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Creating an architecture component

Architecture components are abstract components with a functional construction hierarchy.

ClosedCreating abstract architecture components of the MechatronicComponent type
  1. Call up the popup menu of a library or a unit and select the following menu items: New > Engineering > MechatronicComponent

The editor of a new component is opened via the Attributes editor page.

Create architecture component step 2

  1. Enter a name for the new component.
  2. Select an optional image with .

The type of the component is entered in the Super class field. The type has to be changed with [..].

  1. Select the Abstract check box.
  2. Enter a comment optionally.
  3. Switch to the Level configuration editor page.

Create architecture component step 3

  1. Optionally select the Top-level element check box.
  2. Start the finder for subordinate components and select one or more components from the search result.
  3. The selected components are applied in the list of the subordinate components.
  4. Save with [Ctrl] + [S] or .

The component is created as a result of the assignment of a name and subsequently the saving of the editor. Without a valid name the name field is highlighted in red. A name must be unique within a unit.

ClosedCreating abstract architecture components of any type
  1. Call up the popup menu of a library or a unit and select the following menu items: New > Object

The Create new library object dialog opens:

Create architecture component step 2

  1. Select a discipline component under Object > Component > DisciplineComponent.

The editor of a new component is opened via the Attributes editor page.

Create architecture component step 2

  1. Enter a name for the new component.
  2. Select an optional image with .

The type of the component is entered in the Superclass field. The type can be changed with [..].

  1. Select the Abstract check box.
  2. Enter a comment optionally.
  3. Switch to the Level configuration editor page.

Create architecture component step 4

  1. Optionally select the Top-level element check box.
  2. Start the finder for subordinate components and select one or more components from the search result.
  3. The selected components are applied in the list of the subordinate components.
  4. Save with [Ctrl] + [S] or .

The component is created as a result of the assignment of a name and subsequently the saving of the editor. Without a valid name the name field is highlighted in red. A name must be unique within a unit.