CharlesD Posted August 15, 2022 Share Posted August 15, 2022 I am interested how other users handle connector gender in your drawings? I noticed in the default CC connectors list it sometimes lists cables with gender, (i.e. XLR3F / XLR3M) and sometimes does not (DVI, HDMI). Is there a logic to this that I am missing? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted August 16, 2022 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 16, 2022 @CharlesD One first and very important point. In ConnectCAD the connector is always the one that goes on the cable. This circumvents the need for a mapping of which sex of connector mates with what. The only area where we have to talk about chassis connectors at all is in custom connector panels. And there we make a crude transformation of simply deleting the M and replacing with F and vice versa. This simplistic approach has got us through 20+ years. And it has the merit that ConnectCAD doesn't have to "know" much about connectors. In the cases of DVI and HDMI the standards for these protocols specify the sex of chassis and cable connectors most of the time which is why we haven't add male and female versions. But here's the beauty of it. If you are missing particular type or sex of connector, just add a code of your own. Best regards Conrad 1 Quote Link to comment
CharlesD Posted August 16, 2022 Author Share Posted August 16, 2022 2 hours ago, Conrad Preen said: @CharlesD One first and very important point. In ConnectCAD the connector is always the one that goes on the cable. This circumvents the need for a mapping of which sex of connector mates with what. The only area where we have to talk about chassis connectors at all is in custom connector panels. And there we make a crude transformation of simply deleting the M and replacing with F and vice versa. This simplistic approach has got us through 20+ years. And it has the merit that ConnectCAD doesn't have to "know" much about connectors. In the cases of DVI and HDMI the standards for these protocols specify the sex of chassis and cable connectors most of the time which is why we haven't add male and female versions. But here's the beauty of it. If you are missing particular type or sex of connector, just add a code of your own. Best regards Conrad Thanks for this advice Conrad! I do not understand what you mean with the crude transformation. Are you able to explain this concept in more detail? Quote Link to comment
Vectorworks, Inc Employee Conrad Preen Posted August 17, 2022 Vectorworks, Inc Employee Share Posted August 17, 2022 @CharlesD We simply change the last character of the connector type code from M to F and vice versa. No rocket science involved! C Quote Link to comment
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