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ADDING GRAPHIC INFORMATION

 

A Vision network file where graphic information is missing or partially present can be opened normally with Bestand | Open. If no graphical information from the objects is present, nothing is displayed on the screen. If some graphical information is present, then:

•all nodes with graphical information are displayed

•all elements of these nodes are displayed and missing graphical information is automatically added

•all branches, of which all adjacent nodes are placed, are displayed and missing graphical information is automatically added

•all switches and protections devices in placed objects are displayed

•all other components are not displayed.

 

Nodes of which graphic information is missing can be placed as follows:

•Click with the left mouse button on the place where the node should be placed

•Select Start | Edit | Graphical | Place | Place node

•choose the desired node

 

or

 

•Right click on the place where the node is to be placed

•choose Place node from the pop-up menu

•choose the desired node

 

The selected node is placed at the indicated location. Elements and branches connected to this node are automatically placed.

 

Neighbour node

When nodes are placed via Place node, all nodes whose graphical information is missing are shown in a list. With large network files, this list is often too long to quickly find the desired node. Vision can limit this list by showing only neighbouring nodes.

Neighbouring nodes are all nodes connected to a branch with a single branch in between. In short: neighbours. The placing of neighbouring nodes of an already placed node can be done as follows:

•select the node from which a neighbouring node is to be placed

•right-click on the place where the neighbouring node is to be placed

•choose Place neighbour node from the menu

•choose the desired neighbouring node

 

or

 

•select the node from which a neighbouring node is to be placed

•Right click on the place where a neighbouring node is to be placed

•choose Place a neighbour node from the menu (one of the neighbouring nodes is placed)

 

or

 

•select the node from which all neighbouring nodes should be placed

•Right-click on the place where all neighbouring nodes should be placed

•choose Place all neighbour nodes from the menu (all neighbouring nodes are placed step by step)

 

In this way, graphical information can quickly be added to the network.

 

Select neighbouring nodes

Start | Edit | Graphical | Place | Selecting neighbour place nodes will select all the nodes from which additional nodes can be placed.

 

 

USE EXISTING GRAPHIC INFORMATION

 

When reading a network file that lacks graphical information, graphical information can also be added based on another network file. A prerequisite for this is that the identification of the components (in particular the nodes) and the sheet names of both network files are the same.

The identification of a node consists of the ID and the name.

 

Using existing graphic information to add the information to a network is done as follows:

•First open the network of which all the objects are placed

•Then open the network with the unplaced objects

•Select Start | Edit | Graphical | Place | Place unplaced objects according to the other network

 

All the nodes of the last network file whose identification and sheet name correspond to the identification and sheet name of the nodes in the first network are placed along with their associated branches and elements.

Nodes for which no graphical information is known can be placed according to the method described above.