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<strong>WSCAD51</strong> <strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong>
Table Of Contents<br />
Introduction ......................................................................................................1<br />
General..........................................................................................................1<br />
Documentation................................................................................................1<br />
General.......................................................................................................1<br />
Online Help – WebHelp ..................................................................................2<br />
Features ...........................................................................................................5<br />
General Information about WSCAD 5...................................................................5<br />
Basic - version .............................................................................................5<br />
Compact - version.........................................................................................5<br />
Professional - version ....................................................................................5<br />
Features of WSCAD 5.1 ....................................................................................5<br />
General.......................................................................................................5<br />
Drawing functions .........................................................................................6<br />
Automatic functions.......................................................................................6<br />
Automated listings/charts...............................................................................7<br />
Interfaces....................................................................................................7<br />
New Features of WSCAD 5.1 ...........................................................................7<br />
Hardware requirements ....................................................................................9<br />
Working with WSCAD 5 ..................................................................................... 11<br />
Restrictions of the Demo version ...................................................................... 11<br />
Starting WSCAD 5 ......................................................................................... 12<br />
Screen layout................................................................................................ 13<br />
The pull down menus................................................................................... 13<br />
The mouse pointer/cursor arrow .................................................................... 13<br />
Grid.......................................................................................................... 14<br />
Mouse button functions................................................................................ 14<br />
Free memory ............................................................................................. 14<br />
Drawing co-ordinate (Path)........................................................................... 14<br />
File names ................................................................................................. 15<br />
Common input field..................................................................................... 15<br />
Status and prompt display ............................................................................ 15<br />
Mouse operation............................................................................................ 16<br />
Function keys................................................................................................ 17<br />
Important keyboard functions .......................................................................... 18<br />
Special key combinations ................................................................................ 18<br />
Configuring the screen layout .......................................................................... 19<br />
Design capture ................................................................................................ 21<br />
General........................................................................................................ 21<br />
Norm IEC 61346............................................................................................ 21<br />
Setting up a project ....................................................................................... 22<br />
General..................................................................................................... 22<br />
Creating new pages for a drawing set................................................................ 25<br />
Adjusting the practice files .............................................................................. 28<br />
Page configuration ......................................................................................... 30<br />
Placing Components....................................................................................... 31<br />
General..................................................................................................... 31<br />
Load a symbol without parts......................................................................... 31<br />
Placing symbols with database ...................................................................... 34<br />
Editing Terminals ........................................................................................... 38<br />
General..................................................................................................... 38<br />
Placing Terminals ........................................................................................ 38<br />
Terminal browser........................................................................................ 40<br />
Input via Terminal Number........................................................................... 42<br />
Drawing macros ............................................................................................ 42<br />
Inserting drawing macro .............................................................................. 42<br />
Contactor Manager......................................................................................... 44<br />
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General..................................................................................................... 44<br />
Semi-automatic Contactor Manager ............................................................... 44<br />
Contactor Manager...................................................................................... 54<br />
Full automatic Contactor Manager.................................................................. 60<br />
Cross-reference Navigator............................................................................... 61<br />
PLC Manager................................................................................................. 62<br />
General..................................................................................................... 62<br />
First you load the PLC main module ............................................................... 62<br />
Loading the individual PLC channels first ......................................................... 64<br />
Modifying the PLC byte address ..................................................................... 66<br />
Inserting connections (destination wiring) .......................................................... 67<br />
General..................................................................................................... 67<br />
Shortcuts .................................................................................................. 69<br />
Inserting corners ........................................................................................ 70<br />
Inserting direction symbols (T-pieces) ............................................................ 70<br />
Open line ends ........................................................................................... 70<br />
Completing the drawing sheets ..................................................................... 71<br />
Naming lines................................................................................................. 71<br />
General..................................................................................................... 71<br />
Inserting potential arrows ............................................................................ 72<br />
Completing the schematic ............................................................................... 74<br />
General..................................................................................................... 74<br />
Page 3 ...................................................................................................... 74<br />
Page 2 ...................................................................................................... 75<br />
Cable Manager.............................................................................................. 77<br />
General..................................................................................................... 77<br />
Drawing cables with the Cable Manager .......................................................... 77<br />
Splitting cables........................................................................................... 79<br />
Cable shield ............................................................................................... 80<br />
Modify Object properties ................................................................................. 80<br />
Automatic functions .......................................................................................... 83<br />
General........................................................................................................ 83<br />
Auto-numbering ............................................................................................ 83<br />
Auto cross reference ...................................................................................... 84<br />
Material browser............................................................................................ 85<br />
Control Cabinet Layout ................................................................................... 86<br />
General........................................................................................................ 86<br />
Inserting components..................................................................................... 87<br />
Excluding unwanted components...................................................................... 89<br />
Construction lines .......................................................................................... 90<br />
Inserting the control cabinet ............................................................................ 91<br />
Inserting the mounting plate ........................................................................... 91<br />
Drawing Cable trays, top hat rails and collection bars ........................................... 92<br />
Inserting assembly symbols ............................................................................. 93<br />
Inserting terminals ........................................................................................ 94<br />
Putting symbols on control cabinet door............................................................. 95<br />
Calculate dimensions of the Control cabinet........................................................ 96<br />
Drawing sheet variables .................................................................................. 96<br />
Foreign Languages ......................................................................................... 98<br />
Automated listings...........................................................................................101<br />
General.......................................................................................................101<br />
Individual listings via the 'Automatic funct.' menu ..............................................101<br />
Individual listings via the Project manager ........................................................101<br />
Automated listings of an entire Project .............................................................102<br />
General.......................................................................................................102<br />
Specific information for the Project summary .....................................................102<br />
Starting the creation of automated listings ........................................................103<br />
Project data.................................................................................................104<br />
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Revision history ............................................................................................105<br />
Drawing pages .............................................................................................105<br />
Control cabinet layout ...................................................................................105<br />
Terminal chart .............................................................................................105<br />
Cable list .....................................................................................................106<br />
Cable chart ..................................................................................................106<br />
Wiring chart.................................................................................................107<br />
Material list .................................................................................................107<br />
Reference name chart ...................................................................................108<br />
Summary ....................................................................................................108<br />
Creating the project database.........................................................................109<br />
Output to printer ..........................................................................................109<br />
Creating a symbol ...........................................................................................111<br />
WSCAD Services .............................................................................................115<br />
In conclusion ... ...........................................................................................115<br />
Service Software - Subscription.......................................................................115<br />
Service Digitizing Drawings ............................................................................116<br />
Digitizing Drawings: Transferring “Paper” Drawings into CAD.............................116<br />
Epilog............................................................................................................117<br />
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Introduction<br />
General<br />
With WSCAD 5 you have chosen one of the most advanced programs to create electrical<br />
schematic drawings, with an excellent price/performance ratio.<br />
WSCAD 5 is already being used successfully by more than 25.000 users worldwide.<br />
Careful consideration has been given to user-friendliness, simplicity and universality.<br />
The easy-to-use On-line Help of WSCAD 5 gives instant on-screen answers<br />
to your questions.<br />
WSCAD 5 is undoubtedly one of the most effective CAD programs you can buy. You have<br />
instant access to all the functions and you can browse through your drawings easily, but<br />
most important, the program’s simplicity of operation and rapid processing enable you to<br />
produce extensive projects in a very short time. Whatever you are doing, WSCAD 5<br />
shows you the simplest way to accomplish your task. Clear menus, and the additional<br />
online information of the two mouse buttons functions makes WSCAD 5 a very easy<br />
program to use.<br />
The challenge of combining versatility of functions with great simplicity of use has been<br />
fully met in WSCAD 5. It provides you with all common functions of a CAD software<br />
program for generating electrical schematics (and some unusual ones as well), for<br />
example: loading symbols from libraries, combining them, creating new symbols, … .<br />
In addition, WSCAD 5 offers you much more! With functions such as subsequent<br />
rotation, mirroring, copying, moving, automatic assignment of reference numbers,<br />
automatic cross-references, free-form design of drawing frames, universal list<br />
generation, fully automatic contactor management, PLC manager and versatile<br />
configuration options you have all the features of a powerful circuit diagram generation<br />
program. And this list is by no far complete.<br />
On top of this we are constantly working to develop the program. Apart from the<br />
creativity of our programmers, feedback from users is an essential part of<br />
development. Please do not hesitate to give us your comments and suggestions at any<br />
time!<br />
Some comments about software protection: Due to previous experience, we are forced<br />
to deliver our software with a dongle. This may be a new situation for you, but this<br />
protection provides security for the program and enables us to maintain a low price, by<br />
providing a high degree of performance and functionality at the same time.<br />
For security reasons, it is possible to make as many copies of the original files as you like<br />
and install them on several other PCs. However, you can only use the program if the<br />
dongle is connected to one of the PC’s parallel or USB ports.<br />
Documentation<br />
General<br />
By offering a software-service contract we ensure essential further development of<br />
WSCAD to remain compliant with new legal regulation. The software service ensures<br />
timely automatic updates are immediately at your disposal. As well as being updated<br />
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automatically with each new major release of our software products, you will receive<br />
continuous minor documentation changes and function improvements that we make from<br />
time to time.<br />
As the documentation and the software is integral though on line<br />
help, we have decided to provide “First steps …” as the only printed<br />
documentation.<br />
Up-to-date documentation can be found as 'WebHelp' on our web-site. You can<br />
activate the help function directly within the WSCAD software with .<br />
Online Help – WebHelp<br />
With the menu command 'Help –WebHelp' or , you can start directly start online<br />
help. Online help is installed automatically on your system and you can use it<br />
continuously. If your PC has web access and the connection (menu entry 'Help-<br />
WebHelp') is activated, you can get direct assistance from the internet with function key<br />
.<br />
If you need a special information on a subject, press the key and the related help<br />
files will be loaded from the internet.<br />
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WebHelp supports you with just the information needed.<br />
Introduction<br />
The 'WebHelp' is always up to date. These files are complemented with tips and advice.<br />
You can have a look at these files on your system anytime.<br />
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Features<br />
General Information about WSCAD 5<br />
WSCAD is modular, meaning that you are able to start with the Basic - version and, at a<br />
later time, expand it to a higher-version (Compact or Professional) with more<br />
features. Drawings that have been made with a lower version are fully compatible with<br />
higher versions.<br />
The three software versions are build up on each other and contain comprehensive and<br />
practical features.<br />
Basic - version<br />
The Basic - version is suitable for factory schematics of existing installations, You can<br />
also use it as a tool for small and less extensive schematics.<br />
Compact - version<br />
The Compact - version is good for maintaining existing schematics. The strength of the<br />
Compact - version is the adaptable schematic construction, for example, if a plant or<br />
machine already exists and has be expanded. In addition the Compact - version is used<br />
to create small and middle projects. The user can use some different automatic functions<br />
like: auto numbering; cross reference; terminal charts; contact reflection and much<br />
more.<br />
Professional - version<br />
The Professional - version is the version to use for planning, developing and documentation of new<br />
schematics. The user can use powerful on-line and control functions, which he needs to create new<br />
project. Operation errors decrease and so productivity will increase.<br />
Features of WSCAD 5.1<br />
- Schematic<br />
General Basic Compact Professional<br />
Drawing pages 10000 10000 >10000<br />
Sub pages <br />
New design <br />
Project management with file preview and sorting functions <br />
Project manager with individual listings. Project-specific<br />
information is automatically copied into the drawing frame <br />
Project import/export <br />
Unit/Field management; Unit/Field region - - <br />
Text box<br />
Path text <br />
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Black Box - <br />
Destination wiring <br />
Material browser - - <br />
Text find/replace - <br />
Free configuration of drawing frames and lists (layout) <br />
Foreign language display/translate / - / - / <br />
Dimensions <br />
Printout labels of equipment, cables and terminals - <br />
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Drawing functions Basic Compact Professional<br />
- Schematic<br />
Choice of standards: Facility to work with old standard JEC 40719<br />
or new JEC 61346 standard <br />
Symbol explorer with preview when loading a symbol, including<br />
symbol search and favourites <br />
Symbol editor for drawing own schematic symbols <br />
Drawing macro Explorer with preview <br />
Terminal browser functions - <br />
Drawing plug + socket separately / plug + socket together / - / / <br />
- Floor plan<br />
Symbol libraries of all areas for electrical installation <br />
Symbol editor for drawing own electrical installation <br />
Drawing functions for floor plans <br />
Drawing format DIN and free format until 30mx30m <br />
Scale 1:1 until 1:1000 <br />
Fly Eye for display actually position in the drawing <br />
Clearly arranged floor management with installation zones <br />
Print preview of the drawings <br />
Snap functions <br />
- Schematic<br />
Automatic functions Basic Compact Professional<br />
Numbering of symbols - <br />
Generating cross references with designation wiring/online - / - - / / <br />
Automatic generation of line names in various forms - - <br />
Control cabinet manually / semi automatic / - / - / <br />
Terminal browser for locating and modifying terminals, single terminal,<br />
multi level terminal, jumper - <br />
Cable manager and connector manager online - - <br />
Contactor management - <br />
Contactor manager - <br />
Coil cross reference/ generate reflector - <br />
Coil cross reference and contact manager online - - <br />
Generate PLC cross references - <br />
PLC cross references and PLC manager online - - <br />
Replacing drawing frames -
- Schematic<br />
Features<br />
Automated listings/charts Basic Compact Professional<br />
Separate listings (terminal chart, material list, …) - <br />
Automated listing for all lists - - <br />
Project data - <br />
Summary - <br />
Revision history - - <br />
Terminal Chart - <br />
Connector chart - - <br />
Cable list - - <br />
Cable chart - - <br />
Wiring chart - - <br />
Reference list - - <br />
Material list - <br />
- Schematic<br />
Interfaces Basic Compact Professional<br />
DWG/DXF/HPGL Export <br />
DWG/DXF/HPGL Import <br />
VNS Export - - <br />
ASCII, ACCESS, Excel, dBase, Import/Export (Data) - - <br />
Import of parts data via ECAD standard component interface - - <br />
UGL/UGS Export - - <br />
Import of ASCII-, Excel- and Datanorm 4.0 - files - - <br />
Material list output as ACCESS, dBase, ASCII or Excel - - <br />
Label-Export to Grafoplast, Phoenix, Murrplastik, Excel or ACCESS - <br />
Import/Export of SEQ list for PLC module as Excel, SEQ-txt-format - - <br />
- Floor plan<br />
DWG/DXF Import with taking over all layers <br />
New Features of WSCAD 5.1 Basic Compact Professional<br />
- Project management:<br />
Hide and show of several projects <br />
Export of several projects <br />
Sorting in 2 levels <br />
Advanced copy function for projects <br />
Exclude components for additional material listings <br />
DWG/DXF- import and -export <br />
Export to BMP-, PCX- and PNG- format <br />
-CPP and UFD-management:<br />
Fast navigation through CPP-projects - - <br />
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UFD-management with view of concerned pages - - <br />
Changing of UFD for one or several pages - - <br />
Using of UFD-region without CPP-mode - - <br />
- Contactor management:<br />
Contactor management - <br />
New contactor manager with advanced functionality: - - <br />
- intuitive handling - <br />
- smart listing of contactors during work - <br />
- assigning contacts to preselect pin numbers - - <br />
- split a 3pole power contact to a 3 single power contacts - - <br />
- simple expand functionality for aux. contactor block - - <br />
- creating an individual contact block - - <br />
- free changings or moves of pin designations - <br />
- Lexicon:<br />
Selective text import and translation with new dialogue - - <br />
- Drawing functions:<br />
Simple text: expanded to 100 characters <br />
Simple text: Rotation 0°/90°/180°/270° adjustable <br />
Text box: used for more than 100 characters with import functionality <br />
Direct access to File description and Comments (1+2) with Sheet text<br />
functionality<br />
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Direct access to function text and additional texts <br />
Zooming with mouse wheel and keyboard +/- <br />
Page up/down: goto; button next / prev; shortcuts <br />
Sequential and unique number for project pages - - <br />
Variable sheet number , sheet quantity l, filename short/long would be updated <br />
Terminal browser: changing the terminal destination - <br />
Material browser: insert external texts by using drag'n drop - - <br />
Protect frame elements <br />
Cabel visible or invisible by using a menu item <br />
Graphic - company logo & graphic as link resizeable <br />
Graphic used in symbols <br />
Drawing macro Explorer for fast selection of drawing macros <br />
Accessibility Quick Text: preselect already known text - - <br />
- Interface/Printing:<br />
Output to ASCII: Material list - <br />
Print: Margins are adjustable for printout <br />
- Help:<br />
Informations refering the Update-Download <br />
Display the available shortkeys
Hardware requirements<br />
Minimum requirements Recommend<br />
Operation System: Windows 98/2000/XP Windows 2000/XP<br />
CPU: 800 MHz 2 GHz<br />
RAM: 128 MB 512 MB<br />
Harddisk 200 MB 500 MB<br />
Graphics Card: 32 MB 128 MB<br />
Make sure that the newest Microsoft service packages are installed!<br />
Features<br />
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Working with WSCAD 5<br />
Restrictions of the Demo version<br />
The Demo version of WSCAD 5 has all features of the Professional version (if you<br />
select this option), including all automatic functions such as contactor manager, database<br />
links, cross references, numbering and so on. Only the output functions (Printer,<br />
DXF/VNS-export) are restricted. Only a small part of the drawing can be printed (max. 8<br />
components and some elements).<br />
Please select after inserting Demo CD the option "start WSCAD 5.1 demo setup" .<br />
after a view steps you're able to choose the feature you will work with.<br />
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With the Demo version only a few libraries are installed, containing the components<br />
required for the practice example plus some general components. The full licence version<br />
contains very comprehensive libraries with over 1000 symbols, and the Professional<br />
version includes more than 250 varied contact combs, as well as several hundred<br />
mechanical components for the control cabinet layout.<br />
Similarly the database contains only those entries which are needed for the practice<br />
example. The Professional version contains a very comprehensive database with<br />
thousands of parts from various manufacturers.<br />
Warning<br />
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Drawings which are created or modified with the Demo version<br />
cannot be edited with a full licence version. So take care!<br />
This demonstration manual is only a brief description of the program and contains a short<br />
example, some information about the installation and some general hints for using the<br />
program. You have full access to the on-line help files of WSCAD 5.<br />
Starting WSCAD 5<br />
After installation has been successful completed you will find the program group 'WSCAD<br />
5. on your screen. You will see icons for the program, on-line help, the Readme file and<br />
the Uninstall program. You will also find icons for the WSCAD file viewer WSVIEW and<br />
the associated help file.
WSCAD 5.1<br />
Demo<br />
Working with WSCAD 5<br />
To start WSCAD double click on the icon created on the desktop during<br />
installation.<br />
Screen layout<br />
After starting WSCAD 5, the screen typically looks as shown below:<br />
The pull down menus<br />
With the pull down menus you can select appropriate commands, or you have access to<br />
some of the most frequently used commands by clicking on an icon button. To see what<br />
the icons mean, just position the mouse pointer on each one in turn to reveal the ‘tool<br />
tip’ fly-out.<br />
The mouse pointer/cursor arrow<br />
The arrow or cursor location determines the actual position within the drawing. You can<br />
position the arrow or cursor with the mouse. In addition you can position with the cursor<br />
keys or by type in the specific co-ordinates. It is also possible to change the format of<br />
the cursor (e.g. to a crosshair) by using 'Settings - Options'.<br />
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Grid<br />
As a drawing aid, a grid can be displayed if required by turning it on or off with the<br />
function key . The grid spacing can be set ('Settings - Options'), the default<br />
spacing is 2.5 mm. Components are created to match the grid and automatic<br />
connection requires components to be in line with each other, it is helpful to keep the<br />
grid displayed and switch the Snap Mode 'on' with the function key .<br />
Mouse button functions<br />
The functions of the left and right mouse buttons are always displayed by the little yellow<br />
mouse at the bottom of the screen. This makes WSCAD much more easier to use. It is<br />
helpful to have a look at them frequently! The left button (corresponding to the<br />
key) is used typically to execute a command. The right button<br />
(corresponding to the key) is typically used to exit a command or to activate the<br />
property menu.<br />
Free memory<br />
The capacity of free memory is shown as a percentage, on the right bottom edge of the<br />
WSCAD window. If available memory is getting low, the 'Compress' command in File<br />
menu should help to increase the memory capacity.<br />
Drawing co-ordinate (Path)<br />
To locate components in a drawing easily, the drawing is divided into numbered vertical<br />
strips, numbered horizontally, and this number is known as the vertical path. The width<br />
of each strip and the numbering sequence are set in 'Settings - Common Settings -<br />
Cross reference'. It is this path number that is used, along with the sheet number, to<br />
indicate the location of a cross referenced element.<br />
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Enter for example an 'A' as first vertical sign.<br />
Working with WSCAD 5<br />
In the centre at the bottom of the screen, next to the current sheet size, is a number and<br />
letter that indicates the grid reference of the drawing that the cursor is currently located<br />
in.<br />
File names<br />
The top bar of the Windows screen displays the name of the current project and of the<br />
active drawing. If you are working in the symbol editor or selecting a component from<br />
the library, you will see the name of the active library in this field, instead of the drawing<br />
file name.<br />
Common input field<br />
When inserting text or co-ordinates with the keyboard, you will see these values appear<br />
in a box at the bottom of the screen.<br />
Status and prompt display<br />
At the lower left hand side of the screen, there is a box that displays the status of<br />
settings and commands. The letters (S, O, A) are displayed when the corresponding<br />
function is activated.<br />
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Mouse operation<br />
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The status display contains:<br />
Snap function on/off 'S' as 1st character<br />
Ortho Mode on/off 'O' as 2nd character<br />
Auto.-connecting on/off 'A' as 3rd character<br />
When working with a graphical user interface such as Windows it is normal to work with<br />
the mouse to move the cursor. However the cursor can also be used for other tasks as<br />
e.g. inserting components.<br />
One click with the left mouse button indicates a positive confirmation. The internal<br />
functions of WSCAD 5 allow the right button to be used for cancelling, as in the earlier<br />
version, but not in case of the main menu, because this is not compatible with standard<br />
Windows functions.<br />
Moving and sizing of individual windows are normal parts of the Windows operation and<br />
the form of the cursor gives visual hints on how to do.<br />
The right mouse button gives you also access to a very important function of the<br />
program. When you position the cursor on any object, and clic k the right mouse button,<br />
you will see a specific menu displaying the characteristics of the selected object. This<br />
applies not only to elements within the drawings but also to the buttons on the toolbars.<br />
You can use the mouse to mark an area (rectangle) of the drawing to (for example)<br />
move or copy the selected components.<br />
If you want to select a particular area of a drawing window to edit or to copy it, you can<br />
do by using the mouse. Click with the left mouse button on a corner of the desired area,<br />
hold the mouse button down and move the cursor with the mouse. This will cause a<br />
rectangle to be drawn and when the mouse button is released all components within the<br />
rectangle will be shown highlighted. Then you can apply the copy command to this<br />
area. To cancel the selection you simply click anywhere in the drawing window.<br />
Another useful feature is 'Panning', which moves the whole picture in the drawing<br />
window when the cursor bumps against the side of the window. However this function is<br />
only activated by holding the key down, or when you are loading a symbol or<br />
drawing a line. This prevents the screen from ‘panning’ every time you move the mouse<br />
towards the menus or toolbars.<br />
The Object properties concept provides a new and very fundamental feature. A click<br />
with the right mouse button opens a menu, which relates exactly to the object on which<br />
the cursor is located. For example, if the object is a component, you will get the<br />
component parameters menu and its applicable commands, if you click near a command<br />
toolbar you can switch them on and off. By using this feature frequently you will soon<br />
come to appreciate it’s usefulness!<br />
Mouse wheel zoom<br />
On the basis of the current cursor position the representation is constantly increased<br />
and/or reduced depending upon direction of rotation, which picture shifted after<br />
possibility in such a way that the cursor position becomes the picture center. The<br />
function is activated and/or deactivated through to press on the mouse wheel. An<br />
identical effect as over mouse wheel tricks you obtain with + and - keys
Function keys<br />
Working with WSCAD 5<br />
Even with a graphical interface the function keys should not be forgotten, as they can<br />
also be used to give fast access to frequently used commands. For instance you will<br />
often find the key very useful for fitting your drawing to the current window,<br />
and for rapid Zooming, for Snap mode switching or for<br />
Grid display switching.<br />
Every experienced Windows user, will of course, already be familiar with function key:<br />
for On-line help or WebHelp which will give access to the whole of the reference<br />
manual and there are also “topical” hints and tips.<br />
The full list of the available function keys is shown belows:<br />
Hint<br />
Key Function<br />
On-line help<br />
Zoom in at the cursor (enlarge picture)<br />
Zoom out (reduce picture)<br />
Zoom Extents (fill the window completely)<br />
- Scale the display 1:1<br />
- Quit WSCAD<br />
Toggle Snap mode on/off<br />
Toggle Orthogonal mode on/off<br />
Toggle Grid display on/off<br />
Display co-ordinates in mm/inches<br />
Cursor zero point absolute/relative<br />
Auto -connection on/off<br />
Redraw current window<br />
Full screen mode on/off<br />
Don’t forget when you install the demo version you also get the<br />
complete Online Help of the licence version. This means that you<br />
can access virtually the whole of the reference manual.<br />
General<br />
In addition to normal text input and the function keys, you can also access all the menu<br />
commands from the keyboard: simply press the key and the underlined letters<br />
from the menu. You also use the key to quit operations even in Windows.<br />
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Important keyboard functions<br />
There are also some further keyboard functions that are very important:<br />
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• The four cursor keys are equivalent to the mouse functions during drawing<br />
operations. Sometimes it is more easy to use these keys instead of the mouse for<br />
positioning. Holding down the key speeds up the cursor movement.<br />
• In most cases, the key has the same function as the left mouse button.<br />
• With or you can move through the individual sheets<br />
in a set of drawings.<br />
• With you can copy the components of a selected area (see “Mouse<br />
operation”), i.e. these components are transferred to a temporary file and onto<br />
the Windows clipboard.<br />
• With or you can re-insert this temporary file. This is the same<br />
as the command ‘insert block’.<br />
• With or you can delete the elements in the selected area.<br />
• With you can activate the UNDO function.<br />
If you want to enter new text, and text is already entered in the<br />
text entry window, it is automatically selected and shown as an<br />
inverse highlight. If you wish to keep the pre-entered text and just<br />
modify it, you either position the cursor at the appropriate point<br />
and press the left mouse button, or press the key<br />
or the key. If you enter new text directly, the selected text<br />
is immediately erased. Previous entered text you can select by<br />
clicking the arrow down button located right of the text edit line.<br />
Special key combinations<br />
When drawing with destination wiring symbols (DW) the following Shortcuts are<br />
available:<br />
Shortcut DW Elements<br />
-left arrow T left<br />
right arrow T right<br />
- up arrow T-top<br />
- down arrow T-bottom<br />
- left arrow Arrows<br />
- right arrow "<br />
- up arrow Angles<br />
- down arrow "
Configuring the screen layout<br />
Working with WSCAD 5<br />
The command toolbars and the library toolbars can be docked against the other side of<br />
the screen or placed as a free-standing window. You can try this easily: move the cursor<br />
onto a toolbar (but not onto a button), press the left mouse button and then move the<br />
cursor, keeping the mouse button pressed. The new position of the toolbar appears in<br />
outline and as soon as you release the mouse button the toolbar appears in this position.<br />
If you click once with the right mouse button on the area beside a docked toolbar or in<br />
the window header, you will get a small menu that gives you (e.g.) a list of all available<br />
library toolbars. With one mouse click you can activate or hide a library toolbar.<br />
Of course you can configure the toolbars: If you click with the right mouse button on a<br />
button, you can immediately insert a new button (or a separator) in this position. Click<br />
on the new button, select ‚Record’ and then use the relevant command from the menu<br />
bar. The command is accepted and its icon appears on the button.<br />
The buttons of the command toolbar have preset icons, but for icons on the symbol<br />
toolbars you have a completely free hand. The button is assigned via the Component<br />
Editor, because each button must be assigned to both a component name and a library.<br />
You can ‚snapshot’ the relevant icon out of the component editor and apply different<br />
background colours if you wish.<br />
Hint<br />
You can design the buttons on the library toolbars by yourself,<br />
using the symbol editor.<br />
The above description has been kept deliberately simple. If you would like to know more,<br />
please use the Online Help. Look in the section 'Working with WSCAD 5' to find further<br />
information on the individual elements of the screen layout. In the section 'Settings –<br />
Configure Screen' you will find a detailed description of creating and managing the<br />
toolbars.<br />
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General<br />
In this chapter, you will learn about the most important features of the Professional<br />
version of WSCAD 5 by completing a small sample project. You will use the<br />
'Favourites' 'EXAMPLE' and the database 'EXAMPLE.MDB' and you may find it helpful<br />
to study the sample drawings on the preceding pages. The complete practice example<br />
can be found as 'WSCAD example project 1' in the Project Manager.<br />
Hint<br />
Please note that this sample schematic aims to answer questions of<br />
the type: "How can I ....?" It does not reflect the usual procedure for creating<br />
a project.<br />
While reading this section, please refer to the foregoing sample<br />
drawings<br />
Norm IEC 61346<br />
All examples are created referring the norm IEC 61346 which is valid since<br />
01.March.2001.<br />
The latest date for using this norm on international level is the 01. June 2003.<br />
This international norm changes the reference names of symbols to represent the<br />
symbols function oriented and administered.<br />
In WSCAD 5 it is possible to draw with the “old norm” or with the “new norm”. The<br />
following exa mple is using the “new norm”.<br />
Hint<br />
The new norm IEC 61346 contains function informed reference<br />
names. For this reason the existing reference names differ to the<br />
new reference names.<br />
e.g.: a manual motor starter have had a reference name “–Q”. Since<br />
01.June.2003 it is defined as a protection installation and now has<br />
the reference name “-F”.<br />
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Setting up a project<br />
General<br />
The Project Manager is the central organizer for all your projects. It enables you for<br />
example to copy, to import and to export projects, and allows you to make auto-saves<br />
for creating regular backups. You can also set up a customer database referring back to<br />
this data later.<br />
The first step is to set up a new project. A folder is created which contains the entire files<br />
specific to the project. On the pull-down menu, select 'File – Project Manager'. This<br />
will open the Project Manager.<br />
Some example projects have already been created. To get the details of an existing<br />
project, select the project name with the mouse. In the right-hand window, all the<br />
information about that project is displayed. Now select from the menu 'Project- New', to<br />
create a new project. The following dialog appears:<br />
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Enter the project name as 'WSCAD example'. The project name is automatically added<br />
to the preset project path. For the template, select 'A4-Horizontal..'. This template will<br />
be used for the entire project. It automatically inserts a specific frame into the drawing<br />
sheet when you are creating schematics or terminal charts.<br />
Hint<br />
Please make sure the option 'CPP – Mode' is switched off.<br />
Otherwise, you will be working in Combined Part Project mode,<br />
which is only necessary for very large projects.<br />
Exit with 'OK'.<br />
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The project 'WSCAD example' is opened automatically. You see the open project on<br />
the open book symbol! Now, in the right-hand window of the Project Manager, enter the<br />
information which has to appear on the drawing frame. Enter the following values (or<br />
something else):<br />
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Hint<br />
Double clicking the line 'Customer' takes you to the customer<br />
database.<br />
The project data is now complete. The next step is to create the drawing sheets.<br />
Creating new pages for a drawing set<br />
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In order to draw a schematic diagram, start the Project Manager ('File – Project<br />
Manager') and open the directory tree for the project. Activate the project you will work<br />
with by clicking the right mouse button on 'Project name' and select 'Open' (not<br />
necessary, if the project is already open).<br />
Hint<br />
The main window of the Project Manager shows you which project<br />
is currently open.<br />
Now click with the right mouse button on 'Schematics' and select 'Create'.<br />
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Hint<br />
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You will also find the command 'Create' in the Project Manager<br />
menu under 'Modify’. Nevertheless you must select 'Schematics'<br />
first.<br />
In this example you will be using '4' drawing sheets. Enter this number in the following<br />
dialog.<br />
The next dialog already has 'File name' displayed. To open it, click the 'OK' button.<br />
If you need more sheets later on, you can add them to the existing sheets in the same<br />
way.
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Four Drawing sheets have been created and the data you entered in the Project Manager<br />
have been transferred automatically into the drawing sheets.<br />
Check the amount of pages by pressing the 'Next sheet' or 'previous page' keys to<br />
browse through the sheets.<br />
You see also the name of the drawing file and the sheet number at the top of the main<br />
window:<br />
The total number of sheets and the current page number are displayed automatically.<br />
Finally, go back to Sheet 1 of your example.<br />
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Adjusting the practice files<br />
If you are working with a licence version, you must now activate the example<br />
database. First, select 'Settings' on the menu, then the command 'Common Settings'<br />
and then the 'Database' tab.<br />
The display now lists the directories including information on the database.<br />
Click with the left mouse button in the database field and then on the button.<br />
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You will see this standard Windows dialog for selecting a file. Click on the file<br />
'example.mdb' and then 'OK'. You will automatically be returned to the 'Database' tab in<br />
the 'Common Settings' dialog. You will see the name and the path of the selected file<br />
now correctly displayed. Store the setting by clicking the 'OK' button. If you click 'Cancel'<br />
in the 'Common Settings' dialog, you will exit without storing any changes.<br />
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Page configuration<br />
Before you begin to draw the example project, you should check some of the settings for<br />
your new project:<br />
Exit the Project Manager with 'OK' and click on 'Settings’ in the pull-down menu. Then<br />
select the command 'Options'. Check the following settings:<br />
To change the form of the cursor (e.g. to Cross-hair form), click on the relevant cursor<br />
symbol.<br />
Exit the 'Options' dialog with a mouse click on the 'OK' button.<br />
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Note the display in the information bar on the lower edge of the<br />
screen. It shows hints about the current command and the<br />
function of both mouse buttons.
Placing Components<br />
General<br />
In WSCAD you have several options to load a symbol:<br />
• Load a symbol without parts<br />
• Load a symbol with parts<br />
Load a symbol without parts<br />
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The first task is to place the main isolator switch, which is identified in the example<br />
drawing as '-Q1'. This is the so-called reference name which is incremented by<br />
automatic numbering. The component is placed without having access to the database,<br />
which is one of the functions of the Professional - version.<br />
Check whether the database access is deactivated or not. Select the menu command<br />
'Settings– Common Settings', the tab 'Connect+Load' and disable the Option 'Take<br />
values from database'. Accept the message ('The cable manager must be ...') with<br />
'OK' and leave the Common settings with 'OK'.<br />
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To load a component, select the 'Schematic' menu and then select 'Load symbol ...'.<br />
The 'Symbol Explorer' will appear:<br />
The 'Symbol Explorer' offers several options to access the libraries or to load a symbol<br />
directly:<br />
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• Loading a symbol directly from a library (Library)<br />
• Loading a symbol via the reference name (Designation)<br />
• Loading a symbol after a search (Search)<br />
• Loading a symbol as a favourite (Favourites)<br />
In the Demo version the Symbol Explorer shows a reduced number<br />
of available libraries. The licence version contains many more<br />
libraries.
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Go to the tab 'Favourites' and click on the '+' next to 'Example' if it is not yet open. All<br />
Component names are listed, choose 'Mainswitch_3pol' and you have a preview at the<br />
top of the symbol explorer.<br />
Select the component 'Mainswitch-3pol' using the left mouse button and 'OK' (or a<br />
double click).<br />
Make sure that the Snap mode, (indicated by 'S', the first letter in the box on the<br />
information bar; switches it on/off) and Automatic connection ('A' is the third<br />
letter; function key switches it on/off) are turned on and displayed.<br />
The component jumps from grid point to grid point with the snap mode on. This<br />
is necessary to ensure perfect alignment and valid connection of the<br />
components.<br />
Position the switch at co-ordinates 47.5 / 162.5 mm (these are displayed on the status<br />
bar at the bottom right of your screen).<br />
Fix the component with the left mouse button or key. Now the symbol,<br />
explorer will be shown again and you can choose a further component. If you have<br />
finished placing components, you can press . If you have loaded the wrong<br />
component, you can delete it with 'Undo' in the menu 'Delete/Move' and load the<br />
correct one as described before.<br />
If you press the right mouse button before positioning the<br />
component, the 'Rotation' menu will appear. In addition to<br />
rotate, you can mirror the component, modify the component<br />
name and parameters, etc. or abort the command. The<br />
placed component has the reference name 'Q' and not 'Q1' as<br />
shown in the completed example drawing. The number will be<br />
added later using the automatic numbering capability.<br />
Hint<br />
After placing the component the component a selection window will<br />
reappear. Simply exit by pressing .<br />
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Placing symbols with database<br />
The next task is to place additional components, but this time using the database, which<br />
is only possible with the Professional version.<br />
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In this example the database access does not apply to contactors<br />
and contacts.<br />
From the main menu choose 'Settings - Common Settings - Connect+Load Tab’ and<br />
tick 'Take values from database'. Also check that in the tab 'Contactor and PLC<br />
Modules' the options 'Activate Contactor Manager' and 'Semi-automatic' are both<br />
activated. Choose 'OK' to save the setting and exit.<br />
Also check the tab 'Cable' the option 'Activates On-line cable management' and on<br />
tab 'Connectors' the option 'Enable On-line connector management', please make<br />
sure that they are activated.<br />
Hint<br />
Only the Professional - version can access the database.
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Now place the motor -M1. The 'Favourites' library 'EXAMPLE' contains the motor -M1.<br />
You can access the graphical component selection window again via menu 'Schematic-<br />
Load Symbol ...'. You will find M1 under 'Motor~3phas' .<br />
Position the motor at 90.0 / 50.0 mm. Co-ordinates can also be entered using the<br />
numeric keys. There has to be either a blank or a slash '/' between the co-ordinates, but<br />
not a comma. Quit using the key.<br />
Now a selection dialog is displayed, showing the available motors in the database:<br />
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Select '1LA7083-6AA10'. The component parameters for the selected component are<br />
displayed and can be edited if desired.<br />
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The original component name is overwritten with the component name from the<br />
database and the part number is copied across.<br />
Text can be typed in via the common input field at the bottom of the screen in the<br />
information toolbar. The text input field is automatically activated when the program<br />
expects an input.<br />
Click on 'Function text' and enter 'Feed'. After you have pressed , the text is<br />
positioned at the cursor. Now place (click with the left mouse button) the text wherever<br />
you like below the motor. This brings you back to the component parameters. Select<br />
the 'Function text' again. A menu appears where you can choose various text<br />
properties. Select 'Alignment' and set the text alignment to 'centered', place the text<br />
at 95.0 / 37.5 mm and leave the settings menu with a right mouse click in the drawing<br />
area or with .<br />
Hint<br />
If you have placed the motor from the library using 'Schematic-<br />
Load symbol ...', the open library reappears. Quit with 'Cancel' or<br />
.<br />
Please note that the power rating of the motor was extracted from the database and<br />
placed in Text 2 of symbol parameters The text is also marked as invisible (using '!' as<br />
the first character). By deleting the '!' character, you can position the text to display<br />
wherever you want. (Although you can enter information into the text fields, the<br />
component editor in Text 2 already provides appropriate text, it is often better to use this<br />
value directly from the database and to make it visible in the drawing.)<br />
This applies similarly to Texts 3-16, i.e. they can be assigned to any database field.<br />
TIP<br />
Component setting 'Text2' will always be transferred from data<br />
base field 'Text2'. It will be automatically visible in the drawing<br />
only if 'Text2' of the component has been set in the library (i.e.<br />
without an '!' in front of the text). You can modify this at any time<br />
by clicking the right button on components and altering 'Text2'.<br />
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Now place another motor, positioning it at 160.0 / 50.0 mm. This M2 should actually be the<br />
same component as M1, nevertheless this time choose type '1LA7106-6AA10' from the<br />
database selection, and modify the function text to 'Worm' (it means Worm drive),<br />
positioning it at 165.0 / 37.5 mm. Then go back to the beginning with or a click the<br />
right mouse button.<br />
Incorrect assignments can be corrected simply and easily!<br />
Now we want to correct our "mistake" (the incorrectly assigned part number for M2):<br />
position the cursor on motor M2 and click with the right mouse button. The<br />
'Component Parameters' menu will appear, giving the most important commands for<br />
this component. With the left mouse button select the field 'Part number': the<br />
database list will reappear immediately and you can choose the correct type '1LA7083-<br />
6AA10' with a double click.<br />
Now, to protect the unit we need a 'Fuse -3pol', placed at 47.5 / 130.0 mm, preferably via<br />
the button. Use the type 'S27/C/FORMP+P-E27', and the value for 'Text2' is nominal<br />
current '16A'.<br />
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Component reference names (like M, Q..) are not numbered at this<br />
point. This will be done later using the automatic numbering<br />
function.<br />
Editing Terminals<br />
General<br />
The terminal designations from the terminal strip -X0 cannot all be set automatically<br />
because the automatic process can only generate consecutive numbers. This also applies<br />
to the 'PE' terminals of -X1.<br />
WSCAD 5 offers a clear and simple tool to deal with this problem: the Terminal Browser.<br />
Placing Terminals<br />
Terminals are components with special features. They can be found in the Favourites<br />
library 'EXAMPLE'.<br />
First, the terminal -X0 is to be added to the drawing (this is the numbered reference<br />
name). To view the entire drawing sheet in the drawing frame, change the viewing scale<br />
by pressing either the function key (Fit View) or the and function<br />
keys to zoom in or out.<br />
Select the favourites library 'EXAMPLE' and select the component 'Terminal' and<br />
position it at 47.5 / 82.5 mm. Make sure that the terminal pin exactly matches the end<br />
of the line, overlapping should be avoided (turn Snap on!!). Press the left mouse button<br />
to position the terminal pin. Now the database selection appears, select 'terminal Insta<br />
2,5mm'.<br />
Enter a complete reference name (e.g. –X0), so that the automatic functions can locate<br />
the appropriate terminal pins (which could be located on ma ny pages throughout your<br />
diagram) and assign them to one complete terminal strip.<br />
To do this, select the 'Reference name' in the 'Component Parameters' menu, and<br />
you will be prompted, at the bottom of the screen, to input a reference name. Enter '-
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X0' and confirm with . Exit from the 'Component Parameters' menu by<br />
clicking with the mouse in the drawing area (or use ).<br />
Hint<br />
The pin numbers entered here are only used in the example<br />
drawing. Normally the terminal pins are placed without numbering<br />
because the automatic function does the numbering for you.<br />
You can also modify easily the reference name of a terminal connection later. One<br />
possibility is via the command 'Modify – Reference name', but the quickest way is of<br />
course via menu 'Component Parameters': move the cursor across the component and<br />
a click with the right mouse button will show you the Component Parameters including<br />
the reference name.<br />
The designation 'L1' of the terminal connection (=pin number of the component) will be<br />
done later. At the upper end of the terminal, there is a little dot on the left. This is a<br />
visible designation for the internal destination assignment in the terminal list. You<br />
can change the destination to external by using the 'Modify - Terminal dest.'<br />
command. If you click on a terminal after selecting this command then the internal<br />
destination assignment will turn over. Note that the position of the dot changes from<br />
top to bottom.<br />
Alternative: a right button click on any terminal brings up a sub- menu including the<br />
'Terminal dest.' command, or, when placing the terminal, by pressing the right mouse<br />
button to activate the rotate/mirror sub- menu. (Modifying the assignment is not<br />
necessary on page 1 of this example, but you will see it on page 2 with the valves).<br />
Place a second terminal at 52.5 / 82.5 mm (preferably with the cursor keys, with Snap<br />
ON!). On this one, you do not have to enter a reference name, because the automatic<br />
function will assign terminals at the same level to the same terminal strip (like the one<br />
on the left). After placing the terminal, the menu 'Component Parameters' appears<br />
and now you select the 'Reference name' line. Clear the input line for e.g. pressing<br />
and press to confirm.<br />
In menu 'Component Parameters', the reference name is already correctly<br />
displayed. You can alter the reference at any time, e.g. when the terminal belongs to<br />
another terminal strip. Exit from menu with and you will notice that the terminal<br />
is displayed in the diagram without a reference name.<br />
You can place the other three terminals in the<br />
same manner as the second one, but it is much<br />
faster to use the 'Repeat' function within the<br />
menu 'Delete/Move'. Select 'Repeat'. At the<br />
prompt 'Set start position', position the cursor at<br />
57.5 / 82.5mm and press the left mouse button<br />
(or key) three times to place three more<br />
terminals (without a reference name). Every mouse<br />
click represents a repetition at the same<br />
displacement distance. Exit the command by<br />
pressing the right mouse button (or key).<br />
Placing the terminal for terminal strip '-X1' (belonging to the motor 'M1') at 90.0 /<br />
82.5mm by using the component: 'Terminal'. This terminal is to be assigned to a<br />
different terminal strip, alter the 'Reference name' in the 'Component Parameters' to<br />
'-X1' (remember the component parameter appears after placing the terminal).<br />
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The automatic function will do the pin assignments later. Place the second the third and<br />
the 'PE' terminal of the terminal strip '-X1' the same way, but clear the 'Reference<br />
name'.<br />
Position the first terminal for M2 at 160.0 / 82.5 mm. Place the other terminals as for<br />
M1 in the same way. Make sure that they are at the same level as the one to the left, so<br />
you will not have to enter the reference name '-X1'.<br />
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The terminal components used have an additional connection in the<br />
middle, called a 'jumper pin’. This pin makes it easier for the<br />
automatic process to manage the jumper connections between the<br />
terminals. A more detailed description of this connection method is<br />
given in the electronic reference manual located on your CD in the<br />
chapter ’Terminals’ and in the Online Help.<br />
Terminal browser<br />
To open the Terminal browser, click with the right mouse button on a terminal of the<br />
terminal strip '-X0' and choose 'Browser'. The dialog 'Terminal browser' opens:
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Select '-X0' and you will see a list with all terminals from terminal strip '-X0'. Select on<br />
the right side of the dialog the sort modus 'Co-ordinate', now you see the terminals in<br />
this sequence you have been drawing in the sheet, sorted by page/path. In the column<br />
'Number' you didn't see a terminal number for the pin. To adjust a terminal number,<br />
double click in row '1' column 'Number' and type in 'L1'.<br />
Confirm the input with . The terminal number was adjusted and the cursor<br />
moved to the next field. Fill in for the next number 'L2' and complete the next fields with<br />
'L3', 'N' and 'PE'.<br />
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Close the Terminal browser with 'OK' and confirm 'Save modifications?' with yes. Now<br />
all numbers are written to the terminals.<br />
Input via Terminal Number<br />
With this method, you can assign the terminal number separately for each individual<br />
terminal. In the menu, select 'Modify – Terminal / Cable numbers' and from the '-<br />
X1' terminal strip select the first terminal.<br />
At the prompt (Input Pin Number) type in '1' and confirm with . The terminal is<br />
now labeled and you are immediately prompted for the next terminal in the terminal<br />
strip. Continue until you have reached the 'PE' connection of motor M1 (M2 as well).<br />
Here enter 'PE' as the designation. (But you should increase your logical terminal<br />
numbering by one for the next terminal number).<br />
Confirm the existing inputs with (if you don't want to change it), when you<br />
reach the final connection in the terminal strip of the current drawing sheet, the input<br />
routine will be terminated.<br />
Drawing macros<br />
Inserting drawing macro<br />
Now you will add an additional symbol to your drawing using a previously created device<br />
that has been stored as a so-called 'Drawing Macro'. Drawing Macros contain<br />
components, lines and text, etc. that have been created from existing sections of<br />
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drawings, and saved as Drawing Macros (they also contain all the parameters of a sub<br />
assembly of parts).<br />
From the menu bar, select 'File – Insert drawing macro'. The available drawing<br />
macros are displayed in the Drawing macro Explorer with preview (including an<br />
example of drawing frames).<br />
Select 'Transform_24V.0000' from the menu window and place it at 230.0 / 195.0<br />
mm.<br />
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Hint<br />
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Circuit diagrams should mainly be based on macros. Set up macros<br />
whenever you can and create them that way that you can easily<br />
delete unwanted components from the macros.<br />
Contactor Manager<br />
General<br />
The Contactor Manager coordinates the relationship between coils and contacts. The<br />
difference between the semi-automatic and fully automatic processes is as follows:<br />
• The Semi-automatic Contactor Manager allows you to assign contacts to coils<br />
(or vice versa) immediately, without any database reference (part number). The<br />
part number will be allocated later via the Contactor Browser.<br />
• The Fully-automatic Contactor Manager takes you back to the database<br />
selection as soon as the component has been placed, and a part number has to be<br />
assigned. The cross-reference to the contact is generated online and the<br />
connection names are added automatically.<br />
Semi-automatic Contactor Manager<br />
The following coils are managed with the Contactor Manager in semi-automatic<br />
mode. Please check whether the semi-automatic Contactor Manager is active or<br />
not. Select the menu command 'Settings – Common Settings', (tab) 'Contactors and<br />
PLCmodules' and activate the Options 'Activate contactor manager' and 'Semiautomatic'.<br />
Exit with 'OK'.<br />
Hint
Do not alter the reference name; this will be automatically assigned<br />
and managed. The numbering is done automatically after the<br />
diagram is completed, using your data input.<br />
There are two possible ways using the Contactor Manager:<br />
Method 1: The coil is first positioned in the drawing and then the<br />
contacts are assigned to the coil<br />
Design capture<br />
From the menu select 'Schematic – Load symbol ...'. If no library is opened yet, select<br />
the Favourites library 'EXAMPLE'. You will find the motor circuit breaker under<br />
'MPCB_3pol+Aux-contact'. Position it at 90.0 / 162.5 mm.<br />
The Contactor list dialogue is becomes active. Here you see all used contactors and their<br />
contacts together.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Select New and you'll get a reference name suggested. Pleas accept this suggestion<br />
and insert the function text ("!MPCB feed") in the text field on the top. Remember: the<br />
first character '!' in the function text makes it invisible in the drawing but this<br />
information will be very useful later.<br />
Leave the dialogue by pressing the OK button . Now the Symbol Parameters starts<br />
automatically. Please insert at Text2: 1 A. This text must positioned beneath the<br />
reference name.<br />
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Design capture<br />
You're closing the Symbol Parameters and the Symbol Explorer by pressing the ESC<br />
key two times. Due to 'Auto-Connect ()' is activated, the connections to the<br />
motor are generated automatically.<br />
Hint<br />
The component parameters are displayed and you can accept the<br />
references as they are. The page and continuous numbers that<br />
make up the complete component reference number will be added<br />
automatically later.<br />
Important!<br />
For the assignment of coil contacts, it is necessary that the<br />
reference name is unique, e.g. with continuous numbers. Contacts<br />
that belong to a coil must have the same reference name as the<br />
coil. However, this is an easy task with the automatic contactor<br />
manager.<br />
You can now place the second MPCB 'MPCB_3pol+Aux-contact', this time using the<br />
'Copy' command. To do this, go back in the menu to 'Delete/Move' and select 'Copy<br />
immediately'. At the prompt 'Select one element…' select (click with left mouse<br />
button) the same circuit breaker as before and position it at 160.0 / 162.5 mm.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Replace the 'Function text' input line with '!MPCB Worm' (it means a worm drive) and<br />
position it again below the circuit breaker.<br />
Method 2: The contacts are placed first and the coil is assigned to<br />
the contacts later (virtual contactor)<br />
Now draw the main circuit for motors M1 and M2. For this you need three 3-pole main<br />
contacts, which you will find via 'Schematic - Load symbol ...' under<br />
'NO_3pol_power'. Position the first contact at 90.0 / 130.0 mm.<br />
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Design capture<br />
Create an new reference name in the Contactor list an insert a function text for the<br />
contacts.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Make no changes in the following menu 'Component Parameters' and position the<br />
function text '!Feed forward’ anywhere.<br />
Repeat the whole procedure for the second and third 3-pole contacts, using the same<br />
procedure as above. The positions are 125.0 / 130.0 mm (the function text is '!Feed<br />
backward') and 160.0 / 130.0 mm (the function text is '!Worm on').<br />
Hint<br />
50<br />
Do not worry about the contact reference names. The Contactor<br />
Manager will first generate them, and will change them into the<br />
required form later.<br />
Contactor Manager<br />
You have now learned how to handle contacts whose coils have not yet been placed. The<br />
automatic process is handling them as a 'virtual contactor'. The assignment of contacts<br />
to contactors (also 'virtual') and the placing of contactor coils will be done later.<br />
Now look at the Contactor Manager. Click with the right mouse button on a contact or<br />
a contact and in 'Symbol Parameters' choose 'Assign anew'. In the Contactor<br />
Manager, you can see all the coils and contacts used in the drawing.
Contactor Manager symbols<br />
Symbol Description Explanation<br />
Design capture<br />
Green box Coil has item number with defined number of<br />
contacts and is already positioned on the page<br />
Green box with red<br />
cross<br />
Grey box with few<br />
points<br />
Coil is available on the page. Item number and<br />
contact are not yet determined or not positioned<br />
Contact is already positioned on the page but coils<br />
are not yet available on the page (virtual contactor)<br />
Grey box Reference name of the coil is being managed but<br />
neither contact nor coil are positioned on a page on<br />
the circuit diagram<br />
Grey box with points<br />
filled<br />
Virtual contactor: Coil not yet available on the page<br />
but the comb is fully assigned<br />
Green box filled red Various fields during the coil-to-contact-to-contactcomb<br />
assignment<br />
Green box with points<br />
filled<br />
Green contacts Contact free<br />
Red contacts Contact assigned<br />
Coils fully assigned. Addition of boxes due to<br />
expansion of the contact comb<br />
Box red with contacts Comb not available, item missing<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Connecting coils and contacts<br />
On page two you are going to draw the complete low voltage (control) circuit. Go back<br />
to the main menu and switch to page 2 using either the key, or 'Page<br />
up/down' command on the 'File' menu. In the appearing window you can select the<br />
page directly. Note the preview beside the selection window.<br />
On the 'File' menu, select the command 'Insert drawing macro'. Select the preprepared<br />
drawing macro 'Val.0000' and position it on the coordinates 95.0 / 72.5 mm.<br />
Note<br />
Hint<br />
52<br />
Drawing Macros are pre-prepared parts of diagrams which you can<br />
insert into your diagram enabling you to quickly draw similar<br />
drawing arrangements again and again. They can be created using<br />
the command 'File/save drawing macro'.<br />
Note that the destination assignments of the terminal connections<br />
for –X4 have been partially reversed (internal/external swapped<br />
over)<br />
Coil<br />
Now select the coil 'Contactor_power' from the Favourites 'EXAMPLE' library and<br />
place it with the 'Spacebar' on the coordinates 165.0 / 82.5 mm.
Design capture<br />
Assign the coil to the virtual contactor with the function text '!Feed forward'. After<br />
OK You will see the Component Parameters with the function text already entered.<br />
It is still marked as invisible (with a prefixed '!'), click on function text and select from<br />
following menu 'Modify' now you'll be able to delete the '!'. Now position the text below<br />
the coil. Place the text in the same horizontal position as the function text 'Table up'<br />
and 'Table down' for the valves. Place the virtual contactor 'Feed backward' at<br />
200.0 / 82.5 mm, and place the function text below the coil. Now do the same for the<br />
contactor 'Worm on' at 235.0 / 82.5 m m.<br />
Contact<br />
Now place a 'NC_power' from the 'Favourites' library for the blocking circuit of the<br />
reversing starter and position it above the coil 'Feed backward' at 165.0 / 97.5<br />
mm. Assign it to the coil '!Feed forward' and confirm with 'OK'. Place another<br />
'NC_power' and position it above the coil 'Feed forward' at 165.0 / 97.5 mm. Assign<br />
it to the coil 'Feed backward' and confirm with 'OK' again. Place two 'NO_power' at<br />
37.5 / 180.0 mm and 37.5 / 162.5 mm and assign these to the motor circuit breakers<br />
('Feed' and 'Worm').<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Contactor Manager<br />
Assigning contactors to a specific manufacturer is done with the Contactor Manager.<br />
Once the manufacturer's name has been assigned, the contact comb is generated and<br />
the cross-references are created automatically. At this stage, the contactors used in<br />
the circuit diagram have no manufacturer’s reference.<br />
To open the Contactor Manager select in the menu, 'Automatic funct. – Contactor<br />
Manager - Contactor Manager'. You can of course enlarge the window if needed.<br />
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Design capture<br />
You see all reference names (coil) and their contacts. If you select a contact you get<br />
informations on the right side about them. If you set the option View / function text<br />
you see the function texts also in the tree.<br />
Mark all coils (-Q..)<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
After selecting make a double click in the Part number field at the right side.<br />
The database opened with pre selected contactors.<br />
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Design capture<br />
Search for 'DIL00M-G/22(24VDC)' . Therefore choose 'Moeller GMBH' as the<br />
manufacturer from the pull down menu 'Manufacturer' and type in the Part number.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
After OK button the Part number will be transferred into the contactor manager.<br />
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Design capture<br />
Make the same with motor circuit breaker by search for part number 'PKZM0-1,6'<br />
Exit the Contactor Browser with 'OK'. The Contactor Manager now generates the<br />
cross-references between the contacts and coils. Note that all the connection names have<br />
been corrected automatically.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Full automatic Contactor Manager<br />
Professional version: Placing components by using full automatic Contactor Manager.<br />
Hint<br />
60<br />
To avoid assigning too many contacts, turn off the semi-automatic<br />
process under 'Automatic funct. – Contactor Manager – Semiautomatic'.<br />
From now on, the automatic Contactor Manager will<br />
control every contactor or contact added to the project.<br />
The assignment of coils to contacts is carried out in the fully automatic Contactor Manager. After<br />
the coil or contact is positioned, a database part number is allocated.<br />
First place a coil 'Coil' (this is an auxiliary contactor) at 37.5 / 82.5 mm with a click on the left<br />
mouse button. The database selection window opens. Select 'K40R DIL R40-G'. Enter as 'Function<br />
text' 'Emergency Off' and place it at the same level as the texts for the valves, centrally under the<br />
coil. Quit the settings and accept the suggested position of the contact comb with a click on the left<br />
mouse button. You don't have to move the cursor !!<br />
The next step is to load a self-holding contact 'NO_Contactor' of the 'Emergency Off'<br />
contactor. Position the 'NO_Contactor' on the coordinates 60.0 / 105.0 mm . This brings you<br />
back to the 'Existing Values' in the Contactor list. Unlike the semi-automatic process, you can see<br />
all the available contacts.
Design capture<br />
Assign the 'NO_Contactor' to the 'Emergency Off' coil. After the contact has been assigned, the<br />
cross-reference is applied online to the contact and the contact comb after clicking the left mouse<br />
button anywhere in the drawing field. Exit the Symbol Explorer with 'Cancel'.<br />
Hint<br />
This procedure can also be reversed. This means that a contact can<br />
be loaded first and a part number (from the database) can be<br />
assigned. As the part is assigned, the automatic process identifies<br />
and manages the contact arrangement even when the coil is not yet<br />
positioned on the drawing sheet.<br />
Cross-reference Navigator<br />
Now you can learn how to access the position a cross-reference is pointed to, quickly<br />
and easily.<br />
Let's use the contact comb of the contactor 'Feed forward' as an example. Note the<br />
cross-reference text at the left of the comb; this represents the position of the associated<br />
contact.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Position the cursor over the cross-reference text and click with the right mouse button:<br />
The cross-reference navigator immediately loads the correct page of your drawing and<br />
positions the cursor near to the corresponding contact.<br />
Click with the right mouse button on the cross-reference text at the left side of the<br />
contact, and the navigator brings you back to the page with the coil.<br />
Hint<br />
62<br />
The cross-reference navigator also works with line related crossreferences.<br />
PLC Manager<br />
General<br />
In the Professional version the individual Bits of the inputs and outputs of PLC modules<br />
can be loaded on different pages of the circuit diagram (page 2 of this practice<br />
example). The individual PLC inputs and outputs are collated into a central overview<br />
table, with cross-references and PLC comment texts (page 3 of this practice example).<br />
This allows very flexible design and display, not only during the design stage but also in<br />
subsequent modifications to the equipment.<br />
Hint<br />
WSCAD offers two different ways of to load PLC symbols.<br />
First you load the PLC main module<br />
One of the main advantages of the PLC manager is the clear representation of all PLC<br />
channels. To demonstrate this, go to page 3 of your practice example (via 'File – page<br />
up/dn' or simply by pressing the button).<br />
First, load the drawing macro 'PLC-CPU315-2DP.0000' - 'File – Insert drawing<br />
macro' and position it at 52.5 / 185.0 mm. This pre-prepared macro contains the<br />
supply connections for the PLC main modules.<br />
Next, activate the Favourites library 'EXAMPLE' then load the symbol 'Digital Input<br />
SM 321-1BH00 16x24V DC' command 'Schematic – Load symbol ...' on the<br />
coordinates 132.5 / 147.5 mm. The database selection appears. Select the module<br />
'Digital Input SM 321-1BH00 16x24V DC’. In the following menu 'Component<br />
Parameters' enter the function text '!Motor control'. Note the preceding '!', which<br />
makes the text invisible, and place the text anywhere you wish. Exit the Symbol Explorer<br />
with 'Exit'.<br />
Now set the individual (PLC) inputs and outputs<br />
Go back to Page 2 in order to position the individual inputs and outputs.<br />
Load the symbol 'Digital Input'. Position it with a double click (or )<br />
exactly over the coil 'Feed forward' on the coordinates 165.0 / 170.0 mm and you will<br />
get the 'PLC selection' dialog with all available PLC main modules of the PLC manager.<br />
Select the card '!Motor Control' and you see all channels of this unit.
Hint<br />
The reference name is automatically entered by the PLC manager<br />
and will be put into the desired format later. Meanwhile, refer to<br />
the function text (here: !Motor control).<br />
Design capture<br />
Now assign the input symbol (an input channel) to the PLC module. Select the connection<br />
'E0.0' (You could of course assign another input if you wish). For the comment write in<br />
'Switch forward' and confirm it with 'OK'.<br />
The reference was generated automatically from the main element ('Digital Input SM<br />
321-1BH00 16x24V DC') to the side element ('Digital Input'). The position of the<br />
comment and the reference are defined in the symbol editor and are shown in the correct<br />
position.<br />
Again load a 'Digital Input' and place it with a 'double' click' or on<br />
200.0 / 170.0 mm. Again choose the '!Motor Control' and assing it to the connection<br />
'E0.1'. The comment is 'Switch backward'.<br />
Close the dialog with 'OK' and quit the appearing menu 'Symbol Parameters' by<br />
clicking the left mouse button anywhere in the drawing.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Loading the individual PLC channels first<br />
As with the contactors, the PLC Manager also enables you to load the inputs and outputs<br />
(side elements) before the PLC main module is loaded. The PLC Manager manages a<br />
virtual PLC main module (a 'map' of the PLC inputs and outputs).<br />
First load a digital PLC output with the 'Symbol Explorer' and place it on the<br />
coordinates 235.0 / 110.0 mm with a single mouse click. This opens the database<br />
selection window. Select the extension module 'Digital Output SM 322-1BH00<br />
16x24V DC' and confirm with 'OK'.<br />
Now enter the function text '!Table control' and position it where ever you like. Abort<br />
the 'Symbol Parameters' menu and assign the current connection to channel 'A0.0'.<br />
Enter as PLC-Text 'Motor Worm on' and exit the 'Symbol Explorer'.<br />
Hint<br />
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Obviously we would not need an Input and an Output module for<br />
our small example. This serves only to demonstrate the functions<br />
of the PLC manager.<br />
You may have realized that there is no cross-reference at this time. However, as we have<br />
not yet loaded the PLC main module, cross-referencing is not yet possible.<br />
Now we have to load two digital outputs for the control of the valves -Q1 and –Q2. Place<br />
them on the coordinates 95.0 / 110.0 mm and 130.0 / 110.0 mm but at this time<br />
with a double click with the left mouse button.<br />
This allows you to skip the database selection dialog (which is not needed here) and to<br />
make the channel allocation directly. (If you do accidentally activate the database,<br />
simply exit it and this will take you to the assignment menu). Assign the outputs for –Q1<br />
or –Q2 to the digital output 'Digital Output SM 322-1BH00 16x24V DC' (Function<br />
text: '!Table control'). Enter the PLC text for both valves -Q1 and -Q2 as: 'Table up'<br />
and 'Table down’.<br />
Tip<br />
A double click when loading the PLC main module takes you directly<br />
to the assignment of this symbol to a PLC module the PLC manager<br />
is already controlling. The rule is: every selection in the database<br />
menu creates a new PLC module in the 'PLC selection', so whenever<br />
you double click or quit out of the database selection window, the<br />
assignment menu will always appear. You can still delete any<br />
symbol with the 'Delete' command.<br />
The database dialog is not necessary because we have already set the parameters by<br />
inserting the individual PLC connection. Now you only need to assign the symbol to a<br />
PLC module controlled by the 'PLC selection'. Main modules which have not yet been<br />
assigned are marked with a '*'. These are 'virtual' PLC modules.<br />
Position the Output Unit<br />
Now go back to page 3 and load the symbol 'Digital Output SM 322-1BH00 16x24V<br />
DC' from the library 'EXAMPLE'. Position the symbol with a double click at 195.0 /<br />
147.5 mm. The 'PLC selection' dialog opens up again.
Design capture<br />
Select the entry 'Digital Output SM 322-1BH00 16x24V DC' and confirm the selection<br />
with 'OK'. Leave the menu 'Symbol Parameters' and cancel the 'Symbol Explorer'.<br />
Please note that all used PLC channels are referenced with PLC and cross-reference<br />
text. The schedule gives you a complete overview of all PLC channels and their functions.<br />
Complete the Drawing<br />
Now complete the drawing on page 2 with the missing PLC inputs. Load two 'Digital<br />
Output' for the contactor 'Feed forward' and 'Feed backward' and position them at<br />
165.0 / 110.0 mm and 200.0 / 110.0 mm. The comments are 'Motor forward' and<br />
'Motor backward'.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Modifying the PLC byte address<br />
Function: Incrementing the Byte Address.<br />
Increment the Byte Address, as described below:<br />
Click with the right mouse button on the symbol of the output unit 'Digital Output SM<br />
322-1BH00 16x24V DC' on page 3. It opens the 'symbol parameter' choose 'show<br />
assignments' and the 'PLC Manager' opens:<br />
Note that the output numbers are beginning with 'A0.0'. Change the address by entering<br />
'2' into the field 'Address'.<br />
Confirm with .<br />
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All Output channels changed from 'A0.0' into 'A2.0'.<br />
HINT<br />
Click with the left mouse button on a connection in the PLC<br />
Manager and you automatically get a preview of the connection<br />
page where the input or output module is located<br />
Inserting connections (destination wiring)<br />
General<br />
Design capture<br />
At this point, you have not yet drawn any connection lines. The symbols have 'only'<br />
been linked automatically to each other.<br />
The following Chapter demonstrates the use of Destination wiring elements to<br />
connect your components. You can also use the menu command 'Schematic-line' to<br />
connect the symbols<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
The symbols of destination wiring indicate the direction of the wiring between the<br />
components.<br />
Important<br />
68<br />
It is important to work with precision when using the destination<br />
wiring symbols.<br />
If the wrong symbol is used, the connection chart – which records and describes every<br />
connection between components point-by-point– will be unusable.<br />
HINT<br />
Unfortunately the red line in the following illustration (destination<br />
wiring dialog) is difficult to see. You should therefore refer to the<br />
destination wiring symbol bar on the monitor whilst working<br />
through the following instructions).
Buttons for the<br />
destination<br />
wiring<br />
Rule<br />
Design capture<br />
The symbols have a common connection and 2 destinations:<br />
Target 1 and Target 2. The arrow always shows the common<br />
connection and must always be connected to a component. The<br />
black line is the first destination and the red line the second<br />
destination.<br />
For example, a wire has two connection points. One end of the wire<br />
is the common connection and the other end is the first<br />
destination.<br />
The common connection must only be connected to a symbol (also<br />
possible via an angle piece).<br />
Angle pieces are disregarded in practice.<br />
Shortcuts<br />
There are several ways of loading angle pieces. As well as the library, you can also use<br />
a symbol bar.<br />
However, the most effective way is to load destination-wiring symbols is by using<br />
Shortcuts instead of selecting the DW elements with the mouse. In this way, you can<br />
increase your work rate rapidly.<br />
WSCAD supports the following shortcuts for the DW ele ments:<br />
Shortcut DW-Elements<br />
- Left arrow T-Pieces left<br />
- Right arrow T-Pieces right<br />
- Up arrow T-Pieces up<br />
- Down arrow T-Pieces down<br />
- Left arrow Arrows<br />
- Right arrow "<br />
- Up arrow Corners<br />
- Down arrow "<br />
A small dialog appears when using shortcuts offering the<br />
corresponding DW elements.<br />
You can also navigate using the arrow keys. Make the<br />
selection with the key and exit with the <br />
key.<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Inserting corners<br />
This button activates<br />
the UNDO-function.<br />
70<br />
In opposite to the destination-wiring symbol, corners only have 2<br />
connections and serve only as a drawing aid. The corners<br />
connect automatically with the symbols both horizontally and<br />
vertically. When the wiring diagram is created, the corner pieces<br />
are disregarded.<br />
Go to page 1 and load first a 'Corner: bottom right'. Position it on<br />
the coordinates 47.5 / 195.0 mm and the main switch and the<br />
angle piece will automatically be linked together with a<br />
connection line.<br />
If it is difficult to position the corner with the mouse, use the<br />
cursor keys.<br />
Another angle is placed immediately afterwards. Place it to the<br />
coordinates 52.5 / 192.5 mm.<br />
Place two more corner pieces as given in the circuit diagram. Use<br />
the key to end the automatic loading of symbols. If the<br />
connection between the symbols is not functioning then the<br />
automatic connection process has not been activated. You can<br />
check the status at the lower left -hand side on the screen (a 'A'<br />
in the box on the left side of the information bar). Use the<br />
function key to turn it on or off.<br />
If you have made a mistake whilst drawing, you can use the<br />
UNDO command (e.g. in the menu bar 'Schematic') to remove<br />
the incorrect destination wiring symbols and lines.<br />
Inserting direction symbols (T-pieces)<br />
Hint<br />
T-pieces designate the wiring between components in the control cabinet. The<br />
arrow always shows the common connection and must always be<br />
connected only to a component, the black line is the 1st. Destinatio n and<br />
the red line is the 2nd. Destination. This means that a common connection<br />
always has two wires.<br />
Now load the destination wiring symbol 'T bottom: Target 1 left -> Target 2 right' and<br />
position it at 90.0 / 195.0 mm. A further DW symbol is loaded. Place it at 95.0 /<br />
192.5 mm and two more at 100.0 / 190.0 mm and at 160.0 / 195.0 mm.<br />
You can swap the DW symbols around very easily. Simply place<br />
another symbol in the same position (on top of it) and the existing<br />
symbol will be deleted.<br />
This also applies to diagrams from earlier versions. Simply place a<br />
DW symbol over a node. The node will then be deleted.<br />
Open line ends<br />
Using destination-wiring symbols with open lines are not allowed. Connection lines<br />
always need a connection.<br />
To complete the drawing, add an 'Corner: left -> bottom' for the Motor protection<br />
circuit breaker '-F' and the fuse '-F', such that there is no open line end.
Design capture<br />
Now complete the connections for the reverse switching circuit. You need the<br />
connectors: 'T right: Target 1 top -> Target 2 right'<br />
and<br />
'T right: Target 1 bottom -> Target 2 right' and the corresponding angles.<br />
Completing the drawing sheets<br />
Now complete Sheet 1 and Sheet 2 with the connectors (destination wiring symbols), as<br />
shown in the example drawing in the appendix.<br />
The potential arrows will be added later. Please note also that the lamp '-P1' will be<br />
added to page 2 later.<br />
Naming lines<br />
General<br />
Line names (wire numbers) are needed when a fixed connection is broken. This is<br />
mainly the case when for example a connecting line is carried over from page 1 to page<br />
2. That the two line ends can be recognized as belonging together, a unique line name<br />
and a connection name must be assigned.<br />
Important<br />
This connection can only be assigned once and is essential when<br />
drawing with destination wiring symbols!<br />
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<strong>Getting</strong> <strong>Started</strong><br />
Inserting potential arrows<br />
HINT<br />
72<br />
Go to page 1 and load an 'Arrow to the right' (). Place it at 270.0 / 185.0<br />
mm. The dialog 'Input line name' opens. Enter the name 'P11' and for<br />
connection name '1' (1. connection from 'P11' to another sheet). The data on<br />
color, line diameter and length of wire are optional.<br />
The connection name is a unique identifier for the connection. It<br />
can contain a number or up to 19 characters.<br />
The line name is automatically written to the connection line in the right<br />
direction. Place a further 'Arrow to the right' at 270.0 / 50.0 mm, enter<br />
the name 'N11' and for the connection name '1'. Terminate the arrow<br />
settings and go to page 2.<br />
Now insert the symbol for the incoming arrow. Load an 'Arrow from the right' and<br />
position it to the coordinates 25.0 / 195.0 mm. The dialog 'Enter line names' opens<br />
up again. Enter the name 'P11' again. In the list field 'Used connections', you can see<br />
all the connections of the potential 'P11'.
Design capture<br />
Now connect the incoming end of the connection line with<br />
the existing connection line on page 1.<br />
Select the entry '1| P.1' with a double click. All the<br />
information on the existing connection is copied across. End<br />
the dialog and the line name will be automatically written in<br />
the correct position.<br />
Repeat the procedure including the assignment to Potential 'N11'.<br />
We still need the connections for the potentials for the PLC main modules on page<br />
3. Load an 'Arrow to the right' and position it as a potential 'P11' in current path 8 on<br />
page 2. This again opens up the dialog for entering the line name.<br />
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Enter 'P11' as the line name and '2' as the text for the unique connection. Repeat this<br />
process for the line name 'N11' that points to page three.<br />
Go to page 3 and again connect the incoming lines with the open lines from<br />
page 2.<br />
Completing the schematic<br />
General<br />
To complete the practice example you are now going to insert some more switching<br />
components on all three pages.<br />
Before you complete the circuit diagram, have a look at the sample schematics or<br />
compare the diagrams with printed out 'WSCAD EXAMPLE' in the appendix.<br />
Page 3<br />
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Place a 'NO_Contactor' to the coordinates 165.0 / 180.0 mm (with the<br />
) and assign it to the 'Emergency Off' coil.
Page 2<br />
Design capture<br />
We also need a lamp ('Signal-lamp' => at 60.0 / 80.0 mm, Database: 'RLF-GE',<br />
Function text: 'Unit on'), a NO switch ('Push-button_1NO', 37.5 / 105.0 mm,<br />
Database: 'RD- 11/K 10'), a NC switch ('Push-button_1NC', 37.5 / 117.5 mm,<br />
Database: 'RD-10/K01') and an emergency off NC switch ('Emergency_<br />
switch_lock_1NC', 37.5 / 145.0 mm, Database: 'FAK- R/V/KC01/IY').<br />
Additionally load a NO switch ('Push-button_1NO', Database: 'RD-11/K 10') and<br />
place it vertically exactly above the digital input 'E0.0' at 165.0 / 180.0 mm. Repeat<br />
this procedure once more for the digital input 'E0.1' (200.0 / 180.0 mm).<br />
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Finally, go back to page 1 of the diagram.<br />
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Cable Manager<br />
General<br />
Design capture<br />
Activate the On-Line Cable Manager under 'Settings – Common Settings – Cable'.<br />
The cable manager controls the conductors of cables. You can assign a color code to each<br />
conductor. This avoids duplicating conductors or overloading cables.<br />
Drawing cables with the Cable Manager<br />
Select 'Schematic-Conductor line' and draw a cable line horizontally across between<br />
the terminal '-X1' and the Motor -M1 (Feed), from the coordinates 75.0 / 65.0 mm to 107.5 /<br />
65.0 mm. The dialog 'Cables in the database' appears:<br />
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Click 'New' to load a new cable. Give the cable the designation (=Reference name) '-<br />
W101'<br />
and select from the database selection dialog the cable 'NYY-J 4x1.5 mm²'.<br />
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Exit the Settings menu. The dialog 'Cables in the database' will appear. As you have<br />
not yet drawn any cables, the dialog is still empty.<br />
Now assign the colour codes to the individual cable conductors with a double click on the<br />
displayed colours under 'Color Codes'. Go ahead from left to right. Enter the sequence<br />
as 'bk'+'bl'+'bn'+ 'gn/yw', this corresponds to the DIN color sequence black, blue, brown,<br />
yellow/green. End the allocation with 'OK' and position the reference name on 75.0 / 65.0<br />
mm. The color codes are immediately transferred to the individual conductors.<br />
Note that you are still within the function 'Draw Cables'. Draw another cable line above<br />
the Motor -'-M2' (Worm), from 140.0 / 65.0 mm to 177.5 / 65.0 mm. The cable will be given<br />
the name '-W102' and is of the same type as '-W101'. The colour-coding is the same.<br />
Splitting cables<br />
A further possibility is to split the cables.<br />
Go to page 2 and draw a cable line for 'Table up' from 77.5 / 97.5mm to 97,5 / 97.5mm. In<br />
the input line for the Reference Name, insert '-W103'. Choose the cable type 'NYM-J 4x1.5<br />
mm²'. The colour of the conductor is 'bk', confirm with 'OK'.<br />
Draw another cable line from 77.5 / 75.0 mm to 97.5 / 75.0 mm, dismiss the prompt for the<br />
reference name and you will see the dialog for the 'Cables in the database':<br />
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As you see, the cable '-W103' has three free conductors. Select the cable '-W103' and<br />
assign the color code 'bl'. Leave the dialog with 'OK'. Create another cable '-W104' for the<br />
valve '-Q3' (Table down) in the same way.<br />
Cable shield<br />
Similarly, you can also add a shield for a cable, which will be included in the cable<br />
chart. Further information on this can be found in the manual or in the Online Help<br />
Modify Object properties<br />
You can modify several objects in one step with the menu item 'Modify-Object<br />
properties'. Go to page 1 to change the type of the continuous line form the 'PE' into<br />
a chain dotted line.<br />
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Now select the object which will be modified. Choose from the menu 'Moify-Object<br />
properties-Connection line'. Select 'Objects' and select all lines from the continius<br />
'PE' line. Finish line selection with and a click with the left mouse button. You<br />
will see this dialog:<br />
Choose as 'Line type' as chain dotted line and accept it with 'OK'. Now all 'PE' lines<br />
are changed.<br />
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Automatic functions<br />
General<br />
WSCAD 5 provides a wide range of automatic functions, from numbering to the production<br />
of listings, whic h enhance your drawing and documentation. Functions can be used in<br />
different ways, depending on the configuration and settings. The different ways of<br />
controlling the program are described under the appropriate headings. Test the<br />
automatic functions for yourself and you will see the flexibility and power of WSCAD 5,<br />
especially when comparing WSCAD 5 with other ordinary CAD programs.<br />
Auto-numbering<br />
Function: Automatic component numbering<br />
With Auto-numbering, a number is added to the component reference name to uniquely<br />
identify each component.<br />
This command gives you the ability to re-number new component references (e.g.<br />
terminals, contactors).<br />
Select 'Automatic funct. - Automatic numbering' and the 'Auto numbering' dialog<br />
appears:<br />
The 'Selection' group shows the equipment to be renumbered and the 'Style' group<br />
shows the method of numbering (you see a preview in the left window).<br />
First select the method of numbering from the 'Style' group. In this case 'Name #' for<br />
continuous numbering without a page number.<br />
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You can choose which component types to renumber. Define the component types to be<br />
numbered in the 'Selection' group, in this case: 'Standard', 'Coil / Contact',<br />
'Main/side elements', 'Terminals', 'Cables', 'Plug / Socket' and 'PLC' .<br />
After completing your selections, click on the 'Start' button to begin the numbering<br />
process.<br />
You should answer the question 'Automatically create copies' with 'Yes'. This<br />
command creates a set of security copies which are stored in the sub directory 'SAFE'.<br />
Should there be unexpected changes after the numbering, you can exit WSCAD 5 and use<br />
the Explorer to copy the files from the sub directory back into your project directory, to<br />
restore them to the pre-numbered state.<br />
Hint<br />
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Coils, contacts, and terminals without assigned references will<br />
cause an error.<br />
If you review your drawings, you will see that the Automatic function has altered the<br />
reference names for each component, by adding a sequential number to the existing<br />
reference letter, and has also numbered the terminals.<br />
TIP<br />
- Settings for terminals are defined under 'Settings - Common<br />
Settings - Terminals'.<br />
- Settings for cables are defined under 'Settings - Common Settings<br />
- Cables'.<br />
- A 100 page diagram would be numbered in only a few minutes,<br />
saving many man-hours on this tedious error-prone task.<br />
Auto cross reference<br />
Professional version: Cross-referencing ends of lines<br />
It is possible to add a cross-reference to the ends of lines that have the same name and<br />
continue in another location, e.g. on another page.<br />
Select 'Automatic funct. - Auto. Cross-reference' and then 'Related lines'.<br />
You will be prompted with the question 'Automatically create copies'. When you<br />
answer yes (or no) the program will then carry out the cross-referencing.<br />
Line cross-references are related to the line names. On page 1 the ends of P11 and N11<br />
are marked with the path (note the drawing frame border is divided into numbered
Automatic functions<br />
paths) of the continuation lines (which are on page 2). The page 2 potentials refer back<br />
to page 1 and forward to page 3.<br />
In the Professional version, the cross-references on contacts and coils have already<br />
been created by the contactor manager when the components are placed.<br />
Hint<br />
Remember the cross-reference navigator: simply click with the<br />
right mouse button on the cross-reference text on the line end and<br />
you are taken straight to the corresponding continuation line.<br />
Material browser<br />
Function: Displaying, assigning or modifying manufacturer’s component data.<br />
To make a Control Cabinet Layout (shown in the next chapter) you need data from the<br />
database. When placing the first component (Main switch -Q1) we worked without the<br />
database, so no automatic entry was made in the Component Parameters. In order to fill<br />
in this missing data, select the menu item 'Automatic – Material list' and you will see<br />
the following dialog:<br />
In the group 'Output to', select 'Browser' and under 'Sort by' click on 'Part<br />
Number'. For the 'Output style' choose 'Single' Click the 'Start' button and you will<br />
see a list of all the components used in the drawing.<br />
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All the components in the schematic diagram are listed, sorted by part number.<br />
On any line you see the main switch Symbol Name '!Mainswitch_3pol' and Reference<br />
Name '-Q1' .<br />
Mark in this line the field which is in the 'Part number' column and then click on the<br />
button 'Assign part number'. In the database selection click on 'T0-2-1/EA/SVB-SW'<br />
and the line will be marked with a ('*'), so that you can see which parts have been<br />
modified. You can change the function text as well. Close the dialog window with 'OK'<br />
and all the changes will be automatically copied to the component.<br />
Hint<br />
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You can of course also modify the missing entry manually ('Modify<br />
- Component parameters'), but it is faster to use the 'Component<br />
parameters' menu: make a right click on the component and then<br />
click on the 'Part number' field. The database selection dialog<br />
appears again and you can select the desired part.<br />
Control Cabinet Layout<br />
General<br />
The Control cabinet assembly is a true-to-scale drawing of the components in the control<br />
cabinet. All existing components with a part number can be used for the control cabinet<br />
assembly. To create the control cabinet assembly, first turn to sheet 4. Choose<br />
'Options' from the 'Settings' menu:
Automatic functions<br />
Set the File type as 'Control cabinet layout' the Format 'A4', the Grid '2,5 mm' and<br />
the Scale '1:5'. This ensures that the scale set with the control cabinet manager applies<br />
only to this sheet.<br />
Inserting components<br />
Now activate the Control cabinet manager via 'Automatic funct. – Control Cabinet<br />
Manager'. This opens the following dialog:<br />
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Initially the Control cabinet manager box is empty. Make sure the check-box 'Show all'<br />
is NOT ticked. Select from the menu Control cabinet manager 'Settings – Options' and<br />
make the following settings:<br />
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Exit the dialog with 'OK'.<br />
Automatic functions<br />
Now, using the command 'Automatic – Scan drawings', import all the components<br />
used in the drawing. All the components are displayed within the Control cabinet<br />
manager.<br />
Hint<br />
Components which are excluded from the material list are not<br />
shown!<br />
Excluding unwanted components<br />
Components which are not needed in the Control cabinet layout (e.g. motors, valves,<br />
external emergency-stop switches) can be filtered out: keep the -key pressed,<br />
select the unwanted components ('-S1' emergency-stop switch, '-M1' and '–M2' 3phase<br />
current motors 50Hz/0.6KW, '-Q2' and '–Q3' and Magnetic valve 5mm 24V) and<br />
set the display lock via 'Automatic- Display lock – Set'. The selected components will<br />
disappear from the list.<br />
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You can check by switching the 'Show all' toggle. The marked components will<br />
disappear from the list. You can of course reverse the procedure to display the<br />
components again.<br />
Hint<br />
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When you use the Unit and Field Designations, you can select in the<br />
'View’ menu whether the components are displayed by Unit or by<br />
Field.<br />
Construction lines<br />
Using the Control cabinet menu 'Settings – Construction lines', you can display<br />
construction help-lines within the Control cabinet layout to make the layout clearer. Here<br />
are some suggested settings:<br />
Exit the 'Control Cabinet Manager' with 'OK'.
Hint<br />
The data is in mm and refers to the current sheet size (A4).<br />
Inserting the control cabinet<br />
Hint<br />
Automatic functions<br />
The next step in the assembly is to place the cabinet itself by selecting the<br />
adjacent button.<br />
If the 'Control cabinet' symbol bar is not shown, it should first be<br />
activated via the dialog 'Desktop Settings' in the main menu<br />
'Settings – Desktop'.<br />
The database selection opens and you can choose the Control cabinet 'AE cabinet<br />
compact one door', part number, 'AE 1060600'.<br />
Position the cabinet to the co-ordinates 125,0/575,0 mm. An additional component is<br />
created immediately, and you must exit with 'Abort + remove'. Note that the<br />
dimensions of the Control cabinet are obtained from the database.<br />
Hint<br />
Of course you could use the original view of the cabinet. If you<br />
wanted to you have to load the cabinet with the 'Supplements'<br />
button in the Control Cabinet manager.<br />
Inserting the mounting plate<br />
The next step is to load the mounting plate. Note that the Compact control cabinet<br />
already contains a mounting plate.<br />
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Therefore you will only need to load a 'Dummy’ entry from the database, in order to set<br />
the dimensions of the mounting plate. This part has a preceding '.' (full stop) to exclude<br />
it from the material list.<br />
Click on 'Supplements' in the open 'Control Cabinet Manager' and select the<br />
database entry 'AE cabinet compact one door' (part number<br />
'.AE1060600'). Position the mounting plate to the co-ordinates 750,0/575,0 mm. Exit with<br />
'Abort + remove' and quit the 'Control Cabinet Manager'.<br />
Drawing Cable trays, top hat rails and collection<br />
bars<br />
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Now place the cable trays on the mounting plate. Select a cable tray via the<br />
adjacent symbol.<br />
The database selection opens again. Select 'Cable tray' with part number<br />
'KL25/60'. Ignore the activated text input field by pressing .<br />
Hint<br />
If you already know the length of the cable channel you can enter<br />
this into the input field.<br />
• Set the 1. vertical tray on the co-ordinates 762,5/837,5 mm and the end point<br />
at 762,5/300,0 mm. Close the opening symbol parameters.<br />
• Start the 2. vertical tray at 1312,5/837,5 mm, with the end point at<br />
1312,5/300,0 mm.<br />
• Place the 1. horizontal tray on the co-ordinates: 787,5/837,5 mm to<br />
1312,5/837,5 mm.<br />
• The 2. from 787,5/687,5 mm to 1312,5/687,5 mm.<br />
• The 3. from 787,5/512,5 mm to 1312,5/512,5 mm.<br />
• And the last from 787,5/387,5 mm to 1312,5/387,5 mm.<br />
The top hat rails are drawn in the same way as the cable channels.<br />
Load a top hat rail and select the database entry 'Top hat rail perforated'.<br />
Set the first co-ordinate at 787,5/762,5 mm and the end point at 1312,5/762,5 mm.<br />
Then place three more top hat rails, from 787,5/600,0 mm to 1312,5/600,0 mm,<br />
from 787,5/450,0 mm to 1312,5/450,0 mm and from 787,5/337,5 mm to<br />
1312,5/337,5 mm.
Automatic functions<br />
Now we need a 'profil rail' for the PLC units. Load in the 'Control cabinet manager -<br />
Supplements' a 'Profil rail 2000 mm' from the database (part number: '6ES7390-<br />
1BC00-0AA0'). Place it from 787,5/600,0 mm to 1312,5/600,0 mm.<br />
Hint<br />
Collection bars are drawn in the same way as top hat rails or cable<br />
trays. However our example does not require any.<br />
Inserting assembly symbols<br />
You are now going to position the first component in the assembly diagram. First check<br />
the settings in the Control Cabinet manager, which should be as follows:<br />
Also check the settings under 'Settings – Options' in the Control cabinet manager<br />
menu. These should be as follows:<br />
The first component position is entered manually. Double click on '-F1' 'safety socket<br />
E27' and position the component to the co-ordinates 787,5/762,5 mm. After the<br />
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component has been positioned you can place the reference name where you want,<br />
recommended is centrally above the symbol.<br />
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Now activate the option 'Automatically' in the group 'Placing' within<br />
the Control cabinet manager. Double click in the list on<br />
MPCBs, '-F2' and '-F3' and the components are positioned<br />
automatically in the Control cabinet layout. Again, position the<br />
reference name centrally above the components. Position the in the<br />
'automatic circuit breaker 2pole' '-F4' in the same way.<br />
Next, place a symbol on the second top hat rail. Turn the automatic<br />
positioning off again. Double click on the entry 'CPU 315-2 DP_MC'<br />
and place it at 787,5/600,0 mm. Set the input ('SM 321 1BH00<br />
16x24V DC') and output ('SM 322 1BH00 16x24V DC') unit as you<br />
did earlier with the MCBs, using 'Automatically' placing and a 'double<br />
click'.<br />
Turn 'Automatically' off again and repeat the process for the contactors. Begin with the<br />
contactor '-K1' 'DILER-40-G', the co-ordinates are 787,5/450,0 mm. Turn<br />
'Automatically' on an position the coils '-Q4'; '-Q5' and '-Q6' ('DIL00M-G/22') again<br />
with a 'double click'.<br />
Next , place the transformer. Turn 'Automatically' off again. This time there is no<br />
corresponding symbol for the transformer in the database, so a rectangle is drawn, based<br />
on the dimensions given in the database. Position this at 1200,0/762,5 mm.<br />
Inserting terminals<br />
There are various ways of inserting terminals into the layout diagram, either one by one<br />
or as a complete strip. In this example we will place a complete terminal strip.<br />
Place the first terminal '-X0, Terminal Insta. 2,5mm' without 'Automatically' placing<br />
and position it to the co-ordinates 787,5/337,5 mm. To place further terminals, select<br />
the same terminal again in the Control cabinet manager.
Automatic functions<br />
Note the format of the terminal number: '5/1' means that 1 of 5 terminals in the<br />
terminal strip '–X0' has been placed in the layout diagram.<br />
Turn the 'Automatically' on again and click on the '+' sign. You will get the dialog<br />
'Place several parts'. In this dialog you can enter the number of terminals to be placed.<br />
Select the number '4' and the terminals will be positioned automatically one by one after<br />
confirming the position with the left mouse button. In order to move straight on to the<br />
terminal strip '-X1' or '–X2' after '-X0', the first terminal must always be placed<br />
individually. Double click on the entry '-X1' in the Control cabinet manager. The first<br />
terminal of '-X1' will be added to '-X0'. As you can see, the reference name is also<br />
displayed. The remaining terminals can now be placed with the '+' sign. Remember to<br />
select '7' in the dialog 'Place several parts'. Repeat the procedure for terminal strip '–<br />
X2'. The mounting plate assembly is now complete.<br />
Putting symbols on control cabinet door<br />
Components on the doors are not attached to a top hat rail. Turn 'Automatically' off.<br />
Select '-P1' and position it at 425,0/675,0 mm. Now place the remaining components<br />
on the following co-ordinates:<br />
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• '-S2', Push-button at 425,0 / 500,0 mm<br />
• '-S3', Push-button at 425.0 / 575.0 mm<br />
• '-S4', Push-button at 350.0 / 575.0 mm<br />
• '-S5', Push-button at 500.0 / 575.0 mm<br />
• '-Q1', Main switch 3 pole at 392.5 / 400.0 mm<br />
To position the switch exactly, turn Snap off.<br />
Calculate dimensions of the Control cabinet<br />
The Control cabinet layout is now complete. In order to determine the length of the cable<br />
trays and top hat rails, select 'Automatic – Calculate Dimensions' from the Control<br />
cabinet manager menu. With the 'Calculate' button, all the lengths used in the assembly<br />
diagram are calculated.<br />
These lengths are also included in the Material list. End the dialog with 'OK'.<br />
Drawing sheet variables<br />
One feature of drawing sheet variables is to simultaneously distribute or modify a text<br />
variable over all pages of your schedule.<br />
If you have a look at the drawing frame you loaded at the beginning of the exercise, you<br />
can see some variables that are already set on your pages: date, page number and last<br />
page.<br />
Now we will use the drawing sheet variables to insert the same text on every page at the<br />
same position. Use the command 'Automatic func. - Drawing sheet variables'. The<br />
following dialog shows all the drawing sheet variables that are on your current sheet:
Hint<br />
Please ensure that the option 'Position and size remain unchanged'<br />
is set.<br />
Automatic functions<br />
Click in the field 'Variable 1' and enter 'Created with WSCAD 5.0'. Then activate the<br />
option for 'Variable 1' in the 'Automatic' -group. Click on the 'Start Autom.' button to<br />
start the procedure.<br />
As you enter a new variable (Variable 1) you must specify its position in<br />
your drawing frame. From the menu 'Variable 1' select the command<br />
'Move' and place the text at the lower left of the drawing, outside the text<br />
field. You could also rotate the text or modify the size. Cancel the menu<br />
with or the right mouse button.<br />
The variable 1 is now distributed throughout the set of drawing pages, placed in exactly<br />
the same position as on your current page.<br />
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Foreign Languages<br />
The texts within the schematics can be translated automatically into another language.<br />
From the menu select 'Modify – Foreign Languages – Manage / Start<br />
translation'. The foreign language translation dialog appears:<br />
The dialog lists all the languages defined in the dictionary with the number of existing<br />
entries. Enter the 'Foreign language 1' in the 'Representation' group. In the 'State'<br />
column, double click the line marked 'DE' to translate into the German language. and<br />
select 'Foreign language 1'.<br />
The 'Text import' button enables you to copy English texts from the schematic into the<br />
dictionary.<br />
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Automatic functions<br />
Repeat this process for the 'Foreign language 2'. Then, in the 'Representation’ group<br />
set the languages that you want to display in the schematic. Click on 'Main language'<br />
and 'Foreign language 1' and select the button 'Set all'.<br />
Start the translation with the 'Translate' button. All the texts will be translated into the<br />
chosen language.<br />
Hint<br />
As you can see, it is possible to show texts up to 3 languages at the<br />
same time. However, there is not enough room for this in the<br />
example drawing.<br />
In order to ensure legibility you should allow enough space for the<br />
texts when creating the drawing.<br />
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Automated listings<br />
General<br />
In WSCAD 5 you can generate various lists. In addition to project data, revision history,<br />
terminal chart, connector chart, cable list, cable chart, wiring chart, material list and<br />
reference list you can also produce a summary of the entire project.<br />
There are several ways to generate lists.<br />
Individual listings via the 'Automatic funct.'<br />
menu<br />
With this method the list generation needs to be started manually. According to the list<br />
to be generated, you will be asked to set various options. You also have to choose a form<br />
which will contain the resulting data.<br />
Individual listings via the Project manager<br />
With the open project, click with the right mouse button on the desired list and select<br />
'Automated List'.<br />
If this list has already been created within the project, you will NOT be prompted to make<br />
any output settings. The program starts the list generator, producing the preset list<br />
under the preset file name.<br />
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If you want to modify the output settings again, you should start up the list generation<br />
manually via the 'Automatic' menu or by setting the option 'Set all output<br />
parameters new' and start the analysis again.<br />
Automated listings of an entire Project<br />
General<br />
Having dealt with the automatic functions which modify drawings, we now move on to<br />
see functions which extract information from the drawing into a report list.<br />
The way individual components are linked together is of course very important. WSCAD<br />
5 offers a variety of lists for this purpose. The graphical form design gives you<br />
maximum flexibility to create a list, because this form is a "perfectly normal" WSCAD<br />
drawing containing the appropriate text allocators.<br />
The automatic process inserts the information from the drawing into these allocators.<br />
You can design your forms very freely, either viewing the completed diagram online or<br />
even making further modifications. For the practice example we have already prepared<br />
forms for all the lists. You have already defined these forms by selecting a 'Template'<br />
when you create the project. You can of course modify all individual forms at any time.<br />
Specific information for the Project summary<br />
A prerequisite for the correct generation of a project summary is that for every page there should be<br />
an entry in the field 'File description' in the Project manager.<br />
To do this, open the Project manager and select the first page of the diagram in the section<br />
'Schematics'.<br />
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Via the 'File description''field above the preview window, enter 'Feeding' for page 1 ('WSCAD<br />
example.0001'):<br />
With the 'Tab - key', you can switch automatcally to the input type of the next page. For page 2<br />
('WSCAD example.0001') enter 'PLC inputs/outputs', for page 3 'PLC overview' and for the<br />
page with the Control cabinet assembly 'Control cabinet – Layout'.<br />
Hint<br />
When creating the automated listings of an entire project, the<br />
summary is created as the final list and should also be produced as<br />
the final list after creating the individual automated listings by<br />
hand. For all lists (terminal chart, cable list …), the field 'file<br />
description' always shows the list type.<br />
Starting the creation of automated listings<br />
The creation of the automated listings of an entire project is started via the Project<br />
manager. The project to be analyzed must be opened and a drawing page must be<br />
loaded.<br />
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The Full project automated listings is started via the menu 'Extras – Automated<br />
<strong>Listing</strong>s…' in the Project manager.<br />
A selection dialog appears showing the lists to be generated:<br />
Select the same settings as in the dialog shown above and start the full project analysis.<br />
The full project analysis runs in the background and processes each of the selected lists<br />
in turn.<br />
Hint<br />
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On the first run, in cases where no individual list settings have yet<br />
been made, you will get a dialog prompting you for settings for<br />
each list. On any subsequent run, the existing settings are<br />
used. The Automated listings runs "uninterrupted".<br />
The following description relates to the generation of automated listings from a first run<br />
of a full project analysis.<br />
Hint<br />
To modify the output settings for individual lists, restart the<br />
Automated listings and activate the option 'Reset all output<br />
parameters'.<br />
Project data<br />
The project data completes the wiring documentation. It usually contains data about the<br />
project and / or the customer. The generation process updates the project data sheet<br />
using data from the Project manager.
Hint<br />
You do not need to enter any data yourself.<br />
Revision history<br />
Automated listings<br />
This list can be used to keep a record of any modifications which may have been made to<br />
a project. The management of modifications lists and their associated documentation is a<br />
very complex and wide-ranging topic and is thus outside the scope of this "First steps<br />
..." manual. Information on modifications can be found in the Online help or in the<br />
electronic reference manual on your WSCAD CD.<br />
Drawing pages<br />
When analyzing the drawing sheets, the text allocators are updated using values of the<br />
project manager.<br />
Hint<br />
You do not need to enter any data yourself.<br />
Control cabinet layout<br />
When analyzing the drawing sheets, the text allocators are updated using values of the<br />
project manager.<br />
Hint<br />
You do not need to enter any data yourself.<br />
Begin the creation of the lists by clicking 'Start' in the dialog 'Automated listing'.<br />
Terminal chart<br />
The terminal chart lists all the terminals in the diagram in summary form. On the initial<br />
run the following dialog appears to determine the way of sorting:<br />
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If 'By Co-ordinates' is set, the terminals are listed in the order as they were drawn<br />
(1,2,3,PE,4...). If 'Alphabetical' is not set, the terminals are sorted by pin number<br />
(1,2,...,PE,PE).<br />
Click on 'All terminal strips', to create the terminal chart of all terminal strips and to<br />
store the list as a drawing in your project directory.<br />
Hint<br />
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Do not forget that the Demo version has a very limited output<br />
capability.<br />
Cable list<br />
A further automatic function is to create a cable list which includes all the cables in the<br />
drawing set with cable names and types, destination names etc. Again, the graphical form<br />
design allows a maximum flexibility.<br />
The following menu appears when you start the full project analysis for the first time:<br />
Select 'cable name' as the sort option.<br />
Cable chart<br />
The cable chart is a list containing a variety of information on the individual cable<br />
conductors and the components to which these are connected.<br />
Hint
You do not need to enter any data yourself.<br />
Wiring chart<br />
Automated listings<br />
The wiring chart lists all the individual wires (point to point connections) in the<br />
schematic. Each individual connection is listed, with information on the first destination<br />
(connection to component 1) and the second destination (connection to component 2)<br />
including connection name, cross section, conductor color and length.<br />
The following menu appears on the initial run:<br />
Set the sort option to 'Line name' and click 'Start'. All the connections in the schematic<br />
will be listed.<br />
Material list<br />
The material list shows the components with values taken from a database . The allocators<br />
in the form determine which values are used.<br />
You can of course also work with ready-prepared graphical forms. On the initial run you<br />
will see the following dialog:<br />
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Accept the settings as displayed and start the output of the Material list via 'Start'.<br />
A material list will be created which summarises all the identical parts. The list also<br />
shows the reference names of the individual components.<br />
Reference name chart<br />
In the reference name chart you will see all connections of each symbol, including all<br />
symbols connected.<br />
Accept the default settings and start the output with 'OK'.<br />
Summary<br />
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Automated listings<br />
This creates an overview containing specific information from every page of the<br />
project. The summary is the last list to be created in the analysis.<br />
Hint<br />
You do not need to enter any data yourself..<br />
Creating the project database<br />
With this command you can build a project related database with all the parts of your<br />
project.<br />
The database entries for all the parts (including additional parts of combined-elementsparts<br />
comprised of several actual sub-components) are copied. Components which are<br />
excluded from the material list are ignored!<br />
Hint<br />
You do not need to enter any data yourself.<br />
Output to printer<br />
Now you are ready to output your drawing to a printer or a plotter. To print the project<br />
select the open Project and start printing using the menu command 'Project – Print…'<br />
in the project manager.<br />
The following dialog appears:<br />
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Select the required file types and then choose 'Start'. As a check you will get a further<br />
dialog in which you can preview the selected pages again and reduce them if you need<br />
to.<br />
Start the output to the printer with 'Ok'.<br />
The printer output dialog appears in which you can see all the important information<br />
about the printer and can modify it if you need to.<br />
Make sure that the option 'Scale to fit' is activated so that the drawing will be optimally<br />
sized to suit the paper size in accordance with the margin settings.<br />
Hint<br />
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Remember that the Demo version only has a limited printer output.
Creating a symbol<br />
To complete the exercise we will create a symbol, for this example, a two pole circuit<br />
breaker switch.<br />
In the symbol editor it is possible to assemble several symbols together to create a new<br />
one. However, you cannot take a 1 pole circuit breaker and a 1 pole NC contact joining<br />
them together as a 2 pole switch because the automa tic function would detect them as<br />
two different components!<br />
The following explains the fundamental methods of generating symbols with the symbol<br />
editor. Please follow the steps required.<br />
A symbol that can be used with the automatic functions is defined by:<br />
Component<br />
graphic<br />
Pins<br />
determines visual shape or form of the symbol<br />
determines the symbol connection points, and<br />
line breaking.<br />
Component name name in the library<br />
Reference name unique name in the drawing<br />
Component type<br />
determines how the Automatic functions handle<br />
the symbol<br />
To create a symbol:<br />
From the 'Main' menu select 'Extras - Symbol editor'. After starting the Symbol Editor<br />
you will see that it has its own menu:<br />
The menu gives you quick access to the symbol editor specific commands. Within the<br />
symbol editor only one drawing window can be used. If you have several windows open<br />
in the current drawing, these will be hidden and re-activated when you finally quit the<br />
symbol editor.<br />
Hint<br />
The library toolbars remain visible, but cannot be used. Buttons in<br />
drawing toolbars bars may become inactive, depending on their<br />
function.<br />
Under 'Parameter-Options', set the Snap range to 2.5mm (refers to the minimum pin<br />
spacing). Select 'Graphics - Qty/enclosure', acknowledge the security prompt with<br />
YES.<br />
Under 'Graphics - Symbol type', select 'Standard'. This means that the switch has no<br />
special capabilities, for example cross-reference (e.g. like a coil, contact or terminal).<br />
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Now you are going to create the Symbol Graphics by selecting 'Draw' and the menu<br />
lists the available commands. Make sure that the 'Line type' is set to continuous and<br />
that the 'Line width' is set to '1'. Note the information bar at the bottom of your<br />
screen. There you can see and also modify the settings for line type and line width.<br />
To make it more convenient, the display scale should be larger, therefore press <br />
(this changes only the zoom factor).<br />
Using lines you can now draw the two NC contacts. Turn Snap mode on (, 'S' in the<br />
last line of the screen) and also Orthogonal mode (, 'O' as second character).<br />
Select 'Draw-Line' from the menu and draw a line from 100.0/140.0 mm to<br />
100.0/137.5 mm, and then the horizontal part to 101.5/137.5 mm. You must turn<br />
Snap off to do this! Quit the line command with the right mo use key (twice). Now you<br />
are going to copy the lines. Select 'Draw- Repeat' and position the cursor at<br />
105.0/50.0 mm (Snap turned on) and press the left mouse key.<br />
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Now create the lower part of the NC contact by drawing a line from<br />
100.0/132.5 mm to 100.0/135mm. Turn Orthogonal () and<br />
Snap () off and draw the second line diagonally to 101/138mm.<br />
Copy this line with 'Repeat' to 105.0/132.5 mm.<br />
Draw a line to represent the pusher from 95.0/137.5 mm to 95.0/135.0 mm (Snap<br />
off, Orthogonal on) and a dashed line (change to line type 7) from 95.0/136.3 mm to<br />
105.5/136.3 mm. The graphic of the symbol are now complete.<br />
In this example, the pins are the only parts of the symbol with great importance, when<br />
using the automatic functions.<br />
To place the pins on the symbol, select 'Pins - Place' on the main menu and the dialog<br />
'Place Pins' appears.<br />
Accept the default settings with 'OK' and position the cursor on the four ends to set the<br />
pins. (Note that Snap is on, as it cannot be turned off.). Exit by clicking the right mouse<br />
button after setting the fourth pin.<br />
Select 'Pin number' from the menu 'Pins'. Select the first end,<br />
enter the first pin number e.g. 1 and press the left mouse button (or<br />
). Place the number on the right hand side of the pin, the<br />
direction is always horizontal.
Creating a symbol<br />
The cursor will jump automatically to the next pin ready to enter the next number. You<br />
can, however, place the cursor on another pin e.g. when correcting a mistake. Enter the<br />
remaining pin numbers and exit by pressing the right mouse button or .<br />
The symbol requires a component name to be stored in the library. Select 'Graphics -<br />
Symbol Name' and then 'Input' and enter the name e.g. !S2x NC Switch. The '!'symbol<br />
makes the name invisible on the drawing. Position the name, remembering that<br />
the position is not important, because you cannot see it on the drawing (in the symbol<br />
editor everything is visible).<br />
For automatic numbering the symbol needs a reference name (or symbol). In the<br />
database the reference name of a switch is 'S'. In the 'Graphics' menu select<br />
'Reference Name' and then 'Input' and at the prompt enter '-S'.<br />
Position the reference name left to the symbol. Open the 'Graphics' menu select<br />
'Reference Name' again and set the alignment to 'Right'. During automatic numbering<br />
it will be located automatically. As an exercise change the size of the name, and<br />
reposition it with 'Move' using the commands on the 'Reference' menu.<br />
Individual symbols are stored in libraries. Components can be stored in any library you<br />
want to. (WSCAD 5 is supplied with several libraries containing many symbols of<br />
different types).<br />
TIP<br />
Select 'Library' on the main menu and the 'Library' menu<br />
appears. You either store the symbol in the current library<br />
(refer to the library name at the lower right part of the<br />
screen), or in your own library created using the 'New<br />
library' command. When you create a new library, enter<br />
the library name without the extension '.BIB', as the<br />
program will create this automatically.<br />
To place the symbol in the library, select 'Save symbol'<br />
and you have to define the reference point. (Note the<br />
information in the status bar). With the Snap mode on,<br />
select Pin number '1'.<br />
When a symbol is placed in a drawing, the reference point of the<br />
symbol corresponds to the cursor location, and the drawing sheet<br />
path references (i.e. cross references) are calculated from the coordinates<br />
of the Ref. Point.<br />
Press the left mouse button and the symbol will be stored in the library. It can then be<br />
placed in a drawing using the 'Load Symbol... ' command from the 'Schematic' menu.<br />
Exit the Component Editor by clicking 'Exit'.<br />
IMPORTANT<br />
Make sure that when creating a symbol, the Snap grid setting<br />
matches the Snap grid of the library used.<br />
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WSCAD Services<br />
In conclusion ...<br />
In this short exercise, it was possible to show you just a small selection of all the<br />
functions of WSCAD 5.<br />
A few important features were either not mentioned, or touched on very briefly, for<br />
example:<br />
• Copying projects<br />
• Importing and exporting projects<br />
• Saving and archiving projects<br />
• Protecting projects with a password<br />
• Managing revision history<br />
• Drawing cable shields<br />
• Import of ECAD component standards<br />
• Graphical form design including screen editing<br />
• Automatic management of unit and field designations<br />
• Combined part projects (CPP project) with unlimited page quantity<br />
• Processing data in the database<br />
• Import and update of parts files<br />
• Search + Replace over the whole drawing set<br />
• Import and export of PLC lists<br />
• Desktop modification<br />
• Creating of your own symbol buttons<br />
• Import and export of DXF drawings<br />
• Equipment label creation<br />
• Cable label creation<br />
• Terminal label creation<br />
• Dimensioning<br />
• Network operation<br />
• Component types, Main and Side elements<br />
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