SIMPLORER User Manual V6.0 - FER-a

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502 Symbol Editor
16.1 Modifying Symbol Sheets
All symbol properties —graphic elements, pins, interactions, animations— can be changed
in the Symbol Editor. All settings saved in the symbol are visible if you drag the component
on a Schematic sheet. You can modify symbols in two ways: Using the graphical interface of
the Symbol Editor with all menu and toolbar commands or editing the properties within the
EDIT>SYMBOL TEXT symbol text.
If you modify a symbol, changes are effective only for the language selected in the toolbar.
You have to set the other language in the toolbar and repeat your inputs to adapt the available
symbols to other languages.
The simplest way to copy a complete component symbol is to choose EDIT>SYMBOL TEXT, copy
the text, change the language in the toolbar, and then insert the text using the EDIT>SYMBOL
TEXT command for the other symbol. Then you will have an identical symbol and you only
have to adapt the text strings which are contained in the symbol definition.
If the plus sign is highlighted red, there is at least one language without a symbol definition.
Click the sign and select the language for which the standard symbol should be created. Provided
that the plus sign is unavailable, all languages are available in the list and have an symbol
definition. See also “SIMPLORER Language Concept” on page 483.
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View of Symbol Features
Graphic Elements: Standard graphic elements, such as lines, circles, and text, which
define the symbol layout.
Interactions: Change component properties (parameters) on the Schematic
sheet.
Animations: Change the symbol layout during the simulation process, depending
on the value of a system quantity.
Pins: Create connections to other components on the Schematic sheet.
Graphic elements and interactions can be placed on different levels: 0 - 31; pins can be placed
on level '0'. According to the definitions in the symbol, animations display different levels, separately
or combined, on the Schematic sheet.
Activating and Displaying Levels
Select the language
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Click the red plus sign
With the Object Browser buttons next to the level name, you can set the visibility and the edit
mode of levels. Click the “eye” button to show or hide levels with different graphic elements.
Click the “pen” button to activate the level. A level must be “active” to edit the elements contained
in it. The active level is displayed immediately upon activation.
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