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  1. Thanks @Conrad Preen! I was afraid this might be the case. The custom adapter, that comprises two logical adapters, certainly works for other use cases-- but I'm afraid it's pretty cumbersome for this workflow. My last project includes a TAC-24 fiber... with various fiber TX/RX-- in all, we hit many CC adapter objects. We had some SC, some LC, some ST, some SFP, some SFP+, some FiDo SFP, etc. Combining so many logically separate pieces of kit into one monolithic adapter can't be the best solution to this. Especially when, as a user, I want inventory control / equipment list of all of these pieces. I think we may have had this conversation last year-- but what is the counter argument for not allowing chained adapters?
  2. Hello All- I've stepped away from the world of ConnectCAD for a bit, and I've seem to have forgotten the best way to model fiber cables with multiple connections on it. In the attached image-- would the two sides of my fiber cable be a different device? How would I model this appropriately? Thanks!
  3. Many thanks for these tips, I've been out of the VW Worksheet game for the better part of a decade! It does indeed work well. I wonder if it would possible to add this type of workflow to the manual or video training somewhere? I think it'd be helpful for others!
  4. I never really dug into reports before. I am looking for the right way of getting a quantity of of devices and adapters I have in my schematic. I can't seem to figure out what report I should be using. It looks like the Parts report makes most sense, however I see a worksheet row for every device or adapter on the drawing. Which report should I be using? Thanks!
  5. I am curious if any other users are using records + labels for adapters? I am using adapters to represent modular cards. One thing I've found is that without a label on it it's a little hard for people who not familiar with the specific equipment to understand what the adapter is. I'd love to see a Make_Model (i.e. Description) field or some type of label on the adapter object. Ideally it would have a Label Legend. Otherwise, the adapter as card workflow feels like a good step forward. (cc @alexmootv, since you've been playing around with the same stuff)
  6. @Nikolay ZhelyazkovI do not agree with your assessment. In that example screenshot at the top of this thread I had to make Single Connect circuit, which I made by making a connection from "OUT 16" to "SFP+" then I dragged the circuit over to "SFP+ 1"-- so I am positive I was in Single Connect mode when this bug occurred.
  7. Hi @Nikolay Zhelyazkov- I was trying to do this with the Connect tool. However, after closing and relaunching the software the bug does not appear again. If I can reproduce this I will bump the thread. Thanks!
  8. Hi @Nikolay Zhelyazkov- I was trying to do this with the Connect tool. However, after closing and relaunching the software the bug does not appear again. If I can reproduce this I will bump the thread. Thanks!
  9. I have a workflow blocker with what I feel is an arbitrary constraint. I am trying to loop a circuit from an output to an input on the same device, however when attempting to make the connection an error "Same source and destination Device" is presented. There are a few use cases where I would want this, they mostly revolve around self cascading multi-viewers. After a few minutes thought I cannot determine why this limitation exists, it feels arbitrary. Is this one that could get marked for improvement? Or, does anyone have any tips for me? Thanks!
  10. I have run into what I am going to classify as a bug, but maybe be an intended behavior. I have some devices where the IO socket is most logical to connect on the left hand side of the device. However it looks like the Connect tool cannot start a circuit from the left side of a device. The error "No outgoing Sockets to connect from." is displayed. This feels like an arbitrary constraint. I may have a workaround, but I do not find it elegant. Does anyone have any tips for me? Thank you! EDIT: To be clear, the screenshot is what I want to be able to do, but ConnectCAD will not allow me to do.
  11. Thanks for your input guys, much appreciated! On the subject of row highlights in yellow: Instead of highlighting the whole row, you can also just highlight the Check column cell that CC auto generates. i.e. don't ever mess with user data, only change colors on CC cells. The counter argument is it (potentially) reduces scan-ability to not have the whole row highlighted. Personally, I don't think it's a huge problem for scan-ability. Furthermore, the highlighting is not too smart to begin with. In the example of the error for "Missing Make"-- why have CC highlight the entire row? If it knows the problem is missing Make field, why not just highlight the field that requires user action?
  12. A few things jump out at me as sticking points for this workflow: Documentation on worksheet First the small issue: As I've dug into this, I think there is no situation where a user would want to create devices from a CC auto generated worksheet report (i.e. All Layers Device Report. Let me know if I am incorrect. Assuming I am correct, I think users who come to VWX strictly for CC will have a learning curve with this, and it's not immediately apparent. There should be one or two sentences added to this page of the help files that more explicitly tells users that they should be updating this from a custom worksheet they make, or a CC "List". Symbol selected on creation Right now if I customize the visual look of a device in CC and hit "Save Device..." it creates a symbol inside of the project file. However when running "Create devices from a worksheet" the device that is created is based on the active settings for the Device Builder tool. If I have an instance of the customized device on my schematic already I can transfer device properties using the Device Tool > Pickup / Apply Attributes commands. These feels like an unnecessary step to me. If my project contains only one instance of a symbol for a device, then the "Creating Devices from Worksheet..." command should apply that symbol to the device without me having to transfer attributes. Error Checking When running "Creating Devices from Worksheet..." on a worksheet that has an error, the check field is populated and the cell is highlighted in yellow. If you fix the error (ex. missing Make) and re-run "Creating Devices from Worksheet..." on that worksheet the Check field is nulled, however the cell background color remains yellow. I would prefer that this is restored to its previous color. Device Mapping I am assuming this is a bug, but when I accept a Device Mapping suggestion for an inaccurate worksheet (in this case, missing Make) the selected device is not added to the schematic, and the row receives an error in the Check field as skipped. This seems like it should not work this way? Command completion When running "Creating Devices from Worksheet..." on a valid worksheet the command completes without intervention by the user. Any newly created devices are inserted into the schematic and selected. This is slick, it allows me to know where and how many devices were added. However, if you run "Creating Devices from Worksheet..." on a worksheet and all those devices are already present in the schematic, the user receives zero indication of what happened. The command just finishes. This could be improved by displaying a pop up like "All devices already present on this layer, there was nothing to add." or something like that.
  13. Today I RTFM from cover to cover. One question came up for me when I read the section on Building a device. The help files say: I cannot find these symbols anywhere in the User folder. I note the following: A symbol definition is created in the current project. (Sorry if that terminology is wrong, I put VWX down for a few years) The Device is added to the User folder in the user's CC DB (ConnectCAD Devices DB.txt) Can anyone point me towards where the symbol definition is stored in the user folder?
  14. @Conrad Preen @Nikolay Zhelyazkov Is creating a device from device builder the only way to get it stored into the User DB? I have found Device Builder UI/UX too painful to work quickly. When making small edits to a device that is similar to an existing one I would rather edit it on the design layer. Is it possible to save this instance to the User DB? (Aside from editing the CSV?)
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