QElectroTech — change terminals

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (LievenC) — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 08:26:22 +0000

Here is what I do:
open the shematic
edit the terminal block in element editor
in element editor I add some terminals and save
place the changed element in the shematic
the changed element is correct

save and close the QET
reopen the shematic and then the original element is updated with the added terminals
but the text is missing
the changed element shows the new terminals and also the text

I only edit the XML to correct the issue as workaround

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (plc-user) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:34:19 +0000

The internal Terminal-Block-Manager in DEV-Version behaves different.
But it is still not fully functional and in development...

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (plc-user) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:31:51 +0000

This is a problem:
For QET it is a saved project with an element in "imported elements".
Can you give a hint, how QET may recognize, that the element in a just opened file is changed from the one in another project-file? QET does not compare project-files: The files are changed by an external software! Just as if you edited it by hand in a text-editor and expect QET to notice that change.
Can you give a hint as to how this could be noticed by QET?

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (LievenC) — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 06:10:51 +0000

for me this is a bug

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (plc-user) — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:23:18 +0000

The plugin saves the changed Terminal-Block as element to "imported elements" in project-file and overwrites the old one.
Because the changed "element" isn't recognized as reworked element, QET does not offer to keep both or only use the new one as with reworked elements from collections.

As a workaround you can try to play with the different terminal-blocks from the backup-projects:
move different TBs from "imported elements" to user-collection, clean project, drag TB to folio again, ... something like that.

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (LievenC) — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:33:37 +0000

there is no issue in regenerating the terminal blocks thru terminal block generator
but when placing the new block in the design all connections are lost
so all wires have to be redone
that is why I choose to edit and update the block
but then the added terminals have no text
I checked the XML and found that the text is missing in the section of the element

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (plc-user) — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:26:35 +0000

LievenC wrote:

(...) the terminal block shows the extra terminals but the text is missing
if I take the terminal block from imported elements it shows the texts

same behavior here.

LievenC wrote:

what goes wrong?

(How) is this described in docu of plugin?

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (LievenC) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:29:09 +0000

updated file

Re: change terminals

null@example.com (LievenC) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:26:28 +0000

of course it is was only the terminal block it was easy to replace
but there is more
here is the complete schematic with all external connections

change terminals

null@example.com (LievenC) — Tue, 22 Apr 2025 07:25:13 +0000

I have a project with terminal blocks in it created by terminal block generator
because of a modification I need to add to add some extra terminals
I edit the terminal block add the extra terminals manually and save
save and close the project
after reopening the project
the terminal block shows the extra terminals but the text is missing
if I take the terminal block from imported elements it shows the texts
what goes wrong?