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    Copied Device snaps back to its original

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    Right, makes sense, but I also had the situation, where I deleted a device and pulled something from the ressource manager, gave it the same name and tag and it snapped back to the original device. From what you where describing, this shouldn't happen, because the Device Name doesn't exist anymore right?

    Copied Device snaps back to its original

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    Hey, ok so far that makes sense. The thing is it also happens when that first one is deleted. Or do I have to clean it out in another way? Or is it maybe still in the System because there where circuits attatched before? Or does it have to do with a device beeing stored in the Ressource Manager with that Name and Tag?

     

    I guess the overall question is: How do I replace an existing device with a different one which recieves the same Name and Tag

    Search and Replace - Record Fields

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    Hi,

     

    I want to change some socket names and tags with the Search and Replace tool. To change it, I tick "Record Fields".

    After I do, it always tells me  "4 occurrences where found or changed"
    So I see that 2 of those are Socket Name and Display Tag. What are the two missing occurrences?

    Edit / customise socket symbol

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    Hi Ross,

     

    Yes you can change the look of sockets. But first you have to understand how they work.

     

    Sockets internally place a couple of symbols: skt_con_xxx - the graphics, and skt_txt_X the label i.e. the text displayed. If the socket is an IN type then the skt_con_IN is used, if it's an OUT the skt_con_OUT is used etc. There are specialised versions of these symbols e.g. skt_con_djf_IN which is used in Data Jackfields (a.k.a patch panels). The label symbol is selected by orientation so for a L socket the skt_txt_L symbol is used. So these are the symbols you will need to edit in order to change the look.

     

    But where to edit them? To avoid altering your Vectorworks installation and then having your changes erased by the next upgrade I strongly suggest you create a copy of the standard template and work on that. This will give you a way back if your modifications cause problems. So in your new template look for the symbol folder zNestedSymbols you'll see the symbols I described in there.

     

    Good luck!

     

    Conrad

     

    Hi, I have a followup question. Can I add a socket?

    I tried to copy the skt_con_in symbol and renamed it to skt_con_test_in and changed the color. It didn't appear in the dropdown list of a socket. Does that work somehow?

    Look for devices from database

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    Hi, so I understand that I can use the internal Database in the Device Builder to create preconfigured devices. If I want to edit that list I have to change the textfile ConnectCAD Devices DB.txt.

    Now in my company we have a little bit of a standard for how we layout our sockets on the device. E.g. LAN Ports come first and the bottom row is always power.  Some ports may be grouped together for better visibility.

     

    Can I store this information in the database too or will it always spit out socket after socket as written in the database??

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