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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2 Reply by midgetyone

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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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3 Reply by midgetyone

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Re: Indirect connection

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

4 Reply by gaminn

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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

"Le jour où tu découvres le Libre, tu sais que tu ne pourras jamais plus revenir en arrière..."Questions regarding QET belong in this forum and will NOT be answered via PM! – Les questions concernant QET doivent être posées sur ce forum et ne seront pas traitées par MP !

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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.