selection of the associated matching object. Click the text to open a popup where you can select: A predefined query from the list. Edit or New — Opens the Condition dialog box, to create or edit a new query. In the Condition dialog box, click the Advanced Editor button (), to open the Edit Query Expressions dialog box and create or edit advanced queries. {any} — Click to apply to all matching objects.

Argument	Description
Copy`all supported`	Select the component type you want the constraint to auto delete. All supported — All the following matching component types are deleted: Additional Component Breakout Tape Clip Device Grommet Multicore End Component Multicore Marker Other Component Splice Spot tape Wire End Component Wire Marker
Copy`<any>`	Use to specify a query expression condition to drive the selection of the associated matching object. Click the text to open a popup where you can select: A predefined query from the list. Edit or New — Opens the Condition dialog box, to create or edit a new query. In the Condition dialog box, click the Advanced Editor button (), to open the Edit Query Expressions dialog box and create or edit advanced queries. {any} — Click to apply to all matching objects.

Examples

The constraint in Figure 50 is configured to delete all auto created Clips.

The argument is configured using a simple query to identify all matched objects (Clips) that have the property AutoCreated? set to true.

Figure 50: Delete Clips

You configure the name of the property in Project Preferences, see Figure 51. The auto create constraints add this property, with a value “true”, to all auto created components.

Figure 51: Project Preference

Parent Topic:

Auto Create Components