General

Project languages

Select the languages to be used in the project. Select up to three languages. If you are not using a second or third language, select <Empty> from the list.

If you work in multiple languages, the text will automatically be displayed if you change project languages.

Standard

Unit system: Defines the project units (metric or imperial).

Default cable size standard: Defines the standard used for cable measurement (section, gauge or circular mil-kcmil).

Date display format

Display format: Select the date format you want to use from the list. You can also enter your own format.

System date: Uses the Windows date format.

dd/mm/yyyy: Uses the day/month/year format.

mm/dd/yyyy: Uses the month/day/year format.

%d-%m-%y: Allows to create your own date format (%d = day, %m = month, %y = year (2 digits) and %Y = year (4 digits)).

Available variables:

%a: Abbreviated day of the week (e.g. Mon)

%A: Full day of the week (e.g. Monday)

%b: Abbreviated month (e.g. Jan)

%B: Full name of the month (e.g. January)

%c: Date and time in local format

%d: Day of the month in decimal format (01 - 31)

%H: Current hour in 24-hour format (00 - 23)  

%I: Current hour in 12-hour format (00 - 12)  

%j: Day of the year in decimal format (001 – 366)

%m: Month in decimal format (01 – 12)

%M: Current minute of the hour in decimal format (00 – 59)

%p: AM / PM indicator for 12-hour format

%S: Curent second of the minute in decimal format (00 – 59)

%U: Week of the year in decimal format (Sunday used as first day of the week) (00 - 53)

%w: Day of the week in decimal (0 – 6 ; Sunday = 0)

%W: Week of the year in decimal format (Monday used as first day of the week) (00 - 53)

%x: Date in local format

%X: time in local format

%y: Year in two digits

%Y: Year in four digits

%z, %Z: Time zone

Preview: Show the result of the current display format settings.

Revision numbering

Format: Select the revision mode you want in the list, numeric or alphabetical, and with or without a leading 0. Select Custom, to use the following custom setting.

Custom formula: This is used only if the Custom item is selected in the previous setting. Access the formula manager to create a specific formula.

Fill attribute for recent revision: This option allows you to manage the display of the revision attributes when you work on Relative mode.

Always fill lower index attributes: This option forces the display of the revision index on the bottom of the revision grid, without taking account of the index number of the attributes.

Fill attributes from index: This option allows to insert the revision index into the corresponding attributes. For example, if the attribute with the index number -0 (current revision) is inserted on the top of the revision grid, the current revision index will be inserted on the top of the revision grid.

<Default>

Book: This acts as the default book when drawings are automatically generated (such as terminal strips, bills of materials).

Formula for calculation of PLC channel address: The formula used to automatically generate PLC channel addresses.

Default configuration

Terminal strip drawing: Select the default terminal strip drawing configuration file for all terminal strips in the project.

PLC drawing configuration: Select the default PLC card drawing configuration file for all cards in the project.

Cross references configuration: Select the default cross references configuration file for all cross references in the project.

Drawing style configuration: Select the default configuration file you want to use in the project. If you don't want to manage the drawing styles, select the [<None>] option.

Options

Always fill attribute for location mark: Check this to propagate the location mark into the corresponding attribute (#LOC_TAG), assuming this attribute is present in the symbol definition.

Always fill attribute for function mark: Check this to propagate the function mark into the corresponding attribute (#FUN_TAG), assuming this attribute is present in the symbol definition.

Update generated drawings: Several actions (such as revisions, print or drawing export) can automatically update terminal strip, design rule or report drawings. Select in the list, the option you want to update these drawings. If you select Never option, you will have to update manually the drawings. If you select Ask me option, a dialog box will open to select an option and if you select the Always option, the drawings will be automatically updated without option or message.