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Creating Ribbon Grouped Pins

A ribbon grouped pin is a pin container which contains all the pins (stores all pins of a connectable object - connector, connectable object, terminal - in one element).

A ribbon cable can only be connected to a connectable object containing a ribbon grouped pin. One connectable object can contain only one ribbon grouped pin (it cannot even be combined with pins and grouped pins).

To create a ribbon grouped pin, you can use the mouse and the keyboard. Both techniques can be combined.

Note:

When placing objects, you can choose to place them freely, on a key point, anywhere on a particular surface, or anywhere on a particular plane. You can also combine these options, e.g. you can choose to place an object on a particular plane and then on a particular key point on that plane. Just use the corresponding button or shortcut. See Construction aids for details.

Using the mouse

  1. Click the Create ribbon grouped pin button on the toolbar.
  2. Click on the desired location in the 3D working window.

Using command bar and mouse

  1. Click the Create ribbon grouped pin button on the toolbar.
  2. Determine the X, Y and Z coordinates and specify the desired dimensions (width, height, and length) of the ribbon grouped pin in the command bar and confirm with [OK].

Properties

Existing ribbon grouped pins can be edited in the properties panel. The properties common to all 3D objects are described in the 3D Object Properties section of this help file.

The ribbon grouped pin properties relevant for connecting wires or cables can be set in the connector (connector, connectable object, terminal) properties.

The Number of pins property specifies the number of pins represented by the ribbon grouped pin. This value is interconnected with the Detail pin settings section of the connector (connector, connectable object, terminal) properties panel.

Activating the Inline pin check box has the effect that a ribbon cable cannot end on an inline ribbon grouped pin, it must pass through it. This means that such a connectable object cannot be placed on a ribbon cable end, just in between.