Multiplexer shapes

To create a user-defined multiplexer shape with which the function “Automatic populate” can be used, proceed as follows:

1.Draw mux layout

2.Group individual shapes

3.Define the grouped shape as multiplexer (CM type)

4.Define sub shape for CM text and/or CM colour:

Select sub shape

CM -> Define -> Define shape -> Special/Actions

1.Insert connection points in the positions in which the cards of the respective slot are to be placed.

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The connection points can be placed within the master shape by pressing the <CTRL> key.

1.Open the shape sheet (only possible in Visio.exe) and name the connection points with the respective slot names as it is called in ConnectMaster, e.g. „Slot_1, Slot_2…“ (‚Connections' is automatically given by the system)

To make sure that the connection points are automatically positioned into a grid, activate the according grid options before you start positioning

under Extras / Align and Agglutinate.

The name of the connection points must match the slot name of the corresponding multiplexer type with prefixed “Slot_”.

After entering these characteristics, the shape sheet can be closed.

1.Draw the mux shape to the user-defined stencil (MeineShapes.vss)

2.Call the shape the same as the multiplexer type in CM was called:  SDH_MUX