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Chapter 4 Designer
DME Designer Owner’s Manual
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Wire Drawing
Wire drawing starts at the positions shown in the following table:
■ Connecting Hotspots with Hotspots
Method 1 Clicking
Click the hotspot where the connection originates to begin drawing, then click the destination
hotspot. The two hotspots will be connected by a wire.
Method 2 Dragging
Drag from the origin hotspot to the destination hotspot.
Drawing Start Location Start Method
Hotspot Click
Wire End Terminal Right-click → click [Continue Wire] on the menu
Node Right-click → click [Start Wire] on the menu
Line Segment Right-click → click [Start Wire] on the menu
Anywhere on the Sheet Right-click → click [Start Wire] on the menu
NOTE
When creating diagrams the keyboard cursor keys can be used to move the mouse cursor, and the <Enter. Key can be used
to create nodes.
NOTE
A termination cannot be connected to a terminal that will be shorted. Multiple connections cannot be made to a DME
object's Cascade port.
NOTE
When creating diagrams horizontally aligned hot spots can be automatically connected by pressing the <Shift> + <→>
keys or <Shift> + <←> keys.
NOTE
A termination cannot be connected to a terminal that will be shorted. Multiple connections cannot be made to a DME
object's Cascade port.