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Adding stubs

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By HPF - 5/4/2010 6:08:09 PM

How can I add or edit a wire stub on a library symbol?



E.G. I place a switcher in a block diagram, and want to add an input or an output. I can unlock the device and simply copy and paste a stub, rename it, and thats it. But this seems to be somewhat unreliable, as sometimes it does not lock to the wiring, or when the symbol is moved it does not move with it.



Any suggestion, please?
By Rob Robinson - 5/5/2010 2:26:19 AM

The correct way to edit a symbol is to drag it into the Library List under My Libraries, then doubleclick on it to edit the base symbol file.

If you want to create your own folder structure under My Libraries, rightclick and select New Folder.

By HPF - 5/14/2010 10:14:28 PM

Hello Rob



I am still struggling with this............

1. I pick a symbol from the On Line or Off Line Library, and save in into My Library as a new symbol

2. I double-click on the new symbol to edit it; e.g. in this case it is a wireless mic system, and I move the receiver to increase the gap between transmitter and receiver

3. I close the symbol, and on the prompt 'to save' select yes

4. I drag my new, edited symbol onto a drawing and wire it up

..........and when I move it the wiring did not lock to it



whats missing?



HP
By Rob Robinson - 5/15/2010 5:05:35 AM

Hi Hanspeter,

Please zip up and post to this thread a) the symbol file and b) the drawing that contains the symbol and shows the problem. Or, if you prefer, you can email it to techsupport @ stardraw.com.

By HPF - 5/16/2010 1:16:57 AM

Hello Rob



can you please clarify for me - does the layer the stub is on have to correspond with the layer the the wire is on? I assume so, as since I have paid attention to this I had no problems with this issue with other symbols.



I will e-mail you my file, as I had no success with posting it here.



HP
By Rob Robinson - 5/16/2010 6:54:20 AM

Hi Hanspeter,

I have emailed you, but for those following this thread the problem you were experiencing was caused by the fact that you had created a 'compound' symbol representing multiple products. 

A symbol is designed to represent a single product.  You were trying to connect cables 'inside' your symbol (i.e. inside a product) which makes no sense in Stardraw.  Cables and doglegs connect between products, not inside them.