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SupplementaryMap

In order to position a busbar system that consists of at least two holders and two busbars, the length, start position, number of holders and the relative positions of the first and last holders are required. As with other objects, the specifications for length and start position are made via the Dimension and Coordinate parameters. The number of holders and the position of the first and last holder are passed via the SupplementaryMap parameter using the following syntax:

=Map{Pair{'holder',<number of holders>}, Pair{'startoffset',<value>}, Pair{'endoffset',<value>}}

The value of the endoffset parameter is specified as a negative number, because the offset is calculated relative to the end of the busbar system, e.g. =Map{Pair{'holder',3}, Pair{'startoffset',20.0}, Pair{'endoffset',-20.0}}

Components positioned on a busbar system are mounted side-by-side, flush with the first holder (Holder 0). So that no space is wasted between the last allowable component and the next holder, the next holder (Holder 2) is assigned an ID that is preceded by a plus-sign, e.g. +15050.1.3;0;3.

In order to place an additional component on an already positioned component, the 3D macro of the component to be placed must be equipped with a user-defined mounting point, e.g. MP1. In this example, the component to be placed, which has a mounting point of MP1, can be attached to mounting point MA1 of the already positioned component.