Setting up

Project Preferences for Cross-references

This topic describes how to create project preferences for cross-references.

Procedure

1. Access the Project Preferences functionality in Capital Project Manager or Capital Systems Modeler.

2. The Project Preferences facility is displayed. Expand the browser tree below the object type (signal or port) for which you want to set up cross-references. Click on the Cross-Reference branch.

3. The following settings are displayed:Show - check this box if you want cross-references to be displayed for this object type.

Limit references per line Check the box to enable the field. Specify the maximum number of cross-references that can be displayed on one line when there are multiple cross-references for an object. By default, this is 1.

Limit Lines per block Check the box to enable the field. Specify the maximum number of lines that can be in a block of cross-references in a diagram. If the number of cross-references for an instance of a shared object is greater than this value, the cross-references are displayed in multiple blocks. If you move a cross-reference in a block to another location in a diagram, all of the cross-references in that block move with it. Cross-references in other blocks for that instance do not move.

Template - specify the format of the cross-references. The format is specified as a string that combines text with references to variables. The system interprets text encased by curly brackets as a variable. This will be replaced by the appropriate value in a cross-reference. Valid variables are as follows: DESIGN.* where * is the name of a design attribute

DIAGRAM.* where * is the name of a diagram attribute

ZONE - the x, y coordinates of the zone where the other instance is located

ZONE.X - the x coordinate of the zone where the other instance is located

ZONE.Y - the y coordinate of the zone where the other instance is located

Delimiter If the References per line setting is greater than 1, specify a text string to place between cross-references on the same line.

4. If you have selected to display cross-references for the object type, expand the Cross-reference branch in the tree and click on the Text branch below it. The following settings are displayed: Name - from the drop-down list, select the name of the font that you want to use for the cross-references. Use the drop-down list next to this to specify whether it should be plain, bold or italic text.

Height - specify the height of the text. Use the drop-down list next to this to specify the unit of measurement for the height.

Justification - click on the box that represents the location in relation to the object instances where you want to display the cross-references. Note The Preview box displays how the text will appear but not to scale.

5. Click the OK button to exit the Project Preferences facility.

Parent Topic:

Cross-References on Objects

Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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