User parameter of socket in device not showing

[MT-Lighting]

Hey everybody,

 

I have a question about adding linked text:

 

I have a switch and sockets with the user-parameter 'vlan'. If I add a linked text to the socket with this user-parameter, it doesn't show up once I'm in the device-level. Does anyone have a solution for this?

 

cheers,

 

Mark.

Switch example.vwx

[MT-Lighting]

Found the solution in the end, trick is to edit the label style of the socket ('skt_txt_') and add the linked text in this symbol. Still would be nice to have the ability to add custom label styles, so I can make a style for switches, audio-equipment, etc.

 

cheers,

 

Mark.

[Conrad Preen]

@MT-Lighting you're talking about labels for sockets - right?

 

Conrad

[MT-Lighting]

Hey Conrad,

 

Completely  mist this one, sorry! Talking about labels for sockets indeed. I wanted to label the ports of a switch with the vlans.

[Conrad Preen]

@MT-Lighting The modern way of adding extra linked text is the same for devices and sockets, in fact for all object that draw the contents of their profile group.

 

Just enter the profile group, add a text object. In the object info palette find the section ConnectCAD Linked Text Data and check the Is Linked Text box. Select the parameter or attached record file that you want to display. Exit the socket and the linked text shows the value.

 

You can use the Data Manager to automatically attach a record to all new sockets. There's a video on that in the Did You Know section of this forum. You can edit the symbols Skt_L, Skt_R etc. to incorporate your extra text.

 

Hope this helps.

 

Conrad