Drawing Toolbar reference

Bus

Click with the left hand mouse button in the place you wish to start the line. Move to where you wish the line to end and click with the left hand button again. A bus segment will be placed and a new bus segment is now started from this point.

To stop drawing click with the right hand mouse button, and you may start a new bus from a different point. Clicking with the right hand mouse button again will select the Edit Item option in the edit menu.

Normally the bus is locked to 90 degree positions. In this mode two line segments are displayed at once. However, only one segment is placed at a time when you click with the left hand mouse button. You must click once more to place both the bus segments.

You may also lock to 45 degree angles only, or have no locking at all. This can be selected from the edit window. When these options are used, only one bus segment at a time is displayed.

If you find when you try and place two bus segments in rapid succession and find that only one is placed, then the cause is properly due to the double click speed of the mouse being setup so that it is too slow. Go to the Control Panel and alter the double click speed faster. (See the Window's Manuals for more details).

Buses cannot be edited, but they can be moved, dragged or deleted.

Buses can be repeated.

Bus Entry

Bus entries are used to show the connection of a wire to a bus. There are two types of bus entry, allowing for connection into the bus from any possible direction.

To place bus entries, select this option in the menu, then move the bus entry to the point you wish to place it. Place it by clicking with the left hand mouse button.

When you have finished placing, either select a new tool or click with the right hand mouse button. This will select the Edit Item in the Edit menu for you.

Bus Entries cannot be edited, but they can be moved or deleted.

Bus Entries can be repeated.

Bus Name

A Bus Name placed across a Bus to indicate the nature of the Bus. This could be the number of conductors in the bus or the name of the Bus.

It is often required to have bars over the letters in a Bus Name. This can be done by placing the ` character before each letter that needs a bar over it. If a whole word needs to have a bar placed over it then each letter in that word must have a ` before it.

Type the name of the bus in the dialogue box. As you enter text a rectangle will appear next to the mouse, indicating the size and position of the text.

Move this rectangle with the mouse to where you wish to place it and click with the left hand button.

You can cancel entering text by clicking with the right hand mouse button.

Bus Names can be edited once placed. To do so select Edit Item on the Toolbar. Then click with the left hand mouse button on the text to be edited. A window will appear with the original text in it. You can now alter it as necessary. When finished either click with the left hand mouse button on something else to edit, or click with the right hand mouse button.