1 Topic by gaminn (edited by gaminn 2023-08-09 22:16:54)

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Topic: Indirect connection

Hi,
I'm sorry for such a basic question, but after an hour I found zero information about this:

How to make a connection like the one in attached file (24V)?

I used comming arrow and going arrow elements, placed them in the schematic. They had "%{label} / %{tension-protocol}" text next to them which I changed to 24V. However I think I didn't make the connection.

Thanks for help

Martin

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Re: Indirect connection

Hi Martin

For items like this they need to be linked. I have uploaded screenshots of the process.

Right click -> Edit Element -> Folio Referencing -> Right click and link item -> Apply -> Select which wire number you want to associate.

This is the same process for Master/Child elements.

You can then see the associations of items and they will stay updated with the referencing format if you move them around.

Hope this helps nomicons/smile

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Re: Indirect connection

PS - You can double click as a short cut...

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Re: Indirect connection

Hi and thank you very much for your help and the detailed description.

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Re: Indirect connection

I tried it and I think I can only connect 1 particular going arrow to 1 particular coming arrow. This definitely doesn't provide much flexibility for my design.

Imagine this: I have a power supply 24VDC and then I have many other elements that consume (are connected to) 24VDC. How do I connect all the elements with the power supply without drawing lines and thus making the schematic total chaos?

Also, I would like all the linked coming and going arrows to display some meaningful name of the wire (like 24VDC). How can I do that?

I'm sorry, I came from Altium/Eagle/KiCad PCB design software. It seems QElectroTech is very different and I have difficult times to achieve what I want.

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Re: Indirect connection

I noticed this thread where topic author asks the same question. https://qelectrotech.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=2563

The advise is that we should use one terminal element that can connect to multiple going arrows. I tried to search for "terminal" in Collections but I have no idea which terminal should I use as there are many elements that have "terminal" in its name.

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Re: Indirect connection

https://qelectrotech.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=1411

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Re: Indirect connection

I don't understand how to make one to many indirect connection. The only solution I found is adding going arrow with a constant text label (e.g. 24VDC) to all nodes. It's a dirty solution but it works for me.