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28. Create a Generated View

 
The next step is to add generated views for our new Terminal and Connectors.
From the Home menu select Component DB (Fig 28.1) next select Quickstart (Fig 28.2)
 
         
Fig 28.1. Component Database Select button                                    Fig 28.2. Quickstart Select button
 
Click the Terminals under Part number add 0-7654321-9 (The part number of our M6 Ring)
Click the Edit button to open the components properties
Click the Terminal tab and add the following details to to the terminal.
Terminal Gender: Male
Strip length (mm): 6.00
Wire CSA From (mm^2): 3.00
Wire CSA To (mm^2): 6.00
Next we will add our Top view image, Under Image Details, Top click the Select/Upload File button browse within the File Explorer to quickstart/terminal/ and double click on Ring-terminal.svg to select it. (Fig 28.3)
 
Fig 28.3 File Explorer file selection window
 
Scroll down till you can click Update Component this saves the changes we have just made.
We will next create a generated view for our Square Connector.
 
From the Home menu select Component DB (Fig 28.4) next select Quickstart (Fig 28.5)
 
         
Fig 28.4. Component Database Select button                                    Fig 28.5. Quickstart Select button
 
Click the Terminals under Part number add 0-1234567-9 (The part number of our Square 6 Cavity connector)
Click the Edit button to open the components properties
Click the Connector tab and add the following details to to the terminal.
Housing Gender: UNSET
Terminal Gender: MALE
No of Cavities: 6
 
Next we will add our Top view image, Under Image Details, Top click the Select/Upload File button browse within the File Explorer to quickstart/Connector/ and double click on 6-Cavity-Connector.svg to select it. (Fig 28.6)
 
Fig 28.6 File Explorer file selection window
 
Click the View Generator tab under the Shell section click Add Background and browse within the File Explorer to quickstart/Connector/ and double click on 6-Cavity-Connector.svg to select it. (Fig 28.6) We next need to add our 6 cavities to the image, Under the Cavity Generator section set the following Values. (Fig 28.7) Type : Rectangular (Sets the pattern for the cavities)
 
X : 3 (Number of cavities in the horizontal row)
Y : 2 (Number of cavities in the vertical row)
X Pitch : 4.9 (Spacing on the horizontal axis)
Y Pitch : 5.9 (Spacing on the vertical axis)
Cavity Numbering Direction : Horizontal
First Element Position : Left-Right, Top-Bottom
Cavity Shape : Circle
Cavity Size : 4.2
 
Click the New button to add the cavities to the image.
Click Place All Cavities to individually set the position of each of the 6 cavities, left click to confirm each
location. (Fig 25.8)
 
Fig 28.7 Cavity Generator options
 
Fig 28.8 Cavity Placement
 
Scroll down till you can click Update Component this saves the changes we have just made.
We will next create a generated view for our Circle Connector.
 
From the Home menu select Component DB (Fig 28.9) next select Quickstart (Fig 28.10)
 
         
Fig 28.9. Component Database Select button                                    Fig 28.10. Quickstart Select button
 
Click the Terminals under Part number add 0-1345678-9 (The part number of our Circle 5 Cavity connector)
Click the Edit button to open the components properties
Click the Connector tab and add the following details to to the terminal.
Housing Gender: UNSET
Terminal Gender: MALE
No of Cavities: 6
Type: SEALED
 
Next we will add our Top view image, Under Image Details, Top click the Select/Upload File button browse within the File Explorer to quickstart/Connector/ and double click on 5-Cavity-circular-Connector.svg to select it. (Fig 28.11)
 
Fig 28.11 File Explorer file selection window
 
Click the View Generator tab under the Shell section click Add Background and browse within the File Explorer to quickstart/Connector/ and double click on 6-Cavity-Connector.svg to select it. (Fig 28.11) We next need to add our 5 cavities to the image, Under the Cavity Generator section set the following Values. (Fig 28.12)
 
Type : Circle (Sets the pattern for the cavities)
X : 5 (Number of cavities in the circle)
Radius : 4 (dimensions of the circle)
Cavity Numbering Direction : Clockwise
Cavity Shape : Circle
Cavity Size : 19
 
Click the New button to add the cavities to the image.
Click Place All Cavities to individually set the position of each of the 5 cavities, left click to confirm each location. (Fig 26.13)
 
Fig 28.12 Cavity Generator options
 
Fig 28.13 Cavity Placement
 
Scroll down till you can click Update Component this saves the changes we have just made.