SCE TEMPLATES

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 Content

Template Creation

Template Instantiation

Template Facilities

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 Content

Template Creation

Template Instantiation

Template Facilities

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 Reminder
1) Reminder

Template : why ?
- Business oriented data modelling
- Speed-up configuration process
- Attributes protection
- Libraries

2) Template creation

Several ways
- Import from 2nd database / Library
- From scratch

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 Import Template from 2nd database

Import from Second DB of Libraries, Other Business

1Open the 2nd File

2In Template List
2nd Data Base appears
3Select Template 2nd DB
4Add Selected Template from 2nd
DB
To Main Current DB
5Template has been imported
in current DB
6Close the 2nd File
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 Create Template from scratch (1)

Template from scratch

Switch into Template mode

Right-click on Templates
Select New

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 Create Template from scratch (2)

Template from scratch
1Select the New Template
Empty

2Choose hierarchy to which this

entry point is belonging to.
3Choose main object = ENTRY
POINT
4Through Object entry window,
add this object

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 Create Template from scratch (3)

Template from scratch
Template Entry Point = ANCHOR
Through Object entry window, add objects in
the template (in the 3 hierarchies) to complete
the model

Template Content

One template can be instantiated in one

template (= 2nd level of template)
Up to 2 levels
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Template Creation

Template Instantiation

Template Facilities

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 Instantiate Template (1)

In Object DB using Templates Entry Window
1Switch in Object Mode
2Select the Father

LIST of Template candidates

=>to be instantiated
=>For this selected Father
is refreshed

3Select the template

4Click Add

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 Instantiate Template (2)

Check Instantiated Template

pictorial representation

ICON Template ANCHOR

Name of instance
+ name of template

Temporary Graphic, Scs, Site

Sub-part of the template need to be
MOVED to appropriate Father (Next
Slide)

ICON Template Sub-Part

Attached template
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 Instantiate Template (3)

Moving attached template Part

Move or Cut/Paste
- one by one
- several via
Contents of
1Multi click
with Shift/Ctrl
key to select
several parts
2Cut

3Select Father
for 2nd part
(Graphic)
4Paste
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 Template : Resume
One Template may have
Electric Part
System Part
Graphic Part

Template is Defined by
ANCHOR
position name in Template List

Template instance in Object DB

Temporary Electric Part
Temporary System Part
Temporary Graphic Part

ANCHOR instance
Sub part of template

Directly Placed

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To Move

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 Check a Template instance (1)

View Instances of one Template

in Object Mode
1Right Click on template
2Popup all instances
REM: Reach Button when
instance selected

3Selecting the ANCHOR object

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 Check a Template instance (2)

View Instance of one Template part

in Object Mode
Instance of Sub part of
template
1View template content

Gives all template instance

components,
include ANCHOR,
and template father

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 Content

Template Creation

Template Instantiation

Template Facilities

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 DOF : Degree Of Freedom

Attributes Protection
By default, attributes are protected => No possibility to change in Object Mode

To allow attributes modification => Define DOF in Template Mode

Appears in blue
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 Parameters (1)
Common value in DOF attributes
Example :
Graphical template for switching device representation
=> a lot of objects have to take the same colour => voltage level colour
=> Common value in DOF => Parameter
1Template Mode
2At ANCHOR level =>
Parameter tab

3Create a Parameter : right click, New

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 Parameters (2)
Common value in DOF attributes
Associate a DOF attribute to a parameter
DOF attribute :
1Associate Parameter
2Choose Parameter

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 Parameters (3)
Common value in DOF attributes
View all DOF attributes associated to a parameter
1Right-Click on Parameter :
2View linked attributes

Linked attributes

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