Cables SuppLines
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| Menu location |
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| None |
| Workbenches |
| Cables |
| Default shortcut |
| None |
| Introduced in version |
| 0.3.0 |
| See also |
| Cables CableBox, Cables CableConnector, Cables ElectricalDevice, Cables CableLightPoint |
Description[edit | edit source]
The SuppLines is a dependent object and cannot be created directly.
It can be created as a child object during creation of: CableBox, CableConnector, ElectricalDevice, CableLightPoint.
It serves as a support for WireFlex objects which form a Base for Cable. The SuppLines object itself is attached to other objects mentioned above and keeps predefined placement relative to them. The SuppLines has a shape of a cross with five vertices which can be used as attachment supports for up to five cables entering single hole in a cable box. It can also be a reference point for cable entering the connector or electrical device. It is up to the user to find the SuppLines helpful or not.
Important: the real relation between SuppLines object and its parent is reversed to avoid cyclic dependencies and to speed up recalculation. This has some consequences (see Notes).
Example of a default SuppLines shape.
Usage[edit | edit source]
The SuppLines object cannot be created directly. It is made during the creation of: CableBox, CableConnector, ElectricalDevice, CableLightPoint depending on Number Of Supp Lines property of these objects.
Notes[edit | edit source]
- The SuppLines object has reversed relation with its parent to avoid cyclic dependencies. It is shown as a child in the Tree View only for visual organization of objects. Undesirable consequence: when a parent is copied, all its child SuppLines objects must always be manually copied with it.
- Depending of parent the single SuppLines object can have one or more crosses.
Properties[edit | edit source]
The SuppLines object has not any visible properties to edit. Its shape can be created and modified by its parent object or take the form of a cross with a default size.
