Editing an Object's

General Properties

To edit an object's general properties, right-click the appropriate design object and select Properties, and then click the General tab in the Edit Properties dialog box.

Note that to edit the general properties of a border in Capital Symbol Designer, you must right-click to the side of the border in the Diagram window to access the Edit Properties facility.

A design object's General Properties facility enables you to:

• Edit the object's Name display details. Specifies the format and diagram-display characteristics of the object's name. This is not available in Capital Symbol Designer.

• Edit the object's Short Description display details. Specifies the format and diagram-display characteristics of the object's short description. This is not available in Capital Symbol Designer. If the Short Description specified for the name has changed in Capital Project Manager, you must reassign the name to the object to update the Short Description in the diagram.

• Edit attributes for the object. See Editing an Object's Attributes.

• Add or delete Properties. Specifies the format and diagram-display characteristics of additional information that is used for reference purposes only. In Capital Symbol Designer, this functionality is available for borders only.

• To specify the specification attributes for a signal.

• Specify the Slot Type. This indicates whether the slot will be an equipment slot (contains normal devices), a ground slot (contains ground devices), or a junction box slot (you can route signals through a junction box slot).

• Assign variant Options to an object. Specifies the variant harness options that are applicable to this design object (set for the diagram's design using the Capital Project Manager application). The options specified for a design object in Capital Systems Modeler or Capital Systems Architect are used to distinguish the individual variant harness designs when applying the Evaluated Designs facility in the Capital Project Manager application. See the Capital Project Manager help system for more information on Evaluated Designs. Options are not applicable to Capital Symbol Designer. Modules - In Capital Systems Modeler only. To assign, amend, or remove Functional Module Codes that are available to a design, click the ellipsis button (...) to open the Modules dialog box, and edit the required Functional Module code(s). Note The Modules field only displays if the project has been configured to use module codes. See “Module Codes, Options” preference settings in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide to configure the project.

• Specifying the Name Property of an Object

• Editing the Display-details of the Object's Short Description

• Adding a Property to an Object

• Editing Multiple Objects Simultaneously

• Deleting an Existing Property from an Object

• Defining Specification Attributes for a Signal

• Specifying the Slot Type

• Assigning or Editing an Object's Options

Parent Topic:

Modifying Objects

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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