Creating or editing connectors and continuations in FBD
How to create →connectors in the →graphical FBD-editor:
From the context menu of the FBD-editor, select Create and Connector. Alternative: Press Ctrl+Shift+N.
Position the connector where you need it.
During this user action, it is possible that affected lines are automatically rerouted. If the positioned element is presented with a red rectangle, the destination is not possible.
You might want to use the following key while positioning the element: Press the ESC-key, if you do not want to position the element and abort the action.Press the primary mouse button.
Result: An input field is opened.Enter the unique name for the connector. The name must be an →IEC-identifier.
In order to avoid ambiguity, logi.CAD 3 prevents that a connector is created with the name of an already existing variable.Press Enter or click anywhere outside the connector so that the connector with the name is created. Press the ESC-key, if you want to discard the connector.
If the connector is highlighted as faulty, the new name is causing an error. Enter another name or correct the other FBD-logic until the FBD-object does not contain any faulty FBD-elements.
How to create the appertaining →continuations in the →graphical FBD-editor:
Select a connector.
From the context menu of the FBD-editor, select Create and Continuation. Alternative: Press the n-key.
Position the continuation where you need it.
During this user action, it is possible that affected lines are automatically rerouted. If the positioned element is presented with a red rectangle, the destination is not possible.
You might want to use the following key while positioning the element: Press the ESC-key, if you do not want to position the element and abort the action.Press the primary mouse button.
Repeat the steps for each required continuation. Alternative: Copy the continuation onto the clipboard and paste the new continuation from there.
Afterwards it is possible to connect the connector and its continuations respectively with other FBD-elements by lines.
How to change the name of a connector and its appertaining continuations:
Double-click a connector or one of its continuations and enter the new (unique) name.
Press the Enter-key or click anywhere outside the element so that the new name is entered. Press the ESC-key, if you want to discard the new name.
If the elements are highlighted as faulty, the new name is causing an error. Enter another name or correct the other FBD-logic until the FBD-object does not contain any faulty FBD-elements.