Custom Cable Connectors?

[karstenwolfGL]

Alright I'll admit there's a good chance I'm just missing something obvious here. Waiting on Service Select but in the mean time...

 

How do you add a new cable connector type in Spotlight 2024? 

 

The current video available only shows VWX 2022, and involves editing an XML that's not present in 2024. I did try editing the CableConnectorCache.xml and it just resets itself on launch. https://university.vectorworks.net/mod/overview/view.php?id=3065

 

My understanding is that I should be able to make a symbol (duplicated then edited), put it in $UserFolder>Libraries>Defaults>Cable Tool>Feeder Cable.vwx and the Cable Tool will automatically populate that information. 

I did that and am able to see the symbol in the cable parts but not the connectors in 'StartConnector' or 'End Connector' in the OIP. 

 

 

[JustinVH]

@jcogdell I believe that you know the workflow for this.

[Stefan B.]

Indeed you have to edit the XML file in 2024. Not very intuitive but not very hard either.

 

Library\Libraries\Defaults\Cable Tools\CableConnectors.xml

 

And add your custom connector via copying from another connector.

See one of mine:

 

<Entries>

    <Entry SocketPatchCount="8" UniversalName="MotorCable LV" LocalizedName="MotorCable LV">

        <Socket UniversalName="L1" LocalizedName="L1" />

        <Socket UniversalName="L2" LocalizedName="L2" />

        <Socket UniversalName="L3" LocalizedName="L3" />

        <Socket UniversalName="PE" LocalizedName="PE" />

		<Socket UniversalName="LV-U" LocalizedName="LV-U" />

        <Socket UniversalName="LV-C" LocalizedName="LV-C" />

        <Socket UniversalName="LV-D" LocalizedName="LV-D" />

        <Socket UniversalName="PE" LocalizedName="PE" />

      </Entry>

 

Ahh, and you need to reboot VW for every change you make to get them to work.

Edited August 22 by Stefan B.