General
To make sure that not only wires/fibers are represented in a cable, but that the cable structure is also included, the user is given the possibility to use point groups.
The above picture shows the structure of a glass fiber cable with 8 small tubes. Each of these small tubes has a different color and contains 12 individual fibers. |
Point groups
Using point groups is not mandatory. A point group is a collection of points with a name, which may have a color. If no point groups are defined, all connection points are placed according to their respective order on the 1st hierarchy level.
Simple hierarchy
When creating a component type with connection points, e.g. cables, point groups can also be activated in addition to specifying the point groups and points per group.
The cable represented above would thus be defined with •8 point groups •12 points per group By activating the create point groups option, a structure with Group 1 to Group 8 is obtained. Group 1 now includes fibers 1 to 12, Group 2 includes fibers 13-24, etc. In order to establish a link to reality, the groups can be labelled accordingly, e.g. Bundle 1 to 8. After activating the characteristic Color” the bundle color can also be represented. This can first be defined in the library. |
Complex hierarchies
In the point and group details, more complex structures can be created in addition to the aforementioned hierarchy.
For this purpose, an option for the free creation of groups is available. The content, i.e. points or other groups can be allocated via drag & drop.
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The point grouping applies to all categories for the entire component type regardless of the connection side. The left and right connection side can be group separately only in the case of the Sleeve. |
