Creating or editing connectors and continuations in FBD

How to create →connectors in the →graphical FBD-editor:

  1. From the context menu of the FBD-editor, select Create and Connector. Alternative: Press Ctrl+Shift+N. 

  2. 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.
    (info) 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.

  3. Press the primary mouse button.
    Result: An input field is opened.

  4. Enter the unique name for the connector. The name must be an →IEC-identifier.
    (warning) In order to avoid ambiguity, Neuron Power Engineer prevents that a connector is created with the name of an already existing variable.

  5. Press the Enter-key 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:

  1. Select a connector.

  2. From the context menu of the FBD-editor, select Create and Continuation. Alternative: Press the n-key. 

  3. 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.
    (info) 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.

  4. Press the primary mouse button.

  5. 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:

  1. Double-click a connector or one of its continuations and enter the new (unique) name.

  2. 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.