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FluidDraw® P5 User's Guide 570747 EN 03/11

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1. Nn se O 5 rt ge x ig ig pe Nn pe xe je oq ca ig Print Opens the FluidDraw Print dialog window to set the print options for the active circuit Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Recent Files A file can be selected for opening from a list of the recently opened files Recent Projects The most recently opened projects can be selected for opening from a list Exit Ends FluidDraw 17 2 Edit Undo Undoes the last editing action for the active circuit Redo Takes back the last undo action for the active circuit Cut Deletes the selected objects and adds them to the clipboard Copy Copies the selected objects to the clipboard Paste Pastes the objects from the clipboard into the active circuit Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 201 202 Delete Select All Group Create Macro Object Create Cross reference Ungroup Break Off Enable Scale a D D o LA ce g z a D o D D pa m D Ta Ta Wn Wn Wn rt an fal fel 5 gt 3 gt o z je nn S 7 z E D skO i ge 3 ap oO r gt oD a a 2 a O A ia fa Qa Q Q e si Z oy ua D O Oo N T oO a c a zh O T n O m be WN Y Sa 3 a or cr pn O gt gt e a D 3 N ct S D a O D D a lt fat O a gt a a a 9 D O oO g2 Q 2 Q Q a ig N O e Q c v enable scaling
2. SiSiSiS i Sis isis i Sisisisisis rv Figure 3 2 nsert Shopping Basket dialog window If you have selected a product which does not possess a graphical illustration then a text appears in the circuit diagram which takes on the component attributes instead of the symbol Both this text and the identifiers for the symbols appear in the parts list You can make the settings that influence the generation of the symbol designations and accessories using the Genera tab under the menu item from the menu If desired Fluid Draw can automatically generate text elements acquired from the type attribute of the associated symbol Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 23 3 3 Connect connectors ports 24 In order to connect two component connectors with a line move the mouse pointer to the component connector You can recognize a connector by the small circle at the end of a symbol s connection line AS soon as you have touched the line the mouse pointer trans forms into a crosshair gt Figure 3 3 Mouse pointer as a crosshair over a component connec tor Now press the left mouse button and move the mouse pointer to the connector which you wish to connect with the first You can recognize when you are over the connector by the shape of the mouse pointer lt If the mouse pointer is over a connector which is already connected to a line then the prohibi
3. E Show Location Representation Figure 5 7 nterruption Potential dialog window Defines the drawing layer for the interruption Defines the identification for the interruption The identification will be displayed in the circuit if the Display option is active Interruptions can reference each other in pairs The counterpart interruption can be selected from a list or entered directly in the list box opens a dialog window where all interruptions are displayed in a tree and can be selected Only interruptions that are not linked will be shown in the list if the On y Free nterrup tions Potentials option is active If the interruption is linked with another interruption then this button can be used to jump to the counterpart interruption Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 65 Show Location Representation 5 4 2 Conduction line 66 If this option is activated and the interruption is linked with another interruption then the location of the counterpart interruption will be displayed as a page coordinate e g page number column A symbol that defines the representation of the interruption can be selected from a list To illustrate the representation the relevant symbol always additionally shows the intersection of two lines A conduction line is drawn by defining two end points A pneumatic or electric line of this type consists of two connectors with a line between them Both connectors can be used as
4. FluidDraw Circuit and project properties Chapter 13 Circuits and projects have a host of common properties The prop erties set in the project can be used by circuits in the project All of the properties that can be specified for both circuits and projects are listed below The screenshots shown are dialog windows for the circuits Page Sr Properties File Name Description Page number Drawing Frame E Inherit From Project Frame File C Festo Fluid Draw P5 frm Frame_A4 circ RemovelocalFame si Reload Frame Attributes ok Cancel Hep Figure 13 1 Properties dialog window Properties The file name field displays the file name of the circuit or project along with the complete path The file name is carried over to the input field for the Description and can be edited there This entry is displayed in the upper margin of the window as well as beside the circuit or project node Page number Here you can specify a page number The page number can be made up of any character string The page number can be defined using the PageNumber predefined placeholder This placehold er can be used in text components and drawing frames among others Drawing Frame Here you can make settings for the drawing frame This function is described in the section Drawing frame Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 143 13 1 Attributes Any number of attributes can be
5. You open the properties dialog window for the relevant terminal strip using the Properties button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw You can also call up the cables of all terminal strips belonging to the project using the Manage Terminal Strips menu item from the menu Manage Terminal Strips 1 ET Create New i x Description a an Find Target ies Figure 14 23 Manage Terminal Strips dialog window Containing Page Shows which circuit the terminal strip is assigned to You can edit this assignment within a project You can add a new terminal strip to the project using the button Each terminal strip must be assigned to a page Clicking the button first opens the following dialog window where you can define the assignment Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 173 Browse Pages Please select a page to assign the new terminal strip to Figure 14 24 Browse Pages dialog window After you click the button a dialog window opens where you can define the properties of the new terminal strip The dialog window is described under Create terminal strips 14 4 Terminal diagram 174 You can insert an associated terminal diagram for a terminal strip into the circuit diagram You do this by inserting a terminal diagram into a circuit diagram and then assigning a terminal strip to this diagram Select the Terminal diagram menu item from the
6. pe ie Add Existing Library Opens the dialog window enabling you to select a saved library file with the lib file suffix The library saved in the file is added to the pe lt 3 Q O r Add Existing Symbol Folder Opens the dialog window for selecting an existing folder The entire contents of the selected folder including all of the circuit symbols and sub folders contained therein are displayed as a library Close Current Library Removes the active library from the list in the library window The library file is not deleted by this action and can be opened again using the menu and the Add Existing Library menu item Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Rename Active Library Opens a dialog window for entering the name of the library This function is only available to libraries which the user has created For write protected libraries the folder name is shown in the tab Sort Current Library Alphabetically Sorts the contents of the active library alphabetically This function is only available to libraries which the user has created Write protected libraries are automatically sorted and cannot be resorted by the user 17 9 Tools Options Opens the dialog window with program settings file paths and Custom Product Databases D 3 oQ D oq D O ge O 5 u Opens a dialog window for managing custom product databases Translation Table
7. FESTO FluidDraw P5 User s Guide 570747 EN 03 11 FluidDraw P5 is an application for creating electro pneumatic circuit drawings Not only are the many standard circuit symbols available but also all of the components contained in the Festo product catalogue along with their part numbers and technical details If you have also installed the Festo product catalogue then the cur rent catalogue data is always available in FluidDraw In addition to its own proprietary file format FluidDraw also supports DXF files and circuit drawings created with older FluidDraw versions and the FluidSIM pneumatic simulator Contents 1 1 1 2 ea 1 4 1 4 1 1 5 2l Za aul aut La 3 4 a 3 6 AT 3 8 ao 3 10 3 11 312 3 13 3 14 3 15 3 16 3 17 3 18 3 19 First steps Create a new circuit diagram Organize symbols libraries and circuit diagrams Insert symbol from menu Symbol libraries Create user library Circuit files Library and project window Change window position Automatic show and hide Edit circuit Insert and arrange symbols Using the Festo product catalogue with FluidDraw Connect connectors ports Automatically connect connectors Insert T distributor Move lines Define the characteristics of lines Delete line Set the properties of the connectors Define component connector set T distributor Delete component connector Configure a way valve Configure cylinder Group symbols Create macro ob
8. nent by double clicking it or using the menu and the menu item Activate the Attribute Link option and then click the button A window opens displaying the hierarchy of all of the available attributes Please note that only those objects are listed that have an identification assigned by the user Identifications beginning Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 123 124 with a question mark are not listed These are identifications that have been automatically assigned by FluidDraw The desired attribute is located under Attribute Tree Project1 Supplier Browse Attributes Attribute Tree Project H 1 Circut1 e Supplier Figure 10 17 Browse Attributes dialog window Select Supplier and then click the button The Project1 Supplier value is displayed in the input field and Festo in the preview The complete and unique name of the attribute contains all of the hierarchy levels beginning at the project The individual layers in the name are separated by a full stop It is also possible to enter only the attribute name into the input field In this example Supplier The hierarchy is then searched from the bottom up for the attribute beginning with the text components If the attribute searched for is not found in that component then the circuit and then the project are searched for the attribute If the attribute is not found then the attribut
9. Drawing Properties Value Display Part number 163309 7 00591235 E DONC 32 100 F PW A Pegon e As per 50 15552 with profile cylinder Other barrel for proximity sensing with adjustable cushioning at both end positions w es E Figure 10 1 Properties dialog window for a component The properties of a component are saved in attribute value pairs The attributes are divided into different groups The first group contains the general properties 106 Festo AG amp Co KG o Art Systems FluidDraw Symbol Name Description Part number Layer Identification Symbol CONFCYL Description Twin piston cylinder E Display Part number Find Layer l1 F Display in Parts Lists Identification A3 W Display Figure 10 2 Detail from the Properties dialog window for a compo nent General properties Displays the name of the circuit symbol The symbol name is mapped to appropriate products in the Festo product catalogue Users cannot edit the symbol name Contains a more detailed description or the complete name of the circuit symbol where applicable Users can edit this The identifica tion is shown as text in the circuit drawing if the Display option is selected The part number uniquely identifies a product You can enter the part number manually or search via the Find button in the product catalogue The component attributes saved in the cata logue are only automatically taken
10. Reload Frame Attributes button reloads all of the attributes from the drawing frame thus updating the attribute list of the project or the circuit drawing Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 49 50 Select Drawing Frame So Drawing frame AD Drawing frame A Drawing frame A2 Drawing frame AS Drawing frame A4 Portra Title block 1 wide C Festo Auid Draw P5 irm Frame_A4 circ Attributes Project Additional text 2 Revision 1 Text Company Line 1 Revision 1 Date Revision 1 Name Number of pages Company Line 2 Company Line 3 Additional text 1 191 06 Figure 4 2 Select Drawing Frame dialog window All of the available frame files are displayed as a tree on the right hand side The desired drawing frame can be selected in this tree The drawing frame is then displayed in the preview In addition the Attributes list displays all of the attributes of the texts from the drawing frame which were defined as links Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Browse Opens a dialog window to select a circuit file to be used as a frame 4 3 Page dividers A circuit diagram or page can be logically divided into rows and columns which can be labeled with numbers or letters These page dividers are usually shown in the drawing frame and serve as a means of orientation within the page Above all they allow the current paths columns of contacts to be specified in the contact
11. Sets the location of the drawing element to the foreground This means that all of the circuit symbols are underneath this For ex ample symbols are covered by filled drawing elements A text is inserted at the position of the mouse pointer by clicking The dialog window Properties for entering the text and setting the attributes then opens An image is inserted at the position of the mouse pointer by click ing The dialog window for selecting an existing image file then opens Large background images can massively decrease the processing speed as the screen has to be re drawn whenever symbols are moved or edited The image specific properties can be defined in the Drawing Prop erties and Picturetabs of the Properties dialog window for the image Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Drawing Properties Position Scale Left i mm x 7 Top l mm y 1 Rotation 0 E Overide Color Background Foreground Figure 5 14 Properties dialog window for an image Drawing Properties tab Scale Defines the scaling in the x or y direction Rotation Defines the angle of rotation in degrees Override Color Defines the color of the drawing element Background Sets the location of the drawing element to the background This means that all of the circuit symbols are on top of this For example symbols are not covered by filled drawing elements Foreground Sets the location of the drawing element to th
12. The upper table contains the search result Highlighting a row there displays the associated symbol in the preview Select a product by double clicking a table row or using the Add to Selection button Selected products are collected in the lower table When leaving the dialog window the symbols of the selected products are inserted into the circuit win dow The symbols contain the part numbers and technical details of the previously selected products in the form of attribute value pairs If you use a custom product database you can select it in the Prod uct Database list box You can use the selected database in the same way as the Festo product catalogue Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 21 eou osas RS vom 1 Serum Whi a USTOD n Eneee Vinster 95046 LFRS M 1 Service unit With lockable reg ID mon omman eoMD 1 sete Remove Figure 3 1 nsert from catalog dialog window If you wish to insert one or more symbols from an existing shopping cart select the From Festo Shopping Basket menu item from the Insert menu 22 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw NECU M S D1 STK ISK M12 CPX AK P SEA 3GS M8 S KM8 M8 GSG SMT BPS S L MPAFB VI 50E F33GCS MPA FB VI 50E F33GCS MSBE MSBE AGC KMEB 1 24 5 MFH 5 3G D NAS 3 8 2A ISO MsFG 24 42 KMF 1 24 10 L Q5 G1 4 104
13. You can customise the appearance of the parts list under Proper ties in the Appearance tab You can see the effects of the settings straight away in the preview on the right hand side If the Lines per Page option is selected you can specify the num ber of lines to be displayed per page The relevant pages will also be output when the circuit diagram is printed Buttons for naviga tion are displayed underneath the page if the list is split across multiple pages Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Lists Tables 2 4 lt lt First Previous Figure 11 2 Buttons for navigating through lists 11 1 Display parts list We recommend setting up one file specifically for the parts list in a project If you wish to create a circuit drawing without creating a project you can switch the view for this circuit to the parts list view Selecting the Parts List menu item from the menu enables you to switch from the circuit view to the parts list view Conversely selecting the Circuit Diagram menu item from the menu enables you to switch from the parts list view to the circuit view A parts list is displayed as a table in the window You can edit the following options for editing the table Attributes which the user can edit can be entered directly into the corresponding table field Clicking on the column header sorts the rows on the basis of the column clicked Cli
14. lt Q lt x feb oq a a gt Q om a a gt ua a gt 7 D DI o 2 53 oq oa O gt Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 209 210 Zoom In Zooms the view of the circuit diagram in by one step Three steps correspond approximately to doubling the zoom factor Zoom Out Zooms the view of the circuit diagram out by one step Three steps correspond approximately to halving the zoom factor Show Page Borders Shows or hides the page borders in the form of a red rectangle This rectangle displays the borders of the paper format defined on the menu Using the print preview you can decide whether and how the drawing is distributed among multiple sheets Show Grid Shows a background grid in the active circuit window The grid settings can be made in the Genera tab under the menu item from the menu 5 D 5 lt 2 2 5 5 oa Show Rulers Shows or hides the rulers in the active circuit window Show Page Dividers Shows or hides the page dividers in columns and rows Cross references can refer to the column and row containing a symbol The position and number of the columns and rows can be interac tively defined via the page dividers shown Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Show Connector Descriptions Shows or hides the connector descriptions The D sp ay option can be selected in the properties dialog window for the connectors This
15. on the mouse pointer and is placed by left clicking on the drawing area Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw With the Fuzzy Search option you can activate a tolerance in order to achieve results despite minor typing errors or spelling variants In addition to the option of inserting a specific symbol using the Find Symbol dialog window you can also insert a real component along with its part number and technical details from the Festo product catalogue You can find details of how to use the Festo product catalogue with FluidDraw underUsing the Festo product catalogue with FluidDraw 1 4 Symbol libraries Expand All Collapse All The standard library Symbol folders FluidDraw is capable of managing multiple libraries each of which is displayed in a tab in the library window Libraries which cannot be modified in FluidDraw are labeled with a lock symbol in the tab This applies to standard library as well as to symbol folders which FluidDraw does not manage itself or for which the registered user does on possess write authorization Every library is displayed hierarchically Every hierarchy level can by shown or hidden by clicking on the group name Right clicking in a library opens a context menu offering the following menu items for editing the library Defines the size of the symbols displayed Small and are available Opens all of the hierarchy levels Closes all of the hierarchy levels There
16. the special drawing mode then you can select the menu item or the corresponding drawing function on the toolbar while holding down the Shift key The drawing mode then remains active until the menu item or the drawing function is deactivated by selecting it again or another drawing function is selected without the Shift key being pressed The drawing functions toolbar contains the following buttons Switches to the normal editing mode Switches to the mode for drawing a line Switches to the mode for drawing a polyline Switches to the mode for drawing a rectangle Switches to the mode for drawing a circle Switches to the mode for drawing a ellipse Switches to the mode for drawing a text Switches to the mode for drawing an image Switches to the mode for drawing a conduction line You can start by choosing whether you would like to draw a pneumatic or electric conduction line The graphical elements are drawn in the color shown The graphical elements are drawn in the line style shown The graphical elements are drawn in the line thickness shown The line beginnings are drawn with the symbol shown The line ends are drawn with the symbol shown Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 63 5 4 1 Interruption Potential Type of connector 64 If conduction lines extend over several pages then the line ends can be assigned interruptions Interruptions can be used to define that a conduction line is only in
17. using the Display button Reverse Direction The entries in the fromand 7o column are automatically defined as the direction of the wires when creating the cable symbol Clicking the button reverses the directions of all of the wires Renumber From Clicking this button renumbers all of the wires defined by the cable symbol starting with the number entered in the list box Display Attributes E Supplier Curent value Festo E Cable Type E Cross Section Current value 1 mm E Length Current value 2 m E Part number Figure 14 7 Cable Symbol dialog window Display Attributes tab In the Display Attributes tab you can select the attributes of the associated cable object that are to be displayed at the cable sym bol Click the button to create a new cable symbol The following dialog window opens 158 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Containing Page Identification Number of Wires New Cable Containing Page 1 ET Identification Number of Wires 1 100 cancel He Figure 14 8 New Cable dialog window Indicates the page where the cable object will be saved This is important if various cable symbols on different pages reference the same cable object The cable object is only saved with one page Enter the identification for the cable here Enter the number of lines wires in the cable here The number can be higher than the underlying lines if for exa
18. 138 139 208 18 143 160 165 163 157 143 106 35 115 61 40 96 S 33 168 75 33 69 62 33 70 70 143 72 115 170 70 175 121 38 157 237 238 R Rectangle Rotate S Scale Search Symbol Secondary component Set of connected lines Show automatic Show window Silencers Snap Storage locations Symbol align group insert mirror move rotate scale Symbol library Symbols T T distributor set Terminal Terminal diagram Properties Terminals Text Text attribute Text components Text ID search Text link TIF export Tiles Printout 71 43 44 14 115 70 18 18 34 55 189 42 41 20 42 44 20 43 44 15 12 36 168 175 170 76 123 120 88 123 185 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems e FluidDraw Toolbar drawing 62 Tools menu 213 V Valve editor 38 View menu 209 W Way valve configure 38 Window menu 214 Wiring 157 WMF export 185 Working line 32 X XML file 17 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 239
19. 34 7 L H5 W 3 41 n5 p LE g 54 Figure 14 4 Three horizontal potential lines with cross references 14 2 Cables and wiring Cables and wiring are represented in the circuit diagram by a spe cial cable symbol All of the lines defined by the cable symbol are assigned to a cable or to wiring You can define for the symbol whether it is a cable or wiring Wiring only summarizes the defined lines wires graphically in the circuit diagram and is assigned the identification W by default Wiring is not listed in analyses such as cable maps and cable lists Unlike a cable wiring cannot be assigned to a product With wiring product information can only be saved in the lines Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 155 If the cable symbol represents a cable then a cable object must be assigned to the symbol Product properties can be saved in the cable object and are analyzed in cable maps and cable lists etc Several cable symbols can reference the same cable object This is the case if for example a cable has to be spread over several pages IN OD W2 Figure 14 5 Cable symbol Select the menu item from the menu or click the button to define a cable or wiring This activates a mode that allows you to insert a cable symbol by making two consecutive clicks All of the lines that are defined by the cable symbol are initially assigned to wiring If you want to use a cable instead of wiring you c
20. 70 print 184 project 143 rectangle 72 secondary component 115 set multiple terminals 170 set of connected lines 70 signal logic 227 signaling elements 223 Terminal diagram Properties 175 text 121 text options 219 wiring 157 Dimension 95 Dimensioning 95 Draw menu 206 Drawing element 62 Drawing frame 46 47 import 46 insert 47 label 46 Drawing level 56 DXF export 185 DXF file import 185 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 233 E Edit circuit 20 Edit menu 201 Electric line 66 Ellipse 74 Equipment identifications 98 Export 185 F Festo product catalogue 20 File menu 198 Find target 131 G GIF export 185 Graphical element 62 Grid 54 Grid dimension 54 Grid options 188 Group 41 create al delete E Guides 54 H Hide automatic 18 Hide window 18 Image 76 Image file 76 Insert Symbol 13 Insert menu 204 Insert T distributor 27 Interruption 64 J JPG export 185 234 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw L Language text search 88 Layer 56 Libraries 12 Library 15 18 Library menu 212 Library window 18 Line 68 delete 34 electric 66 move 30 pneumatic 66 Line segment 30 Line type set 32 Link 123 Links 178 M Macro object create 41 delete 42 Manage Cross References 62 Menu 198 circuit 207 draw 206 edit 201 file 198 insert 204 library 212 project 208 tools 213 view 209 window e s FFeeesesesesesesa NG Me
21. Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Line Style Defines the line style for the dimension Line Width Defines the line width for the dimension Dimensions like all other objects in FluidDraw can be moved rotated mirrored and scaled The display value of the dimension is automatically adapted during scaling if the Automatic Dimension ing option is activated Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 97 Equipment identifications and designation conventions Chapter 9 98 FluidDraw supports the structured and hierarchical assignment of equipment identifications i e a complete equipment identification can be made up of several component identifications The following attributes can be used for structuring and are put together according to predefined conventions to form a complete equipment identification nstallation Location Circuit Component Connector The attributes nstallation Location and Circuitcan be specified for a symbol circuit and project You can specify whether the attributes should be copied over from a parent element node For example you can copy over the installation information from the circuit diagram so that it does not have to be individually entered for each symbol Designation conventions describe how the individual attributes Installation Location Circuit Componentand Connectorare put together to form a full identification They specify the order in which th
22. Column Header Preview PartNo symbollD First Table Row 2 526648 991252 Benennung Artikelbbenennung Linearantreb Prod_Txt Allgemeines Typ Typ fur Positionserke DGP 25 1000 PP VPE Verpackungseinh 1 Delimiter Text Identificator Character Code Column Assignment 82 Figure 6 2 Product Database dialog window Defines the delimiter that can be used to differentiate the attributes Defines whether and how quotes have been added to texts Defines the character set to be used Defines the attributes columns to be imported from the database and the attributes predefined in FluidDraw that they should be assigned to The data type of the attribute can also be specified You can select all of the attributes using the Select All button and invert the selection using the Invert Selection button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw First Row is Column Header Defines that the first row contains the column headers attribute names First Table Row Defines the row from which the data records are to be imported Preview Displays a preview of the data records that are being imported The following dialog window opens if the button was selected to export either the Products or Suppliertable as a CSV file Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 83 Product Database Delimiter Tabulator E Comma Semicolon Other T
23. Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 13 14 end Symbol o ha a Symbol Search valve Fuzzy Search El Festa 2 2 way valve configurable amp n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 3 Hectic E E 2 2 way valve configurable 4n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Mam r St i 3 2 way valve configurable 3n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Sw a za l r H 32 way valve configurable 3n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Mz El Pneumatic symbols ISO 1215 1 3 way ball valve Pneumatic symbols ISO 1219 1 Switch Vary Q 4 2 way valve configurable 4 n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Mz 4 2 way valve configurable 4 n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Sw 5 2 way valve configurable S n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Sw 5 way valve configurable S n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Mz 5 3 proportional directional control valve closed electrical Magnetic spring direc 5 3 way valve configurable 3 n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Sw 7 5 3 way valve configurable 3n way valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Mz Ball valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Switch Vary Q Ball valve with drive unit Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Switch Vary Q Ball valve with drive unit Cylinders with piston rod double acting Single ended pi Ball valve with drive unit Swivel dive double acting pneumatic Pneuma
24. Insert menu or click the button to insert a terminal diagram into the circuit diagram Alternatively you can click the i button Select Terminal diagram in the selection dialog window that opens Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw The mouse pointer changes to a crosshair Click the position in the circuit diagram where you want to insert the terminal diagram A dialog window then opens where you can assign the relevant terminal strip and customise the appearance Terminal diagram Properties ae Appearance Drawing Properties Spacing Additional Line Spacing Additional Cell Spacing External Target Identification PeR a as O O A El Lines per Page 0 Joo S y Color Figure 14 25 Terminal diagram Properties dialog window Terminal Strip Defines the associated terminal strip Properties Opens the properties dialog window for the associated terminal strip You can customise the appearance of the terminal diagram in the Print Options tab You can see the effects of the settings straight away in the preview on the right hand side If the Lines per Page option is selected you can specify the num ber of lines to be displayed per page The relevant pages will also Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 175 14 4 1 Set links 176 be output when the circuit diagram is printed Buttons for naviga tion are displayed underneath the page if the list is sp
25. a macro object select the group or the macro object and select the menu item from the menu This always deletes the outermost group In order to delete nested groups you must repeat the operation 3 17 Align symbols To align objects with each other select these and choose the de sired orientation from the menu item on the menu or click the appropriate button 5 ey ef a on the toolbar 3 18 Mirror symbols The symbols can be both horizontally and vertically mirrored Select the desired mirror axis from the menu item on the Edit menu or click the appropriate button ss on the toolbar If you select multiple objects at the same time then every object will be mirrored separately If you wish the operation to use a common mirror axis then group the objects before the operation The geometrical properties can be entered directly via the Drawing Properties tab Enter a minus sign in front of the corresponding scaling factor in order to mirror the symbol 42 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw 3 19 Rotate symbols The symbols can be rotated in 90 degree steps or with the help of the mouse pointer To rotate objects in 90 degree steps select the desired angle from the menu item on the menu or click the appropriate button on the toolbar If you select multiple objects at the same time then every object will be rotated separate ly If you wish the operation to use a common axis of rotation then group the
26. created for every circuit or node in a project The attributes are listed in a table in the Attributes tab New attributes can be entered in the empty cells at the end of the table The use of attributes is described in the section Attributes of the nodes in a project The attributes of a project node are automatically copied to all circuit and parts list nodes inherited and are thus available in all of the circuit drawings This concept is particularly useful for the drawing frames if project attributes are to be displayed in the circuit diagram for example You can find further information in the section Link text components with attributes Circuit attributes copied from a project cannot be edited initially The corresponding row in the Aftributes tab of the dialog window is grayed out and the nherit From Project option in the column is activated However it is possible to overwrite a copied attribute in a circuit The option in the nherit From Project column must be deacti vated for this The value of the attribute can then be edited This function can be used to assign individual page numbers in the drawing frame for example If the nherit From Project option is reactivated then the attribute value is copied from the project again 144 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Attributes Translation Table Attribute Inherit From Value Action Project Comment aT p32 Addition
27. divided into main and sec ondary components where the coil is the main component and the contacts are the secondary components 10 7 Linking main and secondary components 114 Main and secondary components are linked using the symbol for the secondary component The circuit diagram detail shows a relay comprising a coil as the main component and two contacts as the secondary components The contacts are to be linked with the coil This information is evaluated when displaying the contact image Figure 10 7 Relay comprising coil with two contacts The symbol identifications are the defaults used in FluidDraw The symbols are not linked together yet Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Description Main Component Browse Link Find Target Display Open the corresponding properties dialog window by double clicking a contact Main Component 7 Display Suppress Inherited Parts OK _ Canai Ay J Hep Figure 10 8 Properties dialog window for a contact Defines a description for the secondary component In the case of a contact this is shown in the terminal diagram A compatible main component can be selected from a list The main component identification can also be entered directly as text Opens a dialog that shows all compatible main components as a tree in accordance with the object hierarchy If this box is checked then the secondary component is logically linked
28. gt last Figure 14 13 Buttons for navigating through lists 14 2 3 Insert cable list You can insert a cable list into a cable map To insert a cable list into the circuit diagram select the Cable menu item from the menu Alternatively you can click the button Select Cable List Jin the selection dialog window that opens The mouse pointer changes to a crosshair Click the position in the circuit diagram where you want to insert the cable list A dialog window then opens where you can select the associated cable and customise the appearance 164 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Included Pages Drawing Properties A Include This Page s Components Only Include All Project Files Include Selected Files E Project 1 ET E Project 1 ET Project 1 PNEU F Project1 PNEU Figure 14 14 Cable List dialog window ncluded Pages tab Include This Page s Compo Lists only the cables in the associated circuit nents Only Include All Project Files Lists all cables in the active project Include Selected Files Lists all cables in the selected circuit in the active project Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 165 Spacing Additional Line Spacing Additional Cell Spacing x Supplier Column Header Background Color l z ate ee Color a ne E Lines per Page Figure 14 15 Cable List dialog window Appearance tab You can customise the appearance o
29. mode z signal lines can be drawn from curve support points Left click a supporting point and hold down the mouse button Drag the mouse pointer to a second supporting point The signal line will be drawn once you have the mouse pointer over the second supporting point and release the mouse button 18 6 Insert additional signal lines In the nsert additional signal lines mode additional support ing points can be inserted into existing signal lines 228 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 18 7 Insert row Clicking on the nsert row button inserts a new diagram row above the current selection If no cell is market then a new row is attached to the end of the diagram 18 8 Delete row Clicking on the De ete row button deletes a selected diagram row If nothing is selected then the function is not available 18 9 Additional editing functions 18 9 1 Zoom Using the e button the view is reset to the standard zoom level Using the e button increases the zoom level Using the e button decreases the zoom level 18 9 2 Undo editing steps Using the button you can undo the last 50 editing steps Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 229 Using the button you can redo the previously undone editing steps 230 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Index Menu 215 A Accessories 188 Alignment 42 Alignment lines 54 Analyses 130 Archiving project 13
30. mode which enables gt a lt fas rt oO oa O Q fe pe a lt pe om of g2 oa om of a gt ca Enable Rotate om ot gt D 02 a jab oq 2 Wn lt 3 j o Ta om gt om a gt D gt D D S om a gt D 3 Nn D 5 o ma a D a anable rotate mode which enables gt Q a lt fas ce Nn O Q oO se Q ER lt fas ie Nn a gt fa Edit Poly Line Activates or deactivates the Edit Polyline mode that allows you to edit a polyline ann z ca s O rt fas O 5 O n Nn lt 3 oO O Nn rt gt rt a gt ca a gt D Ee O n om wt a gt ca 3 O Wn ca O 5 r g gt Pa Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Align Aligns the selected objects with each other Rotate Rotates the selected objects by 90 180 or 270 degrees anti clockwise Grouped objects are rotated around the center point of the group rectangle Mirror Mirrors the selected objects horizontally or vertically Grouped objects are mirrored along the axis of the group rectangle Delete Connector Deletes the selected component connector Properties Opens the Properties dialog window for the selected circuit sym bols in order to enter the component properties This also enables you to carry over attributes from the Festo product catalogue The Connector dial
31. objects before the operation You can also rotate symbols with the help of the mouse pointer by clicking and dragging the edge of the symbol In order to do this FluidDraw must be in Enable Rotate mode This mode can be activated or deactivated using the Enable Rotate menu item from the menu or by clicking the corresponding button on the toolbar Note Activating the Enable Scale mode deactivates the mode and vice versa In Enable Rotate mode click the edge of the symbol and hold down the mouse button 360 00 Figure 3 20 Rotate symbol The current angle of rotation and guides are displayed Hold down the mouse button and move the mouse pointer until the desired angle of rotation is achieved The angle changes in 15 degree steps Note If you also press the Shift key then you can rotate the symbol steplessly Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 43 3 20 Scale symbols 44 200 00 Figure 3 21 Rotate symbol The angle of rotation can also be entered directly in the properties dialog window in the Drawing Properties tab The component symbols can be scaled with the help of the mouse pointer In order to do this FluidDraw must be in Enable Scale mode This mode can be activated or deactivated using the menu item from the menu or by clicking the corres ponding button on the toolbar Note Activating the Enable Scale mode deactivates the mode and
32. sense if a symbol is a subobject of another object for example the plug in a plug strip or the solenoid coil in a solenoid valve The full identification is put together ac cording to the defined designation conventions The Component attribute is also added in accordance with the defined object hie rarchy You start at the top hierarchy level when designating an object The hierarchy is defined by establishing a reference between a symbol object and the parent object To illustrate this we will expand upon the example described above The symbol with the Component attribute with the value B1 was not previously hierar chically structured This is changed by assigning an A1 fora parent symbol to the symbol The full identification for B1 is then as follows G1 X1 A1 B1 The identification that is displayed remains unchanged FluidDraw supports different sets of designation conventions For each symbol you can select which set of conventions should be used for its identification The set of conventions to be used for the supplied symbols is preset The preset sets of conventions can be customized in the Des gnation Conventions tab under Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 99 Fluidics Electrics User Defined Options These sets of conventions are copied when a project or circuit diagram is created from new Copying the sets of conven tions into the circuit diagram or project gua
33. the starting point for further connections The conduction lines can only be drawn horizontally or vertically You open a dialog window where you can make various settings for the line to be dragged using the Conduction Line menu item or the button on the toolbar Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Conduction Line Type of connection line Pneumatic Hectic E Define multiple lines Number of lines Distance Start Point Appearance End Point Appearance E Display Identification E Display Identification Ge Figure 5 8 Conduction Line dialog window Type of connection line Selects the conduction line type The following are available Pneumatic and Electric Define multiple lines Multiple conduction lines can be set one after the other if this option is active You can cancel the action by pressing the Esc key If multiple conduction lines with the same distance between them are to be drawn horizontally or vertically then change the number in the Number of lines field You specify the distance to be main tained between the lines using Distance Under Start Point Appearance and End Point Appearance you can define the representation of the respective end point If the Display Identification option is selected then the identification for the start point is displayed In order to guarantee that the same identification is d
34. then the description entered will be displayed beside the terminal Defines the direction of the new terminals The direction is indi cated in the circuit by an arrow that shows which connector is inside the control cabinet and which is outside The tip of the arrow points into the control cabinet The direction can also be changed later using the properties dialog window for the individual termin als Defines the drawing layer for the line Defines the terminal strip containing the terminals in question The list contains the terminal strips already created You call up the properties dialog window for the selected terminal strip using Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Properties You can also create a new terminal strip using Create New Display Identification If this box is checked then the identification for the associated terminal strip is displayed beside the new terminals 14 3 3 Create terminal strips FluidDraw does not treat terminal strips as visible objects within the circuit pages which explains why they cannot be interactively selected using the mouse in order to highlight them delete them or change their properties Terminal strips can either be managed via the associatedterminals or using the Manage Terminal Strips menu item under Page or Project A terminal strip is always part of a specific circuit To define a new terminal strip you must therefore define a circuit file in
35. this option is activated then the displayed dimension value is automatically adapted if the dimension is scaled Unit Defines the unit to be used for the dimension Show Unit Defines whether the unit should be displayed Decimals Defines the number of decimal places Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 191 Scale Factor Determines the factor by which the real length is multiplied for the displayed value This is necessary if you are creating a drawing with a scale other than 1 1 16 6 Designation Conventions Designation Conventions Default Settings Fluidics User Defined Installation Component Connector r E Frame Identification E Automatically frame identification for free input Enumerate Automatically Consider All Project Files Figure 16 6 Options dialog window Designation Conventions tab This tab is used to define the default settings for the designation conventions You can find further information under Equipment identifications and designation conventions The settings are only applied to newly generated projects or cir cuits They have no effect on existing objects Settings can be made for the following sets of conventions Flui dics Electrics and User Defined Frame Identification Defines that the identifications produced by the selected set of conventions will be framed 192 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Enumerate Automatically Defines that the ide
36. to 4 lines with each other The default representation for the T distributor can be selected via the corresponding t stick drop down list on the toolbar You can customize the representation of the T distributor by double clicking the T distributor or highlighting the T distributor and selecting the menu item from the menu The Properties dialog window opens Select the Representa tion tab Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Symbol Description Fart number Layer 1 E Display in Parts Lists 753378 T distributor Junction id E Connected conduction lines are marked as links automatically Controls terminal s target search Figure 3 10 T distributor dialog window Tab Representation T distributor Defines the representation of the basic T distributor Here you can select whether the distributor should be represented as a filled circle or a simple intersection Cross Link Defines that the T distributor should be represented as an electric link This representation has a knock on effect on the connected lines which are automatically marked as links Junction Defines that the T distributor should be represented as an electric junction This representation has a knock on effect on the termin als target search With a junction the target in the direction of a Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 29 Straight line or right angle is found first and then the targe
37. via the menu or via drag and drop from a library window Symbols can be com piled into library files with the 1ib file suffix Libraries are hierarchically organized collections of symbols In addition to the standard library which users cannot modify users can compile any desired number of their own libraries You can find functions for organizing the libraries on the menu as well as on the context menu of the currently active library To switch libraries use the tab in the upper margin of the library window Library files have the 1ib file suffix The default location for circuits is in the FluidDraw folder con tained in the My Documents folder defined by the operating sys tem These have the circ file suffix Note It is worthwhile to create a new sub folder in the FluidDraw directory for every customer or every project Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 1 3 Insert symbol from menu To find a specific symbol you can either enter characteristic key words in the Find Symbol dialog windows or navigate through the hierarchical structure Where necessary open a new window and select the Symbol Description entry on the menu The Find Symbol dialog window then opens You can enter your search terms in the Search input line Separate the individual search terms using commas or spaces Neither the order of the search terms nor upper or lower case letters have any influence on the search results
38. vice versa In Enable Scale mode click the edge or corner of the symbol and hold down the mouse button is a Figure 3 22 Scale symbol The current scaling relationship to the current original size is dis played Hold down the mouse button and move the mouse pointer until the desired size is reached The scaling relationship is changed Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw in 0 25 steps Note If you also press the Shift key then you can scale the symbol steplessly MEA es Figure 3 23 Scale symbol You can simultaneously mirror the symbol by moving the mouse pointer over the middle of the symbol to the opposite side R lt ir Figure 3 24 Mirror symbol The scaling factor can also be entered directly in the Properties dialog window in the Drawing Properties tab Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 45 Drawing frame Chapter 4 4 1 Editable labels 46 In FluidDraw drawing frames are circuit diagrams which consists of a title block and the frame with the field divisions They can also be displayed in other circuit diagrams Existing CAD drawing frames can be imported using theDXF import menu item on the File menu No order to make a drawing frame usable in different projects and circuit diagrams a number of texts in the title block must be editable These texts are Author Creation date Project name Page name and Page numbe
39. 111 10 4 User Defined Properties 111 10 5 Drawing Properties 113 10 6 Main and secondary components 114 10 7 Linking main and secondary components 114 10 8 Link solenoid valves and solenoid coils 116 10 9 Attributes of the text components 120 10 10 Link text components with attributes 123 10 11 Text components with specified links 125 10 12 Change the properties of multiple objects simultaneously 126 10 12 1 Drawing Properties 126 10 12 2 Main Component 128 11 Parts list management and analyses 130 11 1 Display parts list 131 11 2 Find components from the parts on the circuit diagram 131 11 3 Set parts list properties 133 11 4 Export parts list 135 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw 12 12 1 12 2 1221 12 3 12 4 13 a a 13 1 1 IEF 13 3 13 4 ihe Se 13 6 Ta 14 14 1 14 2 14 2 1 14 2 2 14 2 3 14 3 14 3 1 14 3 2 14 3 3 14 3 4 14 4 14 4 1 14 5 Manage projects Create new project Project nodes Project archiving Circuit and parts list nodes Unplaced objects Circuit and project properties Attributes Predefined placeholders Page Dividers Basic Unit Length Language Encryption Designation Conventions Cross Reference Representation Special functions for electric circuits Potentials and conduction lines Cables and wiring Manage cables Insert cable map Insert cable list Terminals and terminal strips Set terminals Set multiple terminals Create terminal strips M
40. 9 Attribute link 123 B Backup copies 189 Blanking plugs 34 BMP export 185 C Cable 157 160 manage 161 Cable list 164 Cable List 165 Cable map 162 Cable Map 163 Check drawing 78 Circle 73 Circuit 17 check 78 input 183 nodes 139 open 139 output 183 print 183 properties 139 143 XML file 17 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 231 Circuit menu 207 Component attributes 105 Compression files 189 Conduction lines 153 Configurable cylinder 39 Configurable way valves 37 Connector connect 4 define 36 delete 37 identification 34 properties 34 seal 34 Connector Labels 118 Contact 115 Contact images 182 Create drawing frame 46 Cross Reference Representation 61 Cross reference create from symbol 60 Cylinder configure 40 Cylinder editor 40 D Define page dividers 51 Delete line 34 Designation conventions 98 Designations number 100 Dialog window cable 157 160 Cable List 165 Cable Map 163 circle 73 circuit 143 Circuit 9 component 106 connector 35 contact 115 Cross Reference Representation 61 diagram properties 218 232 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw diagram size 9 dimensioning 96 drawing areas 221 drawing frame 48 50 drawing layers 57 electric line 33 electric terminal 168 ellipse 75 export parts list 136 Functional diagram 217 image 77 line 33 69 line options 226 Manage Cross References 62 pneumatic line 33 polygonal chain 70 polyline
41. A dialog window for selecting a file or entering a new file name appears After you have entered a file and left the dialog field you can define the following format settings for the export in the Parts List Export dialog window Parts List Export W Column Header W Quotation Marks Delimiter Tabulator Comma Semicolon C Other ox _ cance Hep Figure 11 7 Parts List Export dialog window If this option is selected then the names of the attributes appear in the first row of the text file Select this option to set the field elements in quotation marks The selected separator is used to separate the columns Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Manage projects Chapter 12 FluidDraw supports the management of projects by compiling different files under one name in a single project file This has the following benefits When opening a project all of the associated data is loaded It is possible to rapidly access files belonging to a project via the project window Parts lists whose elements are located in different circuit diagram files can be maintained in one project 12 1 Create new project Select the New menu item from the menu and enter a file name for the new project Project files possess the prj file suffix By default they only con tain links to files contained in the project If you wish to pass ona project then you must either pass on all of the associated files alo
42. Assign Symbol Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Removes the selected product database from the drop down list The associated file is not changed This tab displays the product database as a table The Supplier attribute features a drop down list containing all of the suppliers that can be selected The suppliers are listed in the Suppliertab This tab lists all of the suppliers in the product database Further suppliers can also be added and provided with additional informa tion Exports the selected table Products or Supplien as a CSV file Deletes the highlighted product from the product database Further attributes can be added to both the Products table and the Suppliertable Opens a dialog window where the attribute properties can be defined The dialog window is described further below Opens a dialog window where you can select a symbol that is assigned to the highlighted product If a file was selected for importing an external product database then various settings can be made using the following dialog win dow FluidDraw analyses the CSV file to be imported and suggests useful presettings 81 Delimiter Tabulator Comma Semicolon Other Text Identificator Double Quote Single Quote None Character Code Column Assignment Column Import Attribute Predefined Data Type PartNo 526648 1252 Westem Eurpean Windows 7 First Row is
43. Draw signal lines from diagram support points Insert additional signal lines Insert row Delete row Additional editing functions Zoom Undo editing steps 217 218 220 222 223 226 226 227 228 228 229 229 229 229 229 231 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw First steps Chapter 1 1 1 Create a new circuit diagram Select the New menu item from the menu An empty circuit diagram window opens in which you can insert symbols and connect them with lines You should set the diagram size in advance Select the Paper Size menu item from the menu Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 10 Page Properties File Name Description Drawing Frame balbajks Page number Inherit From Project Frame File C Festo Aluid Draw P5 firm Frame_A circ Drawing Sze Page Dividers Basic Unt Length Designation Conver Adopt from drawing frame Dimensions Standard Size User Defined Orientation Portrait Landscape Width 191 06 Height 207 36 Figure 1 1 dialog window Drawing Size tab setting the drawing size If you use a drawing frame then FluidDraw can automatically adjust the paper size If you wish to manually define the drawing size then deactivate the Adopt from drawing frame option and select the drawing s desired dimensions and orientation If the drawing s dimensions are larger than your printer s printing area then you
44. Draw will not regard these symbols as having an identification If this option is activated the renumbering will be done in two passes The main components are renumbered in the first pass and the secondary components in the second pass An example of a main component is the coil of a relay while its contacts are sec ondary components The labeling order can be defined using the various buttons The renumbering is started after you click the button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Renumber Designations Current Identification New Identification Al Full Identification W Inherit preficpostfix W Suppress Inherited Parts Displayed Identification Al Designation Conventions Fuidics si Installation Inherit From Page Inherit From Page es ii ee ee Figure 9 2 Renumber Designations dialog window Current Identification Shows the current full identification New Identification Contains the suggested new identification for the component You can change this suggestion The new full identification is displayed in the Full Identification field Full Identification Shows the new full identification Displayed Identification Shows the new identification as it is displayed in the circuit If the Suppress Inherited Parts option is selected then parts of the identi fication such as nstallation Circuit or Location will be hid den if they have been stored in the circuit
45. G amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 145 13 1 1 Predefined placeholders PageNumber PageDescription PageFileName PageFullFilePath PageFileDateTime PageFileDate PageFileTime 146 FluidDraw provides a host of predefined placeholders These placeholders can be used intext components and drawing frames among others The placeholders begin with a percentage sign The following predefined placeholders are some of those available The page number is specified in the properties dialog window for the circuit diagram If analyses are split across several pages the number of the sub page is added to the page number with a minus sign If for exam ple the entered page number is 42 01 and the page displayed is the third page in an analysis then the placeholder PageNumber is replaced by the character string 42 01 03 The description for the page is specified in the properties dialog window for the circuit diagram Stands for the file name of the page without the file path Stands for the file name of the page with the full file path Stands for the date and time of the most recent change to the circuit diagram Stands for the date of the most recent change to the circuit dia gram Stands for the time of the most recent change to the circuit dia gram Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 13 2 Page Dividers Page dividers can only be defined for pages Editing of page
46. Order Adopt from drawing frame Rows Columns Number Numbering First Item Descending Order Reset Descending Order Figure 4 6 dialog window Page Dividers tab Selecting this option only makes senses for pages that do not represent drawing frames This option must be deactivated if the current page represents a drawing frame that is to be inserted into other pages later If this option is activated then all settings that have been defined in the drawing frame will be adopted Defines the settings for the horizontal rows Defines the settings for the vertical columns Defines the number of page dividers Numbers lowercase letters or uppercase letters can be used for numbering Defines the first numbering item The numbering will be continued on analogously from this item Changes the numbering order Resets the page dividers to default values Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 53 Additional tools for creating drawings Chapter 5 5 1 Drawing tools 5 1 1 Grid 5 1 2 Alignment lines 54 For arranging the symbols and laying the lines it is often practical to show a point or line grid You can activate or deactivate the display of the grid using the Show Grid menu item from the menu You can also define further grid settings in the Genera tab under the Options menu item from the menu In order to simplify handling the connectors snap into place when they are close
47. able tab are analyzed in the cable map etc Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 14 2 1 Manage cables All cables within a circuit can be listed and renamed using the Manage Cables menu item from the menu You open the properties dialog window for the relevant cable object using the button You can also call up the cables of all circuits belonging to the project using the Manage Cables menu item from the menu Manage Cables Projectl Create New 4 x Description a an Find Target Figure 14 10 dialog window Containing Page Shows which circuit the cable is assigned to You can edit this assignment within a project You can add a new cable object to the project using the button Each cable object must be assigned to a page Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 161 Clicking the button first opens the following dialog window where you can define the assignment Browse Pages Please select a page to assign the new cable to Cancel Help Figure 14 11 Browse Pages dialog window After you click the button a dialog window opens where you can define the name and number of wires for the new cable object The dialog window is described under Cables and wiring 14 2 2 Insert cable map 162 You can insert an associated cable map for a cable into the circuit diagram You do this by inserting a cable map into a circuit diagram and then assigni
48. addition to the description and number of terminals New Terminal Strip Containing Page 1 ET Identification a Number of Teminals fai 1 1000 So Geren Ged Figure 14 21 New Terminal Strip dialog window All properties can also be changed later at any time You open the properties dialog window for a terminal strip via any terminal in that terminal strip using the Properties button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 171 External Target Internal Target Find gt 2 P F 5 6 T 7 a Fos Teminals Number of Terminals amp Description Eetemal Target Intemal Target Find Target _ _ N l Figure 14 22 Terminal Strip dialog window If the target of a terminal ns de the control cabinet is unique due to the wiring FluidDraw automatically enters the identification for the connected component Otherwise the list contains the identifica tions of all objects that can be reached from the terminal The target search can be controlled by selecting ajunction symbol as a T distributor The targets of the terminals outs de the control cabinet are listed here As with the internal targets unique links are automatically entered Jumps to the associated terminal in the circuit diagram 14 3 4 Manage terminal strips 172 All terminal strips within a circuit can be listed and renamed using the Manage Terminal Strips menu item from the menu
49. age may be displayed instead of the text ID Words Geman English Spanish French Tet ID Ad Aufnahmerah A4 mounting frame Bastidor de mont Cadre de montag 7mountingframea4 Ab nderung modification modificaci n modification Fmodification abarbeiten process desarrollar travailler 7Frocess Figure 7 1 Example of a translation table The text ID can be arbitrarily chosen In the example above the English term with a preceding question mark was used It is also possible to use a language as the text ID This must be specified during the import operation which is described further below We do not recommend this approach since the text ID may not always be unique In the above example the English word modification occurs twice for example but is translated diffe rently depending on the context The translation tables are stored in a FluidDraw specific file format The translation table and language to be used are specified in a project or circuit on the Language tab in the properties dialog window You can find further information under Language Text IDs can be used in user defined attributes for both the attribute name and the attribute value The text is displayed against a yellow background in the set language in the correspond ing dialog windows As soon as you want to edit an attribute name or attribute value the text ID is displayed again in the correspond ing field Festo AG a
50. al text Delete Attribute Value Action Inherit From Project Comment Translation Table Revision 1 Text Delete Company Line 1 Delete Revision 1 Date Delete Revision 1 Name Delete Number of pages Delete Company Line 2 Delete Company Line 3 Delete Figure 13 2 Attributes tab This column contains the name of the attribute This column contains the value of the attribute The buttons in this column allow the following actions if the attribute was created in the parent project node then the Find Target action is available Clicking this opens the Projector Circuit dialog window for the project node as the target that con tains the corresponding attribute If the attribute was created in the Same node then the Delete action that allows you to delete the attribute is available If the attribute was created in the same node then this option is deactivated and grayed out This applies to all of the attributes of the project node since it does not have a parent node For child nodes the value of the attribute from the project node is copied when this option is activated After deactivating this option it is possible to locally overwrite the attribute value Here you can enter a comment about the attribute If you are editing a text field you can use this button to opena search dialog via which you can find the text ID for a language text from the translation table Festo A
51. an assign a cable object to the symbol using the properties dialog window for the cable symbol 156 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Layer Cable Wiring Wires W2 Display Identification Display Attributes Reverse Direction Renumber From Identification From To Display Find Target Find B 2 Find Figure 14 6 Cable Symbol dialog window Wires tab Defines the drawing layer for the cable symbol Defines whether the cable symbol represents a cable or wiring comprising single wires Wiring is not listed in cable maps etc If Wiring is selected then an identification can be specified that can be displayed with Display dentification If Cable is selected then an existing cable object can be assigned to the cable symbol using a drop down list A new cable object can be created using the button Clicking opens the properties dialog window for the selected cable object In order to analyze cable maps the component connections that join a wire must be determined The connectors are automatically entered in the list box if they can be uniquely assigned If a unique assignment is not possible the relevant connector must be se lected manually via the list box The identification for the individual Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 157 wires can also be entered These are saved in the individual lines wires The wire identifications are displayed at the cable symbol
52. anage terminal strips Terminal diagram Set links Contact images 137 137 138 138 139 140 143 144 146 147 147 148 149 152 153 153 155 161 162 164 167 167 169 171 172 174 176 180 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 15 15 1 15 2 15 3 16 16 1 16 2 16 3 16 4 16 5 16 6 16 7 16 8 16 9 16 10 16 11 17 17 1 17 2 17 3 17 4 173 17 6 lA 17 8 17 9 17 10 17 11 18 18 1 Circuit input and output Print circuit diagram and parts list Import DXF file Export circuit Options General Save Folder Locations Language Dimension Designation Conventions Cross Reference Representation Connector Links Warnings Automatic Updates Text Sizes Menu overview File Edit Insert Draw Page Project View Library Tools Window Help Functional diagram Edit Mode Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 183 183 185 185 187 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 198 201 204 206 207 208 209 212 213 214 215 216 217 18 1 1 18 12 18 1 3 18 2 18 3 18 4 18 5 186 31 18 5 2 18 5 3 18 6 18 7 18 8 18 9 18 9 1 18 9 2 Index Set diagram properties Table textboxes Adjust the presentation of the diagrams Draw diagram curve Insert signal elements Insert text boxes Draw signal lines and insert signal connections Free draw signal lines Drawing signal lines from signals
53. and saving projects This is the default path for opening and saving libraries Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 189 Drawing Frames This is the default path for opening and saving drawing frames Database Files This is the default path for opening and saving database files 16 4 Language Language Program Product Catalog Translation Table e Translation Language Figure 16 4 Options dialog window Language tab Program Defines the languages for the program interface including dialog windows and messages Product Catalog Defines the language used for the Festo product catalogue Translation Table Defines the translation table to be used Translation Language Defines the language from the selected translation table to be used 190 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw 16 5 Dimension This tab is used to define the default settings for the dimensions You can find further information under Dimension Dimension Default Settings Layer Default Layer ka Automatic Dimensioning Unit mm Show Unit 3 Decimals Scale Factor 1 Figure 16 5 Options dialog window Dimension tab All of the settings are only applied to newly generated dimensions They have no effect on existing dimensions in the circuit Layer Defines the drawing layer where the newly generated dimensions are placed Automatic Dimensioning Activates and deactivates automatic dimensioning If
54. arallel axes You can draw an ellipse by subsequently entering the beginning and final angles into the Drawing Properties tab in the Properties dialog window of the ellipse The ellipse specific properties can be defined in the Drawing Prop erties tab of the Properties dialog window for the ellipse Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Drawing Properties Position Scale Arc Center ox mm x i Starting Angle Center cy Fi mm k 1 Ending Angle Size Rotation Radius nc 0 Deg Radius ry Color 0 ELES Jf Line Style k Stat Cap Line Width i a y End Cap Background Foreground Figure 5 13 Properties dialog window for an ellipse Drawing Properties tab Scale Defines the scaling in the x or y direction Arc Defines the starting and final angles of an ellipse Rotation Defines the angle of rotation in degrees Override Color Defines the color of the drawing element Fill Area Fills the circle with the color listed Line Style Defines the line style Line Width Defines the line thickness Start Cap Defines how the beginning of the line is displayed End Cap Defines how the end of the line is displayed Background Sets the location of the drawing element to the background This means that all of the circuit symbols are on top of this For example symbols are not covered by filled drawing elements Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 75 Foreground 5 4 8 Text 5 4 9 Image 76
55. are three types of library This library is delivered with FluidDraw and cannot be modified Circuit and symbol files saved on the disk can be used as libraries in FluidDraw The files from the selected folder are added as a library via the Library menu and the Add Existing Symbol Fold Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 15 User libraries menu item The library hierarchy corresponds exactly to the folder hierarchy These libraries cannot be modified in FluidDraw The files must be modified directly You can create and subsequently edit new libraries via the menu and the Add New Library menu item see section Create user library Using drag and drop you can move the symbols and groups within the library as desired 1 4 1 Create user library Copy Paste Delete Rename Add Existing Symbols Copy to Other Library 16 In order to be able to access frequently used symbols or circuits more quickly multiple symbols can be compiled into libraries Libraries are saved as files with the lib file suffix You can create new libraries using the Library and the Add New Library menu item Right clicking in the new library opens a context menu with which you can modify the library The following options are available Copies the selected symbols to the clipboard Inserts the symbols into the library from the clipboard These symbols can also be partial circuits Removes th
56. arts List Included Pages Listed Attributes List All Attributes List All Attributes E List Selected Attributes Type Packaging unit tem name Description Find Target Auton Figure 11 5 Parts List Properties dialog window Listed Attributes tab Lists all of the component attributes within a parts list row Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw List Selected Attributes Only lists selected component attributes within a parts list row Parts List Properties A Accumulated Parts List E Sort as Number Single Position Parts List included Poges Prnt Options Language Spacing Additional Line Spacing Additional Cell Spacing Sos Nc Gen Column Header 1 BAAD Background Color BA A a s paas 178132 Lattice Show Lattice cal E ae Page Header Adopt Description Repeat Header On Each Page Figure 11 6 Parts List Properties dialog window Print Options tab In this tab you can adjust the appearance of the parts list printout In the preview on the right hand side you can immediately see the effects of the adjustments You can find information regarding printing a parts list in the Print circuit diagram and parts list section 11 4 Export parts list You can export the parts list as a text file Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 135 Column Header Quotation Marks Delimiter 136 Click the button in the parts list view
57. as the page number can also be selected using the Predefined variable button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Translation Table If you are editing a text field you can use this button to open a search dialog via which you can find the text ID for a language text from the translation table 10 10 Link text components with attributes Text components can also display attributes of other components values of predefined placeholders attributes of a circuit or the project The text component must be linked to the corresponding attribute for this The linked attribute is defined in the input field of the Edit Tex tab in the Properties dialog window for the text component The activated Attribute Link option defines that the text in the text field should not be displayed but rather interpreted as a link Example Assuming that your project is called Project1 and possesses the Supplier attribute with the value Festo You project contains the Circuit1 circuit and you would like to display the value of the Supplier attribute in this example namely the value Festo in this circuit diagram Insert a text component into the circuit drawing by selecting the text element on the drawing elements toolbar and then left clicking the circuit drawing The Properties dialog window for the text component then opens Note You can open the dialog window of an existing text compo
58. ave all of the contacts in a contact image displayed in a list and customise the appearance by double clicking the contact image or highlighting the contact image and selecting the menu item from the menu Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 181 Figure 14 32 Contact mage dialog window You can customise the representation of the contact image in the Print Options tab The Contacts tab lists all of the associated contacts You can jump to the corresponding contact in the circuit diagram using the Jump to Target button 182 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Circuit input and output Chapter 15 15 1 Print circuit diagram and parts list FluidDraw circuits and parts lists can be printed by opening the Print dialog window via the menu item on the menu In FluidDraw a parts list is the representation of a circuit as a table If you wish to print an individual parts list then the corresponding circuit must be shown in theparts list display Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 183 Printer Microsoft XPS Document Writer Print to File _ Print Project Files Invert Selection Copies Number of Copies 1 Collate Le Fit to Paper Size mm Right 0 mm mm Bottom O mm Printer Properties Print to File Print Project Files Copies 184 Figure 15 1 Printdialog window Select the desired out
59. ble Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Piston Rod Click the button with the mouse pointer and select a symbol ele ment for the piston rod Piston Position Using the slider you can specify the relative piston position in 25 steps 0 stands for the completely retracted and 100 extended piston 3 14 Group symbols If you wish to combine multiple symbols into a group select these and choose the menu item on the menu Groups can also be nested i e already grouped objects can be grouped again A group primarily serves as a drawing aid and does not represent any new components Every element in a group is included in a parts list in exactly the same way as without being grouped Double clicking on a group element opens the dialog window Properties of group element clicked If you wish to combine multiple symbols into a new component with its own attributes create a macro object 3 15 Create macro objects If you wish to combine multiple symbols into a new component with its own attributes then highlight these and select the cro Object menu item from the menu This creates a new macro object Macro objects are included in the parts lists as inde pendent components The original symbols are removed from the parts lists It is no longer possible to edit their component attributes Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 41 3 16 Delete symbol groups and macro objects To delete a group or
60. can distribute your drawing across several pages tiles To retain a better overview you can create attributes for every circuit drawing Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Click the Attributes tab Inherit From Project Frame File C Festo Auid Draw P5 irm Frame_A4 circ Figure 1 2 dialog window Attributes tab creating attributes The attribute table allows you to save any desired data in the form of attribute value pairs The associated placeholders attributes with the same name in the drawing frame are replaced by the values entered Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 11 You can also access this dialog window directly by using the menu and the Properties menu item 1 2 Organize symbols libraries and circuit diagrams Symbols Libraries Circuits 12 In order to support the organization of the different document types in FluidDraw all of the circuit files are assigned to one of three groups Symbols are formal abstract models providing a graphical repre sentation of the function of a component or component group This can consist of simple circuit symbols or entire circuits Symbols can be inserted into their own circuits and linked between the connect ing points The insert can be performed either
61. can be copied over as default settings from the current circuit using the Inherit From Page button You can select the drawing layer where newly inserted objects should be placed under Default Layer f you do not want the symbol layer to be changed when objects are inserted then select the Preserve Object Layer option Objects located on a drawing layer for which the Edif option is deactivated are visible but cannot be highlighted and therefore neither moved nor deleted This enables you to lock a drawing frame for example if it was inserted manually and not via the Properties dialog window for the circuit or project In order to still be able to edit objects on layers of this type you must activate the Edif option for the corresponding layer Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 5 Drawing layers for which the Display option is deactivated are neither visible nor can they be edited 5 3 Cross references 58 Cross references serve to link connected parts of a circuit drawing when the entire drawing is spread across multiple pages This allows lines to be interrupted for example and continued on another page FluidDraw offers two types of cross references Paired cross references consist of two cross reference symbols that reference each other The two cross reference symbols are linked via a unique label that is entered for both symbols The option also exists to reference an
62. ce menu item from the context menu The highlighted symbols are combined into a group that constitutes a cross reference with two additional texts One of these texts shows the label used and the other the target text for the cross reference 5 3 2 Cross reference representation 60 The location of the target object can be shown in cross references How it is represented can be specified in the Cross Reference Representation tab in the properties dialog window for the circuit or project The location can be composed from the Page number Page Page Column Page Row and Object Identification components These reference the target object Separators can be placed before and after each component The default representa tion is Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Page number Page Column The description for the page and the page number are specified in the Properties dialog window for the circuit The page number is a predefined placeholder that can be used in text components and drawing frames among other things Cross Reference Representation E Inherit From Parent Node f Example Inherit From Parent Node Example Reset Figure 5 4 Cross Reference Representation tab Defines whether the representation rules for the parent node should be applied A sample location that conforms to the specified rules is displayed here Resets the cross reference repre
63. cking on the head of the same column again reverses the sorting order You can adjust the column width by dragging the edges of a column header You can change the order of the columns by dragging and dropping a column header in another position 11 2 Find components from the parts on the circuit diagram FluidDraw enables you to easily find components on the parts list in the circuit diagram and vice versa Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 131 Send to Festo Online Shop Pos No Identification Part number Symbol Order code 1 315 514 13 316 sl 20 518 518 4 5A2 DGPL 0 10 PPV DGPL DGPL 40 10 PPV DGPL Figure 11 3 Finding components from the parts list You have the following options Clicking on the button on the Find Targef parts list column switches to the circuit diagram display and an anima tion identifies the corresponding components If the same cir cuit diagram is already open in another window than the parts list view remains in the active window The already opened window containing the circuit diagram is moved into the fore ground and an animation identifies the corresponding circuit diagram symbol When you click a cellin the parts list table an animation identi fies the corresponding component in all of the opened windows displaying the circuit diagram Ifyou click a column header in the parts list table then both the entire column of
64. clicking on the node in the project tree also opens the window Close Windows Closes the window of the selected circuit or the selected parts list Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 139 Remove From List Rename Properties Removes the selected circuit or the selected parts list from the project Changes the description of the selected circuit or the selected parts list In this dialog window you can enter data for the circuit or parts list Note Please note that the additional parts list specific properties can be set using the window view of the parts list Drawing Size Adopt from drawing frame Dimensions Standard Size DIN A4 210x 297 mm Width 6 User Defined Height Orientation Portrait E Landscape Figure 12 2 Page dialog window Drawing Size tab Here you can define the circuit dimensions and orientation both of which are relevant for printing 12 4 Unplaced objects 140 Various symbols consist of a main component and several second ary components For solenoid valves in particular FluidDraw man ages the associated solenoid coils automatically The linking of solenoid valves with their solenoid coils is described in detail underLink solenoid valves and solenoid coils Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw If a main component is inserted into a circuit diagram the asso ciated coils are automatically entered in the Unplaced Ob
65. clicking the right mouse button The last vertex must be set with a double click Rectangle Draws a rectangle by defining two diagonally opposite corner points Circle Draws a circle by defining a middle point and a radius Ellipse Draws anellipse by defining a middle point and a radii on parallel axes Text Inserts a text at the mouse position Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Picture Dimension 17 5 Page 5 5 wn wn a gt a rmt aa wn wn a a o 5 3 3 a a 5 oq v O fel amn a rt SA gt lt D 5 oO oO O c wn O O n E O 5 Check Drawing Checks the active circuit drawing for drawing errors Paper Size Language Renumber Designations Manage Terminal Strips Manage Cables zO 3 O Lo o Zo Zo 5 5 5 gt oO gt oO 3 0 D D 0 3 o gt oO 3 gt gt o N a N own N N xo eS Z 9 a3 fat 22 22 oO 2 2 2 wL a 39 v v F F at g 2 vZ 5 mm oe Qo Sa oe i O O 70 O O o o o o 5 5 5 5 5 D D D D D Z oa oa oO re oa lt lt lt lt lt O O O O O a O O O O O N N z P P D D a 3 lt 2 i gt gt D o Oo 3 z P D 2 3 E 3 oq e z zy D a D TD U D vq r a OD a 3 T 52 2 D Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 207 17 6 Project 208 Properties Opens an dialog w
66. ct as a tree This field shows the full equipment identification If this option is deactivated then the separators that are placed before prefix or after postfix the identification can be specified The separators specified in the designation conventions are ig nored in this case In combination with parent objects this enables aspect changes as described in EN 81346 1 This field shows the equipment identification displayed in the circuit diagram If the Suppress nherited Parts option is selected then parts of the identification such as nstallation Location or Circuit will be hidden if they have been stored in the circuit dia gram or project The parts of the parent object s identification will also be hidden if a parent object was specified Here you define the designation convention to be used for the identification The following are available Fluidics Electrics User Definedand Free nput The properties dialog window for the circuit where the designation conventions can be displayed and custo mized is opened using the Designation Conventions button The nstallation property that can be used as part of the identifica tion is defined in this field Ifthe nherit From Parent Object option is selected then the property will be copied over from the circuit project or specified parent object This field will only be visible if nstallation is used in the set designation convention The Location prop
67. dard FluidDraw installation already contains all of the products from Festo That is why an extract from the Festo product catalogue is installed in multiple languages Note In order to remain up to date we recommend always instal ling the latest product catalogue FluidDraw recognizes more cur rent versions of the catalogue and uses these for the product search There are two basic options for inserting symbols with part num bers and technical details in the circuit Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Via symbol search insert menu and Find Symbol menu entry or from the FluidDraw library window About the Festo product catalogue If you wish to insert a symbol from the FluidDraw symbol library simply select a graphical image which represents the function of a component or component group For the majority of the symbols there is a large number of different products with different part numbers and technical details attributes and parameters To select a product open the Properties dialog window by right clicking the symbol and click the button The product catalogue represents a complete database of the available Festo products If you wish to insert the associated sym bols with part numbers and technical details for certain products then select the From Festo Catalog menu item from the menu The nsert from catalog dialog window appears Enter your key words in the Search input line
68. diagram or project Designation Conventions The designation conventions for the component to be identified can be selected here Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 103 Inherit From Page If this option is not active the following identification components can be defined for the symbol nstallation Location and Cir cuit Only components that are used in the set designation con vention are available The button copies over the new identification and the button leaves the old identification unchanged FluidDraw then continues with the next symbol 104 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Component attributes Chapter 10 The FluidDraw circuit symbols largely correspond to the compo nents in theFesto product catalogue Even if you have not installed the product catalogue FluidDraw can read most of the component attributes from the database supplied with the program If you have installed a newer version of theproduct catalogue then FluidDraw automatically accesses the current data Open the Properties dialog window for the component by double clicking a symbol or using the menu and the menu item Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 105 10 1 Component attributes in the Properties dialog window Symbol 00991235 Description Part number 163309 Layer Display in Parts Lists Identification Mo Display Identification Catalog Properties User Defined Properties
69. differ ent formats The BMP JPG GIF WMF PNG DXF TIF and PDF for mats are available Once you have selected the menu item from the menu a dialog window opens where you can define the different settings for the export The settings depend on the format selected Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 185 Export Page Format Target Size gt BMP Percent Scale Scale 100 Absolute Size mm Width 294 PNG ae Height 196 Properties Absolute Size Pixel Resolution 300 dpi Width 3471 Color depth Height 2316 Figure 15 2 Export Page dialog window You are then prompted to select a file name or enter a new one Select a suitable resolution for the image file 1 Please note that a high resolution generates extremely large files which mean the export may take longer However you can cancel the image export at any time 186 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Options Chapter 16 You can access the various program settings in the Options dialog window via the menu item on the menu 16 1 General General View W Display Snap Radius Product Catalog Insert Symbols With Type Attribute Text fields for accessories Products Limit max count to Festo worldwide Grid W Snap to Grd Grid Width Style Figure 16 1 Options dialog window Genera tab View In order to simplify connection of connectors FluidDraw draws a small circle arou
70. divid ers is described under Page dividers 13 3 Basic Unit Length The symbols in the FluidDraw symbol libraries are created accord ing to various DIN ISO standards Instead of specifying absolute units of length the standards simply use a relative basic unit of length M All of the symbols have been created with reference to this basic unit of length M The actual size of the symbol is not defined until the symbol is inserted into a circuit Information on how to convert the basic unit of length M is stored with the circuit diagram You can change the set values for a circuit diagram by calling up the properties dialog window for the circuit diagram using the menu You will find the relevant settings in the Basic Unit Lengthtab Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 147 M 15mm Basic Unit Length E User Defined 13 4 Language 148 Figure 13 3 Basic Unit Lengthtab As soon as the value of M is changed the sizes of the existing symbols are recalculated with respect to the specified basic unit of length The specification has no effect on elements in the drawing frame The Basic Unit Length tab is also in the project settings The set tings made in this tab are used as a template for circuit diagrams created from new in the project tree The language settings are found in the Language tab The settings made in this tab affect language dependent text etc in parts lists T
71. e se Q Q r lt lt ca ca 5 5 Q Q O O roma roma O O a a Wn Wn a am 5 Q i pe 5 ig name Save Project Saves the active project Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 199 200 Save Project As 7 se lt fa Wn rt gt ca se 9p lt ca T lt ig 9p rt gt Q i se gt ig gt Q 3 ca O gt rt gt ca Q Q om wt se 0 rt O Q ee ca medium Files that are within the project folder are duplicated while references to external files are left With external file references you must therefore consider that changes to these files affect all projects containing them Save as Component Library Saves the active project as a library As a result a new library sym bol is generated for every circuit The new library bears the name of the project with the 1ib file suffix DXF Import Opens the dialog window for selecting a saved DXF file The se lected file is subsequently converted into a FluidDraw circuit dia gram The original file remains unchanged Export Exports the circuit diagram in the active window to the data storage 3 ig a 3 Q Nn se UJ U Eis ep TI TI U Ep w gt lt TI O 2 TI D 3 Page Setup Sets up the printer properties for a page to be printed Print Preview O xe g gt
72. e foreground This means that all of the circuit symbols are underneath this For ex ample symbols are covered by filled drawing elements File Defines the image file for the image External Link When this option is active FluidDraw only saves a link to the image file However if this option is deactivated then the image is embed ded in the circuit diagram This is the preferable variant if you wish to pass on or archive the circuit diagram Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 7 5 5 Check drawing 78 Using the Check Drawing menu item from the menu you can have FluidDraw check your drawing for possible drawing errors FluidDraw displays the following messages where necessary Duplicated identification labels Unresolved link targets Superimposed objects Lines through connectors Open connectors If messages are displayed then the corresponding objects are selected after confirmation in the dialog window Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Manage Product Database Chapter 6 As well as the Festo product catalogue user defined product data bases can also be managed in a FluidDraw specific data format These product databases can be created from new or opened as an existing FluidDraw product database file It is also possible to import databases that were not created using FluidDraw Note that the external databases cannot be maintained in FluidDraw This must be don
73. e individual attributes are put together to form a full identifica tion and the separators prefix or postfix used between them The following example is intended to serve as an explanation The list below constitutes a set of designation conventions Each attribute can have a preceding prefix or succeeding postfix separator The separators to be used are placed in inverted com mas The specified set of designation conventions corresponds to the default setting in FluidDraw for electrical engineering nstallation Location Component Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw The value of the Component attribute is B1 and is stored in the symbol to be identified nsta lation gets the value G1 and Loca tion the value X1 both of which are stored in the circuit A note is included with the symbol that these attributes should be copied over from the circuit The full equipment identification is then as follows G1 X1 B1 If it is clear from the context that nstallation and Location are stored in the circuit then this information can be hidden when displaying the equipment identification in the circuit to make things clearer The Suppress nherited Parts option must be selected in the associated symbol for this The identification that is displayed is then Bl FluidDraw also supports the hierarchical structuring of identifica tions Using a hierarchy makes
74. e linked cross references are identi fied If this option is activated then the label entered constitutes a link to a target object The cross reference only works in the direction of the target object in this case This option can be combined with the Show Location option to show the location of the target object If the Show Location option is activated then the location of the target object will be displayed here The representation of the location is defined in the Cross Reference Representation tab in the properties dialog window for the page or project Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 59 Display Target Text Jump to Target If Show Description is activated then the text of the corresponding cross reference is displayed for paired cross references otherwise the description of the target object is displayed If this option is activated then the above mentioned text from the Target Textfield is displayed below the text for this cross reference Activating this button opens the circuit window containing the corresponding cross reference The associated symbol is indicated by an animation The font type text color and alignment of the texts to be displayed can also be customized 5 3 1 Create cross references from symbols You can generate a cross reference from one or more symbols To do so highlight the corresponding symbols and select the Create Cross reference menu item or the Create Cross referen
75. e name is displayed in the circuit diagram in angle brackets The missing attribute can be created at a later point in time The link is then created automatical ly Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw The concept of linking text components with attributes is also utilized for labeling drawing frames 10 11 Text components with specified links Text components are automatically generated for displayable component attributes and connector labels which are linked to the corresponding attributes Open the Display Attribute dialog window with which you can adjust how the text is displayed by double clicking on the text component or via the menu item on the menu Display Attribute Layer Alignment Horizontal Vertical Left 9 Top Center E Center E Right C Bottom Rotation 0 Deg Test Attributes l Font Color Find Target E Frame Text ok Cancel Aey Hep Figure 10 18 Display Attribute dialog window Alignment Defines the horizontal or the vertical alignment of the text within the text field Scale Defines the scaling factor of the text in the x or y direction Note You can also change the text size by selecting another font size in the font type dialog window You open this dialog window using the Font button under Text Attributes Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 125 Rotation Font Color Frame Text Find Target De
76. e secondary component is logically linked with the main component If the main component is then renamed the link is retained and the identification of the linked secondary component is adapted as appropriate to the main com ponent identification Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Find Target If the secondary component is logically linked with a main compo nent a search can be performed for the associated main compo nent using this button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 129 Parts list management and analyses Chapter 11 130 Various analyses can be inserted into a circuit diagram using the menu item Alternatively you can also use the i button on the toolbar The following dialog window opens List Table Cable Map Cable List Cancel Help Figure 11 1 List Table dialog window The following analyses can be inserted into the circuit diagram using this dialog Parts List f Terminal diagram f Cable Map and Cable List The use of parts lists is described below The use and function of the other analyses are described in the corresponding chapters FluidDraw creates parts lists that are automatically updated in the background while the circuits are being edited If a parts list has been added to a circuit diagram as described above it can be used like a symbol The use of parts lists as a spe cial page type is described under Display parts list
77. e selected symbols from the library Edits the text which libraries display below the symbol Opens a dialog window for selecting symbol files to be copied into the library as new symbols Copies the selected symbols into another library The available libraries are listed in a submenu Only the currently open libraries are displayed here appearing as tabs in the library window which are not write protects recognizable as no lock symbol a is dis played Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw New Sub Folder Remove Sub Folder Rename Sub Folder 1 5 Circuit files Creates a new hierarchy level below the active group The active group is the one belonging to the area below the mouse point and can be recognized by the dark blue colouring Removes the hierarchy level which the mouse pointer is located in Enables you to rename the hierarchy level which the mouse pointer is located in FluidDraw circuit files have the circ file suffix and are saved as compressed XML files An option in the Save tab under the menu item from the menu allows you to deactivate this compression so that the circuit files can be viewed as plain text This can be useful for version management software for example However please note that editing a circ file outside FluidDraw can cause the file to become unreadable or corrupted upon re import Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 17 Library and project wi
78. e start column defines which column the numbering should begin with The start number defines which number the numbering should begin with The number specified who many steps need to be numbered Defines the step width between two numbers Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 221 Numbering Loop Representation Display arrows Representation Display grid Representation Display text 1 Representation Display text 2 Representation Line color If this field is selected then an equals sign and the start number are always displayed after the last number If this field is selected then two arrows are displayed If this field is selected then the background grid is displayed If this field is selected then a textbox is shown which can serve as a label This textbox belongs to the selected row and cannot be moved to another row If this field is selected then an additional textbox is shown which can serve as a label This textbox belongs to the selected row and cannot be moved to another row Sets the color of the diagram lines 18 2 Draw diagram curve 222 In this mode diagram curves can be drawn Supporting points can only be inserted on the grid A supporting point is drawn at every left click H HIN If you hold down the left mouse button then supporting points can be moved as in the selection mode Selected supporting points are shown in grey Use the Del key to de
79. e tab the window opens once again As soon as you have performed your operations in this window and move the mouse pointer to a circuit window the library window and or Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw the project window are automatically hidden To deactivate the function click the associated tab again this then appears de pressed Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 19 Edit circuit Chapter 3 3 1 Insert and arrange symbols You can insert symbols into the symbol window being edited using the dialog window Find Symbo and by means of the libraries You can also transfer objects from every other window by selecting them and dragging them to the desired window Alternatively you can also utilize the clipboard by selecting the items choosing the menu item on the menu bringing the target window into the foreground and selecting the menu item on the menu Using the mouse pointer to drag objects from one window to another copies them Dragging the objects from one position to another within a window moves them In order to copy within a window you need to hold down the Shift key while moving the mouse pointer You can recognize operation by the shape of the mouse pointer During a move operation a cross with arrows f appears when copying a plus symbol f also appears in the lower right hand corner of the cross 3 2 Using the Festo product catalogue with FluidDraw 20 The stan
80. e using suitable database tools The product databases are imported as a copy in the FluidDraw specific data format A product or data record contains the attributes Supplier Part number and Symbol Name at least Each product can be as signed a symbol using the Symbol Name attribute You can add any number of other attributes The dialog window for managing the product databases is opened using the Custom Product Databases menu item Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 79 Manage Product Database a s Froduct Database Product Database New Open Import 80 Figure 6 1 Manage Product Database dialog window Using this drop down list you can select the product database that you want to manage Using this button you can create a new product database You will then be asked for a file name under which the product database should be saved Opens a file selection dialog window that you can use to open an existing FluidDraw product database Opens a file selection dialog window that you can use to open an external product database The database must be in CSV Comma Separated Values format which most database programs can generate Further settings for the import are described further below Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Remove From List Products Supplier Export Delete Add Attribute Attribute Properties
81. er than the connector itself that is deleted If you delete a T distributor which three or four lines are attached to then all of the lines are deleted If on the other hand only two lines are connected then only the T distributor is deleted and the two lines combined into one 3 9 Set the properties of the connectors 34 You can assign a component connector an identification and a blanking plug or silencer by double clicking on the connector or by selecting the connector and choosing the menu item on the menu The Connector dialog window then opens Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Connection pneumatic Identification Teminator aa Go Ge Figure 3 16 Connector dialog window Set the properties of a connector Identification You can enter a text identifying this connector into the input line If the Display option is activated then the identification is displayed in the circuit diagram 1 Whether or not the identification is actually displayed depends on the option selected under Show Connector Descriptions Terminator Open the symbol list containing connector terminators by clicking the button using the arrow Select a suitable silencer or a blanking plug Note Please note that this symbol list is only available if a line is not connected to the connector in question If you wish to connect a line to a sealed connector you first have to remove the blanking plug or silencer To d
82. erty that can be used as part of the identification is defined in this field If the nherit From Parent Object option is selected then the property will be copied over from the circuit project or specified parent object This field will only be visible if Location is used in the set designation convention The C rcu t property that can be used as part of the identification is defined in this field If the nherit From Parent Object option is selected then the property will be copied over from the circuit project or specified parent object This field will only be visible if Circuit is used in the set designation convention Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 10 3 Catalog Properties Component attributes from the product catalogue as well as attributes specified by the user are displayed in tabular form in different tabs The table entries from the catalogue cannot be edited The value of an attribute is listed in the Value column This value can be displayed as text in the circuit diagram next to the symbol if the Display option is activated The component attributes copied over from the product catalogue are displayed in the Catalog Properties tab Catalog Properties X Ga x Attribute Value Display PM ratte rm Symbol 00991235 Type DNC 5 5 PPV A Packaging unit 1 tem name Profile cylinder As per ISO 15552 with profile cylinder Other barel for proximity sensing with adjustable cush
83. ext Identificator Double Quote Single Quote None Character Code lfm Column Selection Column a 52766AB Part number Symbol g oF EA BREEN E G Supplier 1252 Westem European Windows Select All Invert Selection W Column Header Preview PartNo 526648 Part number Symbol Supplier SymbolID 991252 7 1 7 Benennung Artikelbenennung Linearantrieb 2 2 Prod Txt Allgemeines fur Positionserkennung kolbenstangenlos mit formsct Typ Typ DGP 25 1000 PPV A B 47 VPE Verpackungseinheit 1 s ME Mengeneinheit SIK 6 4 TH Delimiter Text Identificator Character Code Column Selection 84 j Figure 6 3 Product Database dialog window Defines the delimiter that can be used to differentiate the attributes Defines whether and how quotes are to be added to texts Defines the character set to be used Defines the attributes to be exported You can select all of the attributes using the Select All button and invert the selection using the Invert Selection button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Column Header Preview Predefined Attribute User Defined Attribute Defines whether an additional first row containing the attribute names as column headers should be exported Displays a preview of the data records that are being exported Further attributes for the Products and Suppliertables can be added
84. f the cable map in the Ap pearance tab You can see the effects of the settings straight away in the preview on the right hand side If the cable symbols of a cable object overscore more lines than are defined in the cable object a warning is output when the page is checked and the corresponding entries are highlighted in color in the cable list If the Lines per Page option is selected you can specify the num ber of lines to be displayed per page The relevant pages will also be output when the circuit diagram is printed Buttons for naviga tion are displayed underneath the page if the list is split across multiple pages 166 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Figure 14 16 Buttons for navigating through lists lists Tables 2 4 14 3 Terminals and terminal strips 14 3 1 Set terminals You can Set individual terminals or multiple terminals in one step Select the menu item from the menu or click the t button to define an individual electric terminal This activates a mode that allows you to insert a terminal by click ing a free point on the electric line Figure 14 17 As soon as you have set a new terminal in this way the dialog window containing the settings for this terminal appears You can use this dialog window to assign the terminal to a terminal strip This assignment can also be made or changed later Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 167 Description D
85. fines text s angle of rotation in degrees Defines the text font Defines the text color Draws a frame around the text field The target of a linked text is the attribute which the text refers to This button opens the Properties dialog window of the object which contains this attribute 10 12 Change the properties of multiple objects simultaneously 10 12 1 126 If multiple objects are selected choosing the menu item on the menu opens a dialog window with a limited selection of properties It only contains those properties which meaningfully relate to all of the selected objects This enables you to change the font for multiple texts in a single operation for ex ample The more different object types symbols connectors drawing elements texts etc that are selected the less common properties are available The following tabs are available for the common properties de pending on the objects highlighted Drawing Properties The dialog elements available within a tab depend on the objects highlighted Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Font Frame Text Scale Rotation Override Color Line Style Line Width Start Cap End Cap Background Drawing Properties Font E Frame Tet Scale Rotation E Ovenide Color Line Style Line Width Background Arc Starting Angle Ending Angle 0 Deg Fire Foreground Figure 10 19 Properties dialog window Drawin
86. g Properties tab several highlighted objects Defines the font type of the text Draws a frame around the text field Defines the scaling factor of the text in the x or y direction Defines the angle of rotation of the text field in degrees Defines the color of the drawing element Defines the line style Defines the line width Defines how the beginning of the line is displayed Defines how the end of the line is displayed Sets the location of the drawing element to the background This means that all of the circuit symbols are on top of this In particular this means that symbols are not covered by filled drawing ele ments for example Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 127 Foreground Reset 10 12 2 Main Component Browse Link 128 Sets the location of the drawing element to the foreground This means that all of the circuit symbols are underneath this In particu lar it means that symbols are covered by filled drawing elements for example Reset the settings to the default values Main Component Main Component Figure 10 20 Properties dialog window Drawing Properties tab several highlighted objects A compatible main component can be selected from a list The main component identification can also be entered directly as text Opens a dialog that shows all compatible main components as a tree in accordance with the object hierarchy If this box is checked then th
87. g settings define which connections should be automatical ly created Pneumatic Horizontal Pneumatic connectors that are on one horizontal line will be auto matically connected when a symbol is inserted or moved Pneumatic Vertical Pneumatic connectors that are on one vertical line will be automati cally connected when a symbol is inserted or moved Electric Horizontal Electric connectors that are on one horizontal line will be automati cally connected when a symbol is inserted or moved Electric Vertical Electric connectors that are on one vertical line will be automatical ly connected when a symbol is inserted or moved 194 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 16 9 Warnings Wamings Show Wamings Duplicated identification labels Duplicated cross reference labels Unresolved link targets Superimposed objects Lines through connectors Open pneumatic connectors E Open electric connectors Objects outside the drawing area Unassigned Terminals Unassigned Cyclic object references Enable Background Check Show Warnings Enable Background Check Figure 16 9 Options dialog window Warnings tab Different types of warnings that FluidDraw should or should not deliver can be activated and deactivated here These warnings include Duplicated identification labels and Superimposed objects All of the circuits will be checked during editing if this option is active Only the cr
88. haracter set to be used Defines the languages to be exported You can select all of the languages using the Select All button and invert the selection using the Invert Selection button Defines whether an additional first row containing the language names as column headers should be exported Displays a preview of the data records that are being exported Further languages can be added using the Add Language button Add Language Predefined Language Language coo C User Defined Language Language Figure 7 7 Add Language dialog window Two types of languages can be added Languages predefined in FluidDraw can be selected from a drop down list You can enter any language if this option is selected Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 93 94 Delete Language Figure 7 8 Languages dialog window The languages in the selected translation table can be listed and removed using the Languages button The 7ext D column cannot be deleted Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Dimension Chapter 8 FluidDraw allows both automatic and manual dimensioning 8 1 Draw dimension Fe W 1 gt JE The buttons Angula Flag activate the corresponding mode for drawing the dimension ar rows Alternatively you can also access the dimensioning functions in the Draw menu under Dimension Horizontal vertical and diagonal dimensioning is d
89. he diagram area Defines the row height of all of the rows 18 1 2 Table textboxes 218 The table textboxes are located on the left hand side of the function diagram Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Font size Color Width Height Horizontal adjustment Vertical adjustment Alignment within a table cell Double clicking on a table textbox opens the corresponding dialog window Text forwards r Font size 10 backwards Cov D Frame C Width 22 Horizontal adjustment Left Height au Vertical adjustment Center aa Gen The font size of the text to be shown A selection from sixteen standard colors for the text to be dis played The width of the selected table column can be changed by dragging the mouse pointer The height of the selected table column can be changed by drag ging the mouse pointer The following alignment options are available Lef Center and Right The following alignment options are available 7op Center and Bottom If a text within a textbox should resemble a table then set a tab stop between the text parts The text is displayed in the textbox in ac cordance with the number of tab stops and the specified horizontal Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 219 and vertical alignment To enter tab stops hold down the Ctrl key Examples Text Ea 3TK1 3TK3 Sch
90. he language used for program elements such as buttons is de fined via the program options see Language Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Language E Inherit From Parent Node Translation Table a Translation Language Figure 13 4 Language tab Inherit From Parent Node Copies the language settings from the parent project node Product Catalog Defines the language used for the Festo product catalogue All of the product attributes are displayed in the relevant language The predefined attributes are also displayed in this language Translation Table Defines the translation table to be used Translation Language Defines the language from the selected translation table to be used The user defined attributes are displayed in the selected language 13 5 Encryption Projects and circuit diagrams can be encrypted The encryption method used is AES 128 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 149 Enable Encryption 150 Encryption Enable Encryption Password This page is part of a singlefile project Thus it cannot be encrypted separately f necessary please encrypt the entire project instead Figure 13 5 Encryptiontab This option activates and deactivates encryption When encryption is activated the password to be used can be entered in the Pass word input field Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 13 6 Designation Conventions Frame Identifica
91. heCircuit files section The Create Backup Files option causes the previous versions of saved files are created with the bak file suffix This enables you to restore previous versions Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Save New Projects as Single File Create Folder For New Projects Project files generally consist of links to the files contained therein However where desired FluidDraw can also save the project along with all of the associated circuit files in one single file This serves to simplify passing on or archiving the project among other things You can set whether a project saves links or all of the associated files using the Project dialog window Properties of the project This option defines the default setting for new projects A folder with the project name where all project files are stored is automatically generated when a new project is created if this op tion is active 16 3 Folder Locations Page Files Folder Locations CAUsers Marcus Documents Fluid Draw Project Files CAUsers Marcus Documents Fluid Draw Library Files CAUsers Marcus Documents Fluid Draw Drawing Frames CAUsers Marcus Documents Fluid Draw Database Files CAUsers Marcus Documents Fluid Draw Page Files Project Files Library Files Figure 16 3 Options dialog window Folder Locations tab This is the default path for opening and saving circuits This is the default path for opening
92. igure cylinder If you require a certain cylinder which you cannot find in the stan dard FluidDraw library you can create your own cylinder symbol with the help of the cylinder editor Insert a double acting cylinder into a circuit window from the Standard Symbols Pneumatic Symbols Pneumatic Drives Configurable Cylinders library To configure the cylinder double clock on the cylinder The dialog window Properties then opens Click the Configure Cylinder tab This brings you to the cylinder editor Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 39 Cylinder Type Return Spring Piston 40 Symbol CONFCYL Description Double acting Part number Layer 1 Display in Parts Lists Al Display User Defined Properties Cylinder Type A Single Acting Retum Spring a Left Double Acting m E Right Piston E Cushioning Piston Position Y Piston Rod es Adjustable Figure 3 19 Properties dialog window Configure Cylindertab Click the button with the mouse pointer to open the symbol ele ments list Select a cylinder type Set whether the cylinder should be single acting or double acting Specifies whether a spring for the return should be inserted into the right or left cylinder chamber Click the button with the mouse pointer and select a symbol ele ment for the piston Set whether the cylinder should possess end position cushioning and whether this should be adjusta
93. images The graphical representation of the page dividers matches the logical page dividers in the drawing frames provided The logical page dividers can be shown and hidden via the Show Page Divid menu item from the menu or via the F button They are displayed at the left hand as well as the upper edge of the circuit window If the page dividers are visible you can customise them using the mouse so that they match the graphical representation of the drawing frame for example This customization can be done in different ways Click and hold the mouse buttons in a column or row to move the entire column or row 1 d 2 3 oF Figure 4 3 Click and hold the mouse buttons at the outer margin of a column or row to move the margin of the column or row Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 51 52 Figure 4 4 The opposite margin is not moved and the columns or rows are resized proportionally Click and hold the mouse buttons at the margin of an inner division in a column or row to move the margin of the column Or row Figure 4 5 In this case only the adjacent columns or rows are resized Columns and rows can be inserted and removed using the and buttons The label type and the number of rows and columns can be defined using the button The settings are saved as page properties The following dialog window is opened Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Descending
94. indow enabling you to set the circuit properties Add Current Window Adds the active window to the file list of the open project Remove Current Window Removes the active window from the file list of the open project Manage Terminal Strips Opens a dialog window enabling you to manage the terminal strips in the project Manage Cables Opens a dialog window enabling you to manage the cable objects in the project Manage Cross References O xe g gt 3 Nn se 2 O oq Z 3 Q O g gt 5 se ao 7 oq lt O r O 3 fas 5 fas oQ ca rt a gt g O x O Wn i references in the project Properties Opens the dialog window for entering the project properties Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 17 7 View Circuit Diagram Switches from the parts list view to the circuit diagram view Parts List Switches to the parts list view Librar Shows or hides the libraries window Project Shows or hides the window for managing the project files Standard Size Displays the circuit diagram in its original size Previous View Displays the previous view of the circuit diagram Repeatedly activating this function switches back and forth between the views previously used Fit to Window Set the zoom level to fit the entire circuit diagram into the window View Detail rt T D gt D 3 or 35 c oO nN FD Om ow oe 5s 2s Oo
95. information under Equipment identi fications and designation conventions 108 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Symbol Description Part number Display Identification E Treat as Contact Actuator Primary Symbol Secondary Symbol BA A3 Full Identification BA H1 A3 AS Inherit prefie postfoc E Suppress Inherited Parts Displayed Identification BA H1 A3 Designation Conventions Designation Conventions Installation BA Inhent From Primary Symbol Location H1 Inhent From Primary Symbol Figure 10 3 Detail from the Properties dialog window for a compo nent dentification tab Treat as Contact Actuator If this option is activated then contacts can be linked with this symbol and the symbol is assigned a contact image This allows the number of symbols that can actuate contacts to be extended as a user defined setting For example it allows custom relay magnets to be defined Parent Object If this option is activated then a parent object can be specified whose identification is used to make up the full identification Parent objects can be selected via the list box or their full identifica Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 109 Full Identification Inherit prefix postfix Displayed Identification Designation Conventions Installation Location Circuit 110 tion entered directly The Browse button opens a dialog window that shows all objects in the proje
96. ioning at both end positions PCS Figure 10 4 Detail from the Properties dialog window for a compo nent Catalog Properties tab 10 4 User Defined Properties You can enter your own component attributes in the User Defined Properties tab Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 111 Ka User Defined Properties x Translation Table Attribute Supplier Value Display Comment Festo E a m T Translation Table 112 Figure 10 5 Detail from the Properties dialog window for a compo nent User Defined Properties tab If you are editing a text field you can use this button to open a search dialog via which you can find the text ID for a language text from the translation table In order to edit an entry the corresponding row must be selected by clicking on it Clicking on the table cell to be modified again then enables you to edit the entry in the cell A row can be deleted by first clicking the row to highlight it The highlighted row can then be deleted using the Del key You can add any desired attributes by filling out the empty cells on the last row Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 10 5 Drawing Properties Scale Rotation Override Color Reset You can enter a number of drawing properties that influence how the symbols are displayed in the circuit diagram in the Drawing Properties tab Position Scale Left 6 25 r x l To
97. isplay Layer Pos Internal External Show Direction Terminal Strip 168 Terminal Description Intemal lt gt Extemal Show Direction Teminal Strip El Display Identification Figure 14 18 7erminaldialog window Contains the description of the terminal or the terminal designa tion If this box is checked then the description entered will be displayed beside the terminal Defines the drawing layer for the line Defines the position of the terminal within the associated terminal strip An entry is only possible once the terminal has been assigned to a terminal strip Changes the direction of the terminal The direction is indicated in the circuit by an arrow that shows which connector is inside the control cabinet and which is outside The tip of the arrow points into the control cabinet If this box is checked then the direction arrow is displayed at the terminal Defines the terminal strip containing the terminal in question The list contains the terminal strips already created You call up the properties dialog window for the selected terminal strip using Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Properties You can also create a new terminal strip using Create New Display Identification If this box is checked then the identification for the associated terminal strip is displayed beside the terminal 14 3 2 Set multiple terminals As well as the option of setting indi
98. isplayed for the start point and the end point a text reference for the start point is displayed for the end point Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 67 5 4 3 Line 68 instead of its identification Interruptions are used as end points for conduction lines After confirming the dialog window you switch to a special mode where you define the end points of the line with two consecutive mouse clicks Alternatively you can also draw a line by clicking and dragging An electric conduction line can constitute a potential line This is described under Potentials and conduction lines A line is drawn by defining two points In contrast to a conduction line this line is purely a drawing element As such it can be drawn with any desired angle but does not allow connections with pneu matic or electric connectors The line specific properties can be defined in the Drawing Proper ties tab of the Properties dialog window for the line Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Start Point End Point Scale Rotation Override Color Line Style Line Width Start Cap End Cap Background Start Point Color Line Style Line Width G Background Drawing Properties Scale x l 1 Rotation 355 6029464 Deg as Start Cap 0 1 End Cap Foreground Figure 5 9 Properties dialog window for a line Drawing Properties tab Defines the x y coordinate of the start point Defines
99. iteria that would lead to the warnings specified under Show Warnings are checked Objects that caused an error are highlighted in red in the circuit If this option is not active then the check must be initiated manually using the Page Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 195 16 10 Automatic Updates Automatic Updates Check for updates at start up Disable automatic updates Notify about updates only Notify about updates and download automatically Check for updates now Figure 16 10 Options dialog window Automatic Updates tab Check for updates at startup FluidDraw can search on the Internet for a new version when the program starts You can activate or deactivate the automatic search here Check for updates now As soon as there is an Internet connection you can use this button to initiate the search for a new FluidDraw version 196 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 16 11 Text Sizes Text Sizes Default Settings Label Attribute Lst Table Identification Component Parts List Identification Line Terminal diagram Connector Description Cable Map Teminal Strip Identification Cable List Attribute Value Contact image Text Object Crossreference Dimension Figure 16 11 Options dialog window Text Sizes tab This tab defines the font sizes to be used for objects newly inserted into the circuit diagram Label Attribute This group lists the font si
100. jects Delete symbol groups and macro objects Align symbols Mirror symbols Rotate symbols Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 12 13 15 16 17 18 18 18 20 20 20 24 25 ar 30 32 34 34 36 37 37 39 41 41 42 42 42 43 3 20 4 1 4 2 4 3 5 1 aLI oe Sela 5 1 4 5 2 5 3 ere oe Pe 5 3 3 5 4 5 4 1 5 4 2 5 4 3 5 4 4 5 4 5 5 4 6 5 4 7 5 4 8 5 4 9 LI Scale symbols Drawing frame Editable labels Use a drawing frame Page dividers Additional tools for creating drawings Drawing tools Grid Alignment lines Object snap Rulers Drawing levels Cross references Create cross references from symbols Cross reference representation Manage cross references Drawing functions and graphical elements Interruption Potential Conduction line Line Polyline set of connected lines Rectangle Circle Ellipse Text Image Check drawing 44 46 46 47 51 54 54 54 54 55 56 56 58 60 60 61 62 64 66 68 70 al 73 74 76 76 78 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 6 Manage Product Database 79 Ie Manage Translation Tables 87 8 Dimension 95 8 1 Draw dimension 95 8 2 Settings for the dimension 96 9 Equipment identifications and designation conventions 98 9 1 Renumber Designations 100 10 Component attributes 105 10 1 Component attributes in the Properties dialog window 106 10 2 Identification 108 10 3 Catalog Properties
101. jects symbol library Library z Unplaced Objects 4 city Q1 K1 Figure 12 3 Circuit diagram with solenoid valve and associated solenoid coils in the Unplaced Objects symbol library The associated coils are already internally linked with the solenoid valve in the circuit diagram Clicking one of the electric connec tors in the solenoid valve automatically highlights the correspond ing coil in the Unplaced Objects library Library E Unplaced Objects mk oe OK Figure 12 4 Highlighting of the connector link with associated solenoid coil As soon as you drag a coil from the library into a circuit diagram it is used up and removed from the library The valve is entered as the parent object for the coil Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 141 142 Library Unplaced Objects 4 oes Q1 K2 Figure 12 5 Inserting a solenoid coil Assigning a new identification to the coil has a direct knock on effect on the valve since the coil and valve are linked The identifi cation is displayed at the valve Library Unplaced Objects dyfot cas Q1 K2 Figure 12 6 Automatic linking of solenoid valve and solenoid coil If you delete the solenoid coil in the circuit diagram it is automati cally added to the Unplaced Objects symbol library again This symbol library is completely self managing Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems
102. l adjustment Top Cancel Help Font size The font size of the text to be shown Color A selection from sixteen standard colors for the text to be dis played Frame If this field is selected then a frame is drawn around the textbox Width The width of the textbox Height The height of the textbox Horizontal adjustment The following alignment options are available Le Center and Right Vertical adjustment The following alignment options are available 7op Center and Botton Table textboxes Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 225 18 5 Draw signal lines and insert signal connections z In this mode signal lines can be drawn freely or automatically laid from signaling elements 18 5 1 Free draw signal lines Display description 226 An additional supporting point is set with every left click The process ends when you click the current line while holding down the Ctrl key press the Esc key or switch the editing mode Use the Del key to delete a selected signal line If only a supporting point is selected then only this is removed from the line In Edit Mode the supporting points belonging to the signal lines can be moved If the Shift is held down while setting or moving supporting points then the supporting point is vertically or horizon tally aligned In the selection mode double clicking can change the way the line is displayed Signal
103. les generally consist of links to the files contained therein However where desired FluidDraw can also save the project along with all of the associated files in one single file Among other things this makes it easier to pass on the project Activate the Save Projects as Single File option in the Archiving tab Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Archiving W Save Projects as Single File Please note Files that are stored within the project are deleted from your storage In order to restore the files please uncheck this option Afterwards the files can be found in the project folder Also files that are removed from the project list are restored in the same way Figure 12 1 Project dialog window Archiving tab Save Projects as Single File If this option is activated all of the files belonging to the project are saved in a single file Please note the advice displayed under this option 12 3 Circuit and parts list nodes A circuit node is created beneath the project node for every circuit file that belongs to the project This also applies to parts lists since they are saved as circuits These are just displayed differently in the window All of the circuit specific or parts list specific properties are saved with the circuit node Right clicking a circuit node opens a context menu containing the following menu items Open Opens the selected circuit or the selected parts list in a window Double
104. lete a selected symbol Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 18 3 Insert signal elements In this mode signaling elements can be inserted by left clicking fe If you hold down the left mouse button then signaling elements can be moved as in the selection mode Selected signaling elements are shown in grey Use the Del key to delete a selected signaling element Double clicking on a signaling element in the selection mode opens a dialog window in which you can modify how the signaling element is shown Signal element Signal tyoe 2 D ay O_O nr 294 1 CA S Line Style cot M Cancel Help Signal type Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 223 Display description If this field is selected then a text is shown which can serve as a label for the signaling element Color The signaling element is displayed in this color 18 4 Insert text boxes In this mode textboxes can be inserted by left clicking Selected textboxes are shown in grey Use the Del key to delete a selected textbox In Edit Mode the size and position of a textbox can be changed using the mouse pointer Adjust size 224 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Double clicking on a textbox in the selection mode opens a dialog window in which you can modify how the textbox is shown Fort size 9 Coo aT Frame W Width 20 Horizontal adjustment Left Height 10 Vertica
105. line Display description Start with arrow F End with arrow Cor a Line Style o _ cancel Heb A framed label on the line and a label next to the framed label is shown The framed label can be moved freely along the line The additional label can be moved freely Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Start with arrow An arrow is displayed at the beginning of the line The arrow can be moved freely along the line End with arrow An arrow is displayed at the end of the line The arrow can be moved freely along the line Color Line color If you click a finished signal line to activate the Freely move signal lines mode then a signal logic is inserted This logic point snap point can then be freely moved along the line 1 3 44 i In the selection mode you can change how the signal logic is dis played by double clicking on it Signal link Representation gt e Cancel Help 18 5 2 Drawing signal lines from signals In the Freely draw signal lines z signal lines can be drawn from signals Left click a signal and hold down the mouse button Drag the mouse pointer to a position which you have selected as the end point of a signal line The signal line will be drawn once you release the mouse button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 227 18 5 3 Draw signal lines from diagram support points In the Freely draw signal lines
106. lines are automat ically drawn if they do not cross any symbols The free connectors can also be T distributors You can define how different objects connectors are automatically connected in the Connector Links tab under the menu Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw item from the menu The following two illustrations show this function rr ns a KY ESA a h Figure 3 7 Circuit before the connectors are automatically con nected e a UUU kK 3 4 aa m M l P Figure 3 8 Circuit after the connectors are automatically connected 3 5 Insert T distributor You do not need to utilize a special symbol in order to insert a T distributor FluidDraw automatically inserts a T distributor when you lay a component connection on a line or lay a line segment to a connection If you wish to connect two lines then you can also draw one line segment to another FluidDraw then inserts two T distribu tors and connects these with a new line Move the mouse points to a connector and press the left mouse button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 27 28 As soon as you touch the line the mouse pointer transforms into a crosshair Release the mouse button once you have touched the desired point on the line FluidDraw inserts a T distributor and automatically lays a line Figure 3 9 Line connection with inserted T distributor Every T distributor can connect up
107. lit across multiple pages The entries in the Description Identification and Connector columns are taken from the object properties of the associated targets You can Set so called inksin a terminal strip These links are drawn in the circuit diagram as regular electric lines and marked as links The representation of the T distributors can be customized using their properties dialog window The following example shows a circuit diagram with a terminal strip X1 with 10 terminals and the associated terminal diagram A link plug is to be placed at level 1 between terminals 7 and 8 and at level 2 between terminals 8 and 9 and a wire link is to be placed between terminals 9 and 10 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw x1 1 12 13 44 O15 S1 F Q1 K1 K1 al Q1 K1 K2 Y1 X Y2 X Figure 14 26 Double click the electric line between terminals 7 and 8 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 177 Figure 14 27 The properties dialog window for the electric line opens The op tions for setting the links are in the top right Link Link Plug Level 1 ka Wire Link Figure 14 28 Detail of the Line electric dialog window Link Defines that this line is to be treated as a link Link Plug Defines that the link is a link plug Level Specifies the level if a link plug was selected Wire Link Defines
108. matic Hectic r E Define multiple lines Number of lines Distance Start Point Appearance End Point Appearance E Display Identification W Display Identification e Gea Figure 14 1 Settings for the potential lines to be created You can then define the end points of the line with two consecutive mouse Clicks tp Li 12 L ws i gS Soe Figure 14 2 Three horizontal potential lines The identifications of the potentials can be changed In this exam ple we want to rename the potential from L4 to L6 Double click the left hand potential L1 Then enter L4 for the identification in the dialog window Then following prompt then opens Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw FluidDraw Professional 2 1 reference s are connected to this object a Rename all connected interruptions and potentials Cancel Figure 14 3 FluidDraw supports the automatic renaming of the potentials linked with the source potential If you answer Yes the potential L1 on the right hand side will also be renamed L4 Rename the potentials L2 and L3 to L5 and L6 in the same way Then enter the corresponding markers for the predecessors or successors in the properties dialog windows for the potentials If the corresponding cross references have the same markers in the respective predecessor and successor pages the potential lines might look as follows 1 5 l4 L4 yw
109. mp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 87 Search 88 Attribute Value Attribute Value process l Process P Figure 7 2 Text IDs in user defined attributes FluidDraw provides a search dialog for finding a text ID for a specif ic text in the selected translation table When you are editing a text field the following dialog can be opened using the button Translation Table Search Frocess Text ID English 7 11214 process application 7 11965 process application 7 14883 Processing statio 7 16958 processing techni 7 11975 processor inquiry 7Process process C sa Cc ee Figure 7 3 Translation Table dialog window Enter a language text here to find the associated text ID You do not need to enter the text in full you can select the desired row direct ly The selected text ID is displayed in the text field after you confirm the selection If the user defined attributes are used in parts lists then these are displayed in the parts lists in the corresponding language Note that the predefined attributes are independent of the chosen lan guage in the translation table The language of the predefined attributes is defined by the language set for the Festo product catalogue Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Text IDs can also be used in text components The dialog window for managing the translation tables is opened using the Translation Tables menu item Manage Transla
110. mple a concrete cable has unconnected wires If the associated cable symbols overscore more lines than are defined in the cable object a warning is output when the page is checked and the corresponding entries are hig hlighted in color in the cable lists After you specify the identification for the cable and confirm the dialog the cable object is generated and the cable symbol is as signed to it Click the Properties button to edit the properties of the cable object Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 159 Number of Wires 160 Cable Number of Wires 4 1 100 Identification Number of Wires Find Target Figure 14 9 Properties dialog window Cab etab Defines the number of lines wires in the cable The number can be higher than the lines overscored by the associated cable symbols if for example a concrete cable has unconnected wires If the asso ciated cable symbols overscore more lines than are defined in the cable object a warning is output when the page is checked and the corresponding entries are highlighted in color in the cable lists The associated cable symbols are listed in rows in the table You can jump to the associated cable symbol using the Find f button The User Defined Properties tab in the properties dialog window for the cable symbol lists the cable specific product properties such as Cable Type and Length These properties and the entries in the C
111. n component and the valve solenoids as secondary components in the electrical part of the circuit diagram 10 8 Link solenoid valves and solenoid coils 116 The coils belonging to solenoid valves are usually displayed sepa rately in the electrical part of a circuit diagram The link between a solenoid valve and the associated coils is defined at the solenoid valve symbol Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw The following circuit diagram shows a solenoid valve and the sym bols for two separate solenoid coils No link has been established yet between the solenoid valve and the coils Figure 10 10 Solenoid valve and two separate coils There are two ways of establishing a link between a solenoid valve and acoil The first is using the properties dialog window for the solenoid valve Open the appropriate properties dialog window by double clicking the solenoid valve and select the Connector Labels tab Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 117 Symbol Description Part number Layer 1 Display in Parts Lists Identification V1 Display ao User Defined Properties Drawing Properties Confic Hectic Connector Link Display Electric Connector Left 118 Hectic Connector 2 Display Figure 10 11 Properties dialog window Connector Labels tab This tab shows all of the solenoid valve s connectors Connectors refer among other things to the logical connection
112. n select the actuation types of the valve from the Manual tion Valve Body 38 ly Mechanically and Pneumatically Electrically categories for both sides of the valve Click the button with the mouse pointer and select a symbol element A valve can have multiple actuation types at the same time If you do not want an actuation type from a category then select the empty field in the list You can also define whether each side should have a spring return pilot control pneu matic spring or external supply A configurable valve can possess a maximum of four switching positions One valve body can be selected for each switching posi tion Click the associate button with the mouse points to open the Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Initial Position Dominant Signal External Supply symbol elements list Select a symbol element for each switching position If you want to use less than four switching positions then select the empty field on the list for the positions not required Here you set which switching position the valve should use in the normal position Note When determining this setting ensure that it does not conflict with a possible spring return This provides a graphical identification of whether the right or left signal should dominate in the event of equally strong signals This creates an additional connector for connecting the external supply for the controller 3 13 Conf
113. n the diagram can be moved Changing the size of text boxes is only possible in this mode Movement and dragging operations can be cancelled using the Esc key If the mouse pointer is moved outside the window area while the left mouse button is held down the view automatically scrolls Double clicking on a diagram element diagram row text box signaling element etc opens a dialog window in which you can make the desired adjustments 18 1 1 Set diagram properties Clicking on the Eisenschatten button opens a dialog window in which you can set the diagram properties Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 217 Text columns Number Text columns Width Diagram columns Number Diagram columns Width Color Row height Functional diagram Properties Text columns Diagram columns Number 1 Number 11 Width z mm width 10 Row height 20 mm Color Cancel Help If the number of text columns is changed than all of the table text boxes are distributed horizontally and evenly If the width of the text columns is changed than all of the table text boxes are distributed horizontally and evenly The diagram columns are located on the right hand side of the function diagram The diagram curves can be drawn in this area The number of diagram columns can also be changed by dragging the mouse pointer to the right hand edge of the diagram The color which the grid lines are drawn in t
114. n x or y direction 70 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Rotation Override Color Line Style Line Width Start Cap End Cap Background Foreground 5 4 5 Rectangle Defines the angle of rotation in degrees Defines the color of the drawing element Defines the line style Defines the line width Defines how the beginning of the line is displayed Defines how the end of the line is displayed Sets the location of the drawing element to the background This means that all of the circuit symbols are on top of this In particular it means that symbols are not covered by filled drawing elements for example Sets the location of the drawing element to the foreground This means that all of the circuit symbols are underneath this In particu lar it means that symbols are covered by filled drawing elements for example To change the vertices of a polyline or to set new vertices switch to the polyline editing mode by selecting the Edit Poly Line menu item or activating the button on the toolbar You can move the existing vertices by clicking and dragging The mouse pointer changes to 8 when you mouse over an existing vertex If the mouse pointer is over a line without a vertex 4 is displayed and a new vertex is inserted as soon as you click A rectangle is drawn by defining two diagonally opposite corner points The rectangle specific properties can be defined in the Drawing Properties tab of
115. nd the connectors on the circuit symbols Deacti vate the Display Snap Radius option in order to disable the display of the snap in circles Product Catalog Activating the nsert Symbols With Type Attribute option causes a text field to be added with the circuit symbol which contains a link to the attribute with the type designation of the product when components are inserted from the Festo product catalogue Text fields for accessories When inserting accessories without symbols texts with the type designation of the products are displayed Here you can limit the number of text fields inserted Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 187 Products Grid 16 2 Save Compress Files Create Backup Files 188 Specifies which products from the Festo product catalogue are to be used for example Europe or Festo worldwide Here you can set the grid width and the style To display the grid select the Show Grid menu item on the menu As well as absolute values such as mm you can also specify the relative basic unit of length M W Compress Files W Create Backup Files Save New Projects as Single File Create Folder For New Projects Figure 16 2 Options dialog window Save tab FluidDraw normally compresses the saved files in order to save space on the disk If you deactivate the option the files are saved as XML files without compression You can find further information in t
116. ndow Chapter 2 2 1 Change window position The library window is anchored on the left hand side by default and the project window when a project is open is on the right hand side To separate the window from the anchor move the mouse pointer to the upper margin Click and hold the left mouse button Move the window a small distance towards the center of the screen Now release the left mouse button Now you need to move the library window to the lower right and the project window to the lower left Once a window has been separated from the anchor it can be moved freely To re anchor the window move the mouse pointer to the upper margin Click and hold the left mouse button Move the window as far as possible to the right or the left Now release the left mouse button This window snaps into place This enables you to anchor the library window to the right and the project window to the left for example You can also anchor both windows on the same side In this case you can move the desired window into the foreground by clicking the associated tab 2 2 Automatic show and hide 18 The tabs offer an additional practical function Automatically showing and hiding the library or project window Click the asso ciated vertical tab Library or Project at the edge of the window This causes the window to be hidden providing a larger area for the drawing In order to make the window visible again move the mouse pointer over th
117. ng a cable to this map To insert a cable map into the circuit diagram select the Cable menu item from the menu Alternatively you can Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw click the button Select Cable Map Jin the selection dialog window that opens The mouse pointer changes to a crosshair Click the position in the circuit diagram where you want to insert the cable map A dialog window then opens where you can assign the relevant cable and customise the appearance Properties Appearance Spacing Additional Line Spacing Additional Cell Spacing Column Header Background Color Target ID from Identificatic Lattice Show Lattice Color E Lines per Page Figure 14 12 Cable Map dialog window Cable Defines the relevant cable Properties Opens the properties dialog window for the associated cable sym bol Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 163 You can customise the appearance of the cable map in the Ap pearance tab You can see the effects of the settings straight away in the preview on the right hand side If the Lines per Page option is selected you can specify the num ber of lines to be displayed per page The relevant pages will also be output when the circuit diagram is printed Buttons for naviga tion are displayed underneath the page if the list is split across multiple pages lists Tables 2 4 lt lt First lt Previous Next
118. ng with the project file or activate the Save Projects as Single File option When creating a new project a project folder is automatically created to store the project file and all other files belonging to the project This automatically created project folder has the same name as the project file If you create the project file in an empty folder this will be used for the project i e another new folder will not be created underneath it The automatic creation of project directories can be activated and deactivated in the options under Save In the project window a project is represented hierarchically as a list The top element is the project node Below this are the asso ciated circuit nodes and parts list nodes which can be differentiated from each other via the symbol in front of the name Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 137 12 2 Project nodes Every project possesses one project node as the uppermost ele ment All of the project specific properties are saved with the project node Right clicking on a project node opens a context menu You can also find the menu items on the menu Here you can find the functions for adding and removing files among other things Under the menu item from the menu you can define properties for the project Properties that can be speci fied for both projects and circuits are described under Circuit and project properties 12 2 1 Project archiving 138 Project fi
119. ns within a circuit diagram You can define which sym Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw bols are to get new identifications and the order in which they are to be renumbered Renumbering is started via the Renumber Designations menu The following dialog window opens Renumber Designations Component Types W Free Input W Fluidics W Electrics T User Defined Renumber Unenumerated Only e g 7V1 Renumber main components first then secondary components Figure 9 1 Renumber Designations dialog window Component Types For each symbol you can specify the designation convention to be used You can specify the designation conventions to be taken into consideration during renumbering under Component Types Only those symbols with the appropriate convention will be given a new identification Renumber Unenumerated Only symbols that have not yet been given an identification will be Only e g V1 taken into consideration Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 101 Renumber main components first then secondary compo nents Labeling Order 102 If the Enumerate Automatically option is selected in the Designa tion Conventions tab in the program options then FluidDraw will automatically assign identifications for newly created symbols If this option is not active identifications beginning with a question mark will be assigned As per the convention Fluid
120. ntifications of newly inserted symbols will be automatically numbered All of the project files and not just the current circuit will be taken into consideration for the numbering if Consider All Project Files is active 16 7 Cross Reference Representation Cross Reference Representation Default Settings Fage number ka Fage Column g Example Reset Figure 16 7 Options dialog window Cross Reference Representa tion tab This tab is used to define the default settings for the cross reference representation You can find further information under Cross reference representation The settings are only applied to newly generated projects or cir cuits They have no effect on existing objects Illustrates the effects of the settings using an example Resets the settings to the settings defined in FluidDraw Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 193 16 8 Connector Links Connector Links E Allow connections between same connector types only Connect Automatically Pneumatic E Horizontal E Vertical Electric E Horizontal W Vertical Figure 16 8 Options dialog window Connector Links tab Allow connections between Only connectors of the same type can be connected if this option is same connector types only active For example a line from an electric connector to a pneumatic connector cannot be created in this case FluidDraw supports theautomatic connection of connectors The followin
121. nu 215 Mirror 42 44 O Object snap 55 Options Automatic Updates 196 Connector Links 194 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 235 236 Cross Reference Representation 193 Designation Conventions 192 Dimension 191 Folder Locations 189 General 187 Grid 188 Language 190 Save 188 text fields 188 Text Sizes 197 Warnings 195 p Pagedividers eee a 47 Parts list 130 display 131 edit 131 export 135 find components 131 find target 131 nodes 139 open 139 print 183 properties 133 sort 131 Pilot line 32 Pneumatic line 66 PNG export 185 Polygonal chain 70 Polyline 70 Port connect 24 Potential 64 Potentials 153 Predefined attributes 146 Predefined placeholders 146 Predefined variables 146 Print 183 Product catalogue 20 Project 18 137 add 138 node 138 print 183 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems e FluidDraw properties remove Project archiving Project menu Project window Properties Properties dialog window cable Cable List Cable Map cable symbol circle circuit component connector contact Cross Reference Representation cylinder dimensioning drawing layers electric line electric terminal ellipse image line Manage Cross References pneumatic line polygonal chain polyline project rectangle secondary component set multiple terminals set of connected lines Terminal diagram Properties text way valve wiring Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 143
122. o KG Art Systems FluidDraw Define Connector Creates a new component connector the next time the left mouse button is clicked in a circuit symbol Interruption Potential Adds an interruption or an electric potential to the circuit diagram Parts List Terminal Multiple Terminals Terminal diagram Cable Cable Map Cable List 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 N N N N N N N D D D D D D D or or cr cr or or cr N N N N N N N fat fat fat fat fat fot O O O a a go A T D D D a o o o D D D O 2 n pani D 5 r 3 5 D ver D TA A 5 z T x ERR F e 5 a D 3 5 Oo tr O m Oo ug 5 O fana a oy gt gt oe Q T3 gt D gt a 2 D Q a Q z 2 8 5 z A Q ce S Z fet a rr o va D 2 oa z o a la Q D a AY ae as Q wa a va D 3 a z va lt oq D rt sQ i o 3 3 3 3 z 2 v wa 3 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 205 17 4 Draw 206 This menu contains functions for freely drawing graphical elements such as lines rectangles circles etc as well as for inserting texts and images Line J sab Nn sab D og lt a D mg 2 oq rt fo oa D e mm D a o a 5 2 om u Poly Line Draws a polyline by defining the vertices with successive mouse clicks The drawing operation can be cancelled by pressing the Esc key or
123. o this select the empty field in the symbol list with the connector terminators The alignment of the connector terminator can be set via the radio buttons Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 35 3 10 Define component connector set T distributor Type of connector Define multiple connectors 36 You can set T distributors on existing lines or define a new compo nent connector by selecting the menu item from the menu FluidDraw then switches to a special mode in which the next mouse click sets aT distributor or defines the new connector You can cancel the action by pressing the Esc key or the right mouse button Connectors in symbols can be set at any desired position Note To set the connector precisely at the desired position we recommend zooming the display window in closely to the relevant symbol As soon as the mouse pointer is over a symbol the mouse pointer converts into a cross hair lt gt Left clicking sets the new connector Define Connector Type of connector Pneumatic 9 Hectic Hectic Label E Define multiple connectors ox _ caca He Figure 3 17 Define Connector dialog window Selects the connector type The following are available Pneumat i Electri and Electric abel Multiple connectors can be set one after the other if this option is active You can cancel the action by pressing the Esc key Festo AG amp Co KG Art Sy
124. og window is opened for the selected compo nent connector enabling you to enter the connector propertiest When a line segment is highlighted a dialog window opens enabl ing you to enter the line properties If multiple objects are selected then a dialog window with a limited selection of properties appears It only contains those properties which affect all of the selected objects Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 203 17 3 Insert 204 Find Symbol Description Opens the search dialog for selecting a symbol via its appearance or its description From Festo Catalog Opens the Festo product catalogue to select a component via the ge O Q Q n D fa am oO From Festo Shopping Basket Opens the Festo product catalogue to transfer components from an existing shopping cars From File Opens the dialog window for selecting an existing text file in CSV format which was created by an export from the Festo product catalogue From Custom Database Opens a dialog window similar to the Festo product catalogue for selecting a component via the product properties It is not the database of the Festo product catalogue that is used however but the selected user database Conduction Line Opens a dialog window that defines the settings for one or more conduction lines that are to be inserted in the circuit diagram after the dialog window is confirmed Festo AG amp C
125. one by defining two points for the distance as well as then clicking to position the dimension text Angular dimensioning requires the center point to be defined as well as two points for the angle The fourth click in turn defines the position of the dimension text The dimen sion function can also be used for general labeling of important points in the circuit Two points for a line with any pitch and a final click for the text are needed for this Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 95 8 2 Layer Settings for the dimension Dimension Layer Automatic Dimensioning Length 33 mm Decimals 3 IM Show Unit Factor Drawing Properties E Ovenide Color Line Style Line Width Figure 8 1 Dimension dialog window Defines the drawing layer for the dimension Automatic Dimensioning Activates or deactivates automatic adaptation of the dimension Length when the dimension length is changed If the Automatic Dimensioning option is deactivated you can enter any number that will be displayed as the length dimension A unit can also be selected Show Unit defines whether the unit should be displayed Decimals Defines the number of decimal places Factor Color 96 Determines the factor by which the real length is multiplied for the displayed value This is necessary if you are creating a drawing with a scale other than 1 1 Defines the color for the dimension Festo AG amp
126. option is only evaluated if Individual was Selected Show Connector Descriptions All Shows all connector descriptions regardless of the settings at the connectors Show Connector Descriptions Individual Shows only the connector descriptions for those connectors with the Display option activated Show Connector Descriptions None Hides all connector descriptions regardless of the settings at the connectors Show Terminal Directions WN gt O WN O O ie Wn rt gt ca S ig Q O gt se x zx O W je r gt ca om wt i x 3 5 N 4 gt ca BEE go O a rt gt ca arrow points into the control cabinet here Show Terminal Directions All Shows all arrows regardless of the settings at the terminals Show Terminal Directions Individual Show Terminal Directions None Oo WN al ao Wn os a au v o o gt 23 g z ODO oO N aQ D g gt m 3 o A D o N lt wn gt o N z a D a 3 oc D U n or 5 5 g gt D ap a L 3 2 5 Q v N n S P z 9 J Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 211 17 8 Library 212 Display Contact Images Shows or hides the contact images Drawing Layers Opens a Drawing Layers dialog window enabling you to set the properties of the drawing layers Add New Library A oO pe O oa se 5 ig
127. options for the solenoid coils The input fields of the left hand electric connector are described below The descriptions apply analogously to the right hand connector and other types of logical connectors The identification for the left hand solenoid coil can be entered in this list box or selected from a list When you click in this field the corresponding connector is highlighted in the preview This helps to locate the connector particularly when dealing with turned or mirrored symbols Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Browse Opens a dialog that shows all compatible solenoid coils as a tree in accordance with the object hierarchy Link If this box is checked then the solenoid coil is logically linked with the connector at the solenoid valve If the solenoid coil is renamed the link is retained and the identifications of the coils at the soleno id valve are changed to match the coil identifications Find Target If the connector at the solenoid valve is logically linked with a coil a search can be performed for the associated coil using this button Display If this box is checked the coil s identification is shown as the identi fication for the solenoid valve connector Figure 10 12 Left connector linked with coil K1 The second way of linking a solenoid valve with a coil is to double click the solenoid valve s connector directly The coil connectors are represented like pneumatic connector
128. oss Reference Representation Cross Reference Representation E Inherit From Parent Node i Page number Page Column g Figure 13 7 Cross Reference Representation tab This tab is used to define the settings for the cross reference repre sentation You can find further information under Cross reference representation If the nherit From Parent Node option is active then the settings will be copied from the parent project node Example Illustrates the effects of the settings using an example Reset Resets the settings to the settings defined in FluidDraw 152 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Special functions for electric circuits Chapter 14 14 1 Potentials and conduction lines The creation of horizontal and vertical potential lines is supported by drawing conduction lines The end points of the conduction line consist of potentials that also serve as interruptions In the dialog window for drawing conduction lines you can specify whether the potentials should have an identification In this example we want to draw three horizontal potential lines where each line comes from a preceding sheet 1 and is continued on a sheet 3 You open a dialog window where you can make the settings shown using the Conduction Line menu item or the button on the toolbar Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 153 154 Conduction Line Type of connection line Pneu
129. over if the selection is made via the product catalogue You can find these attributes in the Catalog Properties tab of the Properties dialog window for the component In this selection list you define the drawing layer for the symbol Depending on the setting for the drawing layer it may not be possi ble to display or edit the symbol In order to make the symbol visible or change the settings you have to temporarily activate the drawing layer on the Drawing Layers menu item from the View menu Here you can assign an identification that uniquely identifies the component in the circuit diagram The identification is shown as text in the circuit drawing if the Display option is selected Note FluidDraw automatically assigns a unique identification when inserting or copying circuit symbols An automatically assigned identification text begins with a question mark and can be edited by the user FluidDraw shows a warning if you are assigning an identi Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 107 fication that already exists You can make more detailed settings for the equipment identification in theldentification tab Display in Parts Lists Deactivate this option if you do not want the symbol to appear in the parts list 10 2 Identification In the dentification tab you can enter properties that influence how the identification for the symbol is displayed in the circuit diagram You can find further
130. ow is Column Header Defines that the first row contains the language names First Table Row Defines the row from which the data records are to be imported Preview Displays a preview of the data records that are being imported The following dialog window opens if the button was selected to export the translation table as a CSV file Translation Table Ee Delimiter Column Selection Tabulator Column Export Language w English Semicolon Other Spanish French Text ID Text Identificator Double Quote Single Quote i None Character Code 1252 Westem European Windows Select All Invert Selection Column Header Preview German English Spanish French Text ID A4 Aufnahme rahmen AS mounting rame Bastidor de montaje A4S Cadre de montac Abd nderung modification modificaci n modification modification abarbeiten process desarrollar travailler Process Abart modification modificaci n vari t 4 Abb Bild Fig Fig image 5 Abbau disassembly desmontaje d montage 6 4 iT j Figure 7 6 Translation Table dialog window Delimiter Defines the delimiter that can be used to differentiate the languag es 92 Festo AG amp Co KG o Art Systems FluidDraw Text Identificator Character Code Column Selection Column Header Preview Predefined Language User Defined Language Defines whether and how quotes are to be added to texts Defines the c
131. p Rotation 0 E Ovenide Color Figure 10 6 Detail from the Properties dialog window for a compo nent Drawing Properties tab Defines the scaling in the x or y direction The scaling factor can also be defined with the help of the mouse pointer This is de scribed in the Scale symbols section Defines the angle of rotation in degrees The angle of rotation can also be defined with the help of the mouse pointer This is de scribed in the Rotate symbols section If this option is activated then another color can be selected for the symbol Resets the geometrical settings to the default values Scaling to 1 rotation to 0 and Override Color deactivated Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 113 10 6 Main and secondary components As described under Component attributes in the Properties dialog window the FluidDraw circuit symbols largely correspond to the components in theFesto product catalogue These symbols are called main components However there are also secondary com ponents which do not correspond to components in the Festo product catalogue These secondary components are usually sym bolic representations of a partial aspect of an associated main component All product properties are stored in the main component The secondary components only have a description and a reference to the associated main component In electrical engineering in par ticular components such as relays are
132. put device from the list of the available prin ters This button enables you to open the dialog window for setting the printer options Activate this option if you wish to write the print data to a file When you work in a project you can select which circuits and parts lists are to be printed Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Select the number of copies If the printout consists of multiple pages you can cause FluidDraw to print a correspondingly sorted sequence Scale You can increase or decrease the output size by entering a scaling factor If the dimensions of the area to be printed are larger than the printable area on the paper then the printout is spread across multiple pages tiled You can see the page divisions in the print preview Note Please note that it may not always be possible to precisely comply with the page margins Therefore you should plan a certain amount of leeway for the page margin Page Here you can specify additional margins in order to manually cus tomise the print area Margins You can select which page the print preview displays 15 2 Import DXF file Files saved in the DXF format can be imported and retain most of their element attributes If several special points were taken into account when creating the drawing using a CAD program then FluidDraw can easily expand the symbol library 15 3 Export circuit The FluidDraw circuits can be saved as a file with a variety of
133. r for example In FluidDraw these aretext components with Aftribute Link Texts in the title block of a drawing frame are text components You can use the imported texts or insert new text components at the desired positions Editable texts are text components with Attribute Link These texts are replaced by the corresponding attribute val ues of the project and the circuit Double click a text component to open the Properties dialog window Enter the name of the attribute to be linked e g creator in the text field and activate the Attribute Link option Note You can also use an imported text as an attribute name The attribute name is utilized as a placeholder These attributes are displayed in angle brackets in the circuit diagram with the draw ing frame These attributes are replaced by the corresponding attribute values when using the drawing frame in a project or circuit diagrams Edit the attribute values in the Properties dialog window of the project or the circuit diagram Clicking on a text component of the drawing frame opens the Properties dialog window of the project or the circuit which contains the attribute which the text component refers to Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 4 2 Use a drawing frame Drawing frames can be copied into a project and or a circuit dia gram Insert the drawing frame via the Properties dialog window of a project or a circuit 1 All of the objec
134. rantees that the desig nation conventions are not dependent on the FluidDraw presettings if the circuit diagram or project is passed on to someone else Changes to the conventions must be made in the circuit diagram or project The identification type Free nput can be chosen if no designation conventions are to be used In this case the identification is an unstructured character string that is not made up of the attributes described above The sets of conventions preset in FluidDraw are as follows Fluid engineering symbols are designated in accordance with ISO 1219 2 The identification is put together as follows nsta lation Circuit Component Connector This set of conventions can be customized if necessary Electrical engineering symbols are designated in accordance with EN 81346 1 Successor to EN 61346 1 The identification is put together as follows nstallation Location Component ConnectorThis set of con ventions can be customized if necessary This set of conventions allows you to freely define the identifica tion The attributes nstallation Location Circuit Component and Connector can be selected in any order for this You can also speci fy separators that are to be inserted before prefix and after post fix the individual attributes 9 1 Renumber Designations 100 Designations identifications are automatically assigned when symbols are created FluidDraw supports the reassignment of identificatio
135. rawing operation the mouse pointer snaps into place as soon as it is close to a Snap point The following snap functions are available Ht Snap to Grid T Snap to Connector Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 55 5 1 4 Rulers 5 2 Drawing levels 56 Press and hold the Ctrl key during a drawing operation to tempo rarily deactivate the object snap function The rulers can be shown and hidden via Show Rulers They are displayed at the left hand as well as the upper edge of the circuit window FluidDraw supports 256 drawing levels which can be shown hidden and locked unlocked individually In addition you can also define the color and line thickness for every drawing level Using the Drawing Layers menu item on the menu you can set the properties of the individual layers and also insert a description Note The drawing frame is located on layer 0 by default Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Drawing Layers Number Description Color Line Width Display kia gt nivel E piel Cemo E CS ce iia gt nivel CS eaaa CS eaaa as fe iia gt nivel lIndiwial ow trast P ali ali 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 F 8 J ca SS S S S S RAR Ra S S S S RAAR RRE Preserve Olject L E Display Hidden Objects in Parts Lists Place Objects on Default Layer orate T Figure 5 2 Drawing Layers dialog window The drawing layer settings
136. rifthohe 9 v 3TK2 3JTK4 Fabo ME z x Rahmen v Breite 20 mm Horizontale Ausrichtung Zentriert x H he 10 mm Vertikale Ausrichtung Zentriert ee Text ES 3TK1 3TK3 4 Schrifthohe 9 v 3TK2 3JTK4 Fabo ME Rahmen V Breite 20 mm Horizontale Ausrichtung Rechts x H he 10 mm Vertikale Ausrichtung Unten x 2 Abbrechen Hilfe 3TK1 31k4 Insert text boxes 18 1 3 Adjust the presentation of the diagrams The area in which curves can be drawn is located on the right hand side of a diagram row 220 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw States Number States Base state Numbering Start column Numbering Start number Numbering Number Numbering Step width Double clocking on this area opens a corresponding window in which you can define the appearance of the drawing area Please ensure that no diagram element such as a signaling element for example is underneath the mouse pointer Diagram States Numbering Number E Start column Base state 1 Start number Number Representation Step width Display arrows Loop lE Display grid W Display text 1 Display text 2 Line colt NN Line Style _ __ tenca The entry defines the number of states and thus the number of horizontal lines in the diagram row Horizontal lines are drawn through the base state with a thin pencil Th
137. s Opens a dialog window for managing translation tables Restore Defaults Resets the program settings to the default values This enables you to undo unintentional settings made Note Use this function if you feel that FluidDraw is behaving unex pectedly or files and windows have suddenly disappeared Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 213 17 10 Window 214 New Window Opens a window with an additional view of the active window Navigation Pane O D 5 N o 5 O lt D lt D 5 2 5 S Wn a D a Q 3 lt D O SA a D o 5 D circuit diagram The currently visible area of the active window appears as a white area The non visible area of the drawing is shaded grey By drawing a rectangle in the overview window with the mouse pointer you can define the section of the circuit diagram displayed in the active window Simply left clicking on the overview window moves the visible area while retaining the zoom level Cascade Arranges the windows so that they overlap Tile Horizontally Arranges the windows into horizontal tiles Tile Vertically Arranges the windows next to each other Close All Closes all open windows Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 17 11 Help Contents Displays the contents of the FluidDraw help pages ndex Displays the index of the FluidDraw help pages Search Di
138. s tab of the Properties dialog window for the circle Drawing Properties Position Scale Arc Center cx Starting Angle Center cy i Ending Angle Size Rotation Radius ne 19 20937271 0 Deg Radius ry 19 2093727 mm Color i p E Fill Area Line Style Start Cap Line Width 0i End Cap Background Foreground Figure 5 12 Properties dialog window for a circle Drawing Proper ties tab Scale Defines the scaling in the x or y direction Arc Defines the starting and final angles of a circular arc Rotation Defines the angle of rotation in degrees Override Color Defines the color of the drawing element Fill Area Fills the circle with the color listed Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 73 Line Style Line Width Start Cap End Cap Background Foreground 5 4 7 Ellipse 74 Defines the line style Defines the line thickness Defines how the beginning of the line is displayed Defines how the end of the line is displayed Sets the location of the drawing element to the background This means that all of the circuit symbols are on top of this For example symbols are not covered by filled drawing elements Sets the location of the drawing element to the foreground This means that all of the circuit symbols are underneath this For ex ample symbols are covered by filled drawing elements An ellipse is drawn by defining a middle point and two radii with p
139. s within the solenoid valve by means of small circles Double click the right connector of the solenoid valve A dialog window whose fields correspond to the entries for a con nector in the Connector Labels tab of the Properties dialog window Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 119 Hectic Connector Browse W Link Find Target W Display ok Cancel Apply He Figure 10 13 Connector dialog window Select K2 from the list of compatible solenoid coils The electric connectors of the solenoid valve are now linked with the solenoid coils Figure 10 14 Link solenoid valve and solenoid coils The above mentioned ways of linking a solenoid valve and coils should only be used if each symbol has been individually inserted into the circuit diagram For projects FluidDraw manages the asso ciated coil symbols for each solenoid valve internally When a solenoid valve is inserted into a circuit diagram the associated solenoid coils are simultaneously placed in a special library This concept is described underUnplaced objects 10 9 Attributes of the text components In FluidDraw text components serve firstly to insert comments and labels and secondly can be defined by the labels and accessories 120 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw without displaying a symbol Open the dialog window Properties of the text component by double clicking on a text or
140. sentation to the default setting 5 3 3 Manage cross references All paired cross references in a project are listed in a dialog window that is opened using the Manage Cross References menu item Using this dialog you can jump to all paired cross references in the project Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 61 Label Containing Page Jump to Target Manage Cross References Label Containing Page Find Target a aa Ga Ge Figure 5 5 Manage Cross References tab Contains the label for the corresponding cross reference A page containing the cross reference in question can be selected in the drop down list Using this button you can jump to the corresponding cross reference 5 4 Drawing functions and graphical elements 62 Graphical elements can be inserted into a circuit using the menu or by activating the drawing function on the toolbar In order to prevent you from unintentionally moving other symbols when drawing you enter a special mode for the drawing function in which you can only perform the selected drawing functions After every drawing operation FluidDraw returns to the normal editing mode To insert another drawing element you must select the associated Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Anfang Ende gt menu item or the corresponding drawing function on the toolbar again Note If you wish to draw several elements in a row without leaving
141. splays the search dialog for the FluidDraw help pages Check for updates As soon as there is an Internet connection you can use this menu item to initiate the search for a new FluidDraw version About Displays the FluidDraw program information Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 215 Functional diagram Chapter 18 You can find the function diagram in the standard FluidDraw library You can apply the functions from the Edit menu to the function diagram Double click the function diagram or open the Functional diagram using the menu item on the menu The buttons in the upper toolbar of the editor are for editing a function diagram The following six buttons determine the editing mode Edit Mode Draw diagram curves Insert signal elements Insert text boxes Draw signal lines and insert signal connections Eoeee Ee Insert additional signal lines The selected mode is highlighted in white or displayed as a pressed button z shows that signal lines can be drawn in the diagram area by clicking for example If you hover the mouse pointer over a button for a short period of time then a short description is displayed 216 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 18 1 Edit Mode Functional diagram gt OM iste ee eaa e Draw signal lines and insert signal connections identification This mode serves to adjust the objects in the function diagram Elements i
142. stems FluidDraw 3 11 Delete component connector To delete a component connector select this and choose the Delete Connector menu entry on the menu Note Please note that the menu entry or the Del do not delete the connector but rather only one possibly connected line 3 12 Configure a way valve If you require a certain valve which you cannot find in the standard FluidDraw library you can create your own valve symbol with the help of the valve editor Insert a 5 n way valve into a circuit window from the Standard Symbols Pneumatic Symbols Valves Configurable Way Valves library To set the valve body and the actuation types of the way valves double click the valve The dialog window Properties then opens Click the Configure Valve tab to access the valve editor Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 37 Symbol CONFDV Description Bn way valve Part number Layer 1 Display in Parts Lists Identification V1 Display Drawing Propeties Corigue Valve Left Actuation Right Actuation Valve Body Manually Manually Ny LA Mechanically Mechanically Initial Position Pneumatically a Pneumatically Hlectrically Bectrically Dominant Signal E Springtetumed E Springtetumed E Piloted Right E Piloted neumatic Spring neumatic Spring E P 5 E P 5 Etemal Supply Extemal Supply Figure 3 18 Properties dialog window Configure Valve tab Left Actuation Right Actua You ca
143. t via an angled branch 3 6 Move lines Once you have joined two connectors you can then adjust the length of the lines You can move the line segments in parallel by moving the respective line segment You can see when you have touched the line on the basis of the line selection shape 5 of the mouse pointer Press the left mouse button and move the line segment ortho gonally to the desired position Figure 3 11 Moving a line segment Release the left mouse button FluidDraw adjusts the adjoining line segments in such a way that they remain connected 30 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw If you move a line segment with is directly connected to a compo nent connector then FluidDraw may insert additional line segments in order to prevent gaps If you move a line segment that is horizontally or vertically con nected with other line segments via T distributors then these line segments are moved together with the T distributors Figure 3 13 Moving multiple line segments If you only want to move the individual line segment in the case described above then release the mouse button after you highlight the line segment Click the segment again and move it while keep ing the mouse button pressed Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 31 a a P p p 18 La EJ Figure 3 14 Moving an individual line segment 3 7 Define the characteristics of lines Lines like o
144. ted sign appears and no line can be connected Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Release the mouse button once you have touched the second connector FluidDraw automatically lays a line between the two connectors Figure 3 4 Line between two connectors Support points can be set when dragging lines To do so simply release the mouse button while dragging the line and click the desired points The line is completed as soon as you click a second connector or the same point twice You can cancel the action by pressing the Esc key or the right mouse button 3 4 Automatically connect connectors FluidDraw supports two methods of automatically connecting connectors The first is to drop a symbol on an existing line To be able to use this method the symbol must have at least two connec Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 25 26 tors that precisely fit onto one or more existing lines and the lines that will be produced must not cross the symbol The following two illustrations show this function Figure 3 5 Circuit before the connectors are automatically con nected i fh Figure 3 6 Circuit after the connectors are automatically connected Another method of automatically connecting connectors is to position symbols so that their connectors can be horizontally or vertically connected with free connectors from other symbols After the symbol has been dropped the corresponding
145. terrupted in the drawing and is contin ued somewhere else An interruption can be assigned an identifica tion and linked with another interruption The location of the linked interruption can be displayed at the source interruption If an electric interruption is used with an electric line then this interruption is a potential The use of electric potentials is de scribed under Potentials and conduction lines You can insert an interruption into an existing line or position it freely in a circuit Select the Interruption Potential menu item from the Insert menu A dialog window opens where you can make various Settings for the interruption to be inserted Interruption Potential Type of connector Pneumatic 5 Hectic E Define multiple connectors Cancel Hep Figure 5 6 Interruption Potential dialog window Defines whether a pneumatic or electric interruption potential is to be inserted Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Define multiple connectors Layer Identification Target Jump to Target Multiple interruptions can be set one after the other if this option is active You can cancel the action by pressing the Esc key You can edit the properties for an interruption by double clicking it The following dialog window opens Interruption Potential Layer f Identification W Display Target l Browse Z Only Free Interuptions Potentials
146. that the link is a wire link wt Set Link Link Plug and Leve 3 FluidDraw tracks the line across one distributor point at most This means that the specified link will find the contacts 7 and 8 This link will be represented in the terminal diagram as follows 178 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Terminal Strip x1 Terminal Link Plug wire Link Identification Figure 14 29 Proceed in the same way to set a link plug between 8 and 9 at level 2 and a wire link between 9 and 10 The terminal diagram then has the following appearance Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 179 Terminal Strip x1 Terminal Link Plug wire Link Identification Figure 14 30 14 5 Contact images The contact images can be displayed within a circuit diagram be neath relay coils and similar symbols The contact images list all the contacts of the associated relay coil and show which current paths these contacts are in The division of the page or circuit diagram can be defined using the page dividers To do this select the Display Contact Images menu item from the menu The contact images of the current circuit diagram are shown or hidden Contact images can be highlighted moved and aligned like other symbols 180 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw S1 A Q1 K1 K1 f 5 Figure 14 31 You can h
147. the Properties dialog window for the rectangle Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 71 Scale Rotation Override Color Fill Area Line Style Line Width Background Foreground 72 Position Top Size Width Height Color Line Style Line Width Background Drawing Properties Rotation 0 o OF Fil Area i 0i a ees Figure 5 11 Properties dialog window for a rectangle Drawing Properties tab Defines the scaling in the x or y direction Defines the angle of rotation in degrees Defines the color of the drawing element Fills the rectangle with the color listed Defines the line style Defines the line thickness Sets the location of the drawing element to the background This means that all of the circuit symbols are on top of this For example symbols are not covered by filled drawing elements Sets the location of the drawing element to the foreground This means that all of the circuit symbols are underneath this For ex ample symbols are covered by filled drawing elements Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 5 4 6 Circle A circle is drawn by defining a middle point and a radius You can draw a circular arc by subsequently entering the beginning and final angles into the Drawing Properties tab in the Properties dialog window of the circle The circle specific properties can be defined in the Drawing Proper tie
148. the parts list as well as the corresponding components in the associated circuit diagram windows are se lected 132 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Ifyou click a component in a circuit diagram then both this component and the corresponding row in the open parts lists are selected 11 3 Set parts list properties In the parts list view clicking on the button opens the Parts List Properties dialog window Parts List Properties A Accumulated Parts List E Sort as Number Single Position Parts List Included Pages Include This Page s Components Only Include All Project Files Include Selected Files E Project 1 Circuit 1 Figure 11 4 Parts List Properties dialog window ncluded Pages tab Accumulated Parts List Compiles the components with the same attributes Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 133 Single Position Parts List Sort as Number Include This Page s Compo nents Only Include All Project Files Include Selected Files Accumulated Parts List Lists all of the components individually Interprets the column contents as numbers so that 10 appears after 2 for example Only lists the components of the corresponding circuit diagram Lists all of the components of the active project Lists all of the components of the selected circuit diagrams belong ing to the active project E Sort as Number Single Position P
149. the x y coordinate of the end point Defines the scaling in the x or y direction Defines the angle of rotation in degrees Defines the color of the drawing element Defines the line style Defines the line thickness Defines how the beginning of the line is displayed Defines how the end of the line is displayed Sets the location of the drawing element to the background This means that all of the circuit symbols are on top of this For example symbols are not covered by filled drawing elements Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 69 Foreground Sets the location of the drawing element to the foreground This means that all of the circuit symbols are underneath this For ex ample symbols are covered by filled drawing elements Reset Reset the settings to the default values 5 4 4 Polyline set of connected lines A polyline also called a set of connected lines or polygonal chain is drawn by defining two or more points Each mouse click sets a further vertex The polyline is ended by clicking the same point twice The properties of the polyline can be defined in the Drawing Proper ties tab in the Properties dialog window Drawing Properties Position Scale Top Rotation 0 Color kw oa JE Line Style Start Cap Line Width 0 1 End Cap Background Foreground Figure 5 10 Properties dialog window for a polyline Drawing Properties tab Scale Defines the scaling i
150. ther symbols can be assigned an identification cata logue properties and user defined properties You can find further information on this under Component attributes in the Properties dialog window You can also define the style color and drawing layer of the lines by double clicking a line segment or highlighting the line segment and selecting the menu item from the menu The Line Properties dialog window opens Select the Drawing Properties tab in this window The settings are applied to the entire line sec tion as far as the next connector or T distributor 32 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw F Identification 745847 E Display Display in Parts Lists User Defined Properties Drawing Properties Layer Color Line Style Line Width Festo AG amp Co KG Line Style Line Width 0 1 _ F Figure 3 15 Line Properties dialog window defining the properties of a pneumatic or electric line Sets the drawing layer of the line Sets the color of the line Sets the line style of the line Sets the line thickness of the line Note Working lines are typically displayed as solid lines pilot lines as dashed lines e Art Systems FluidDraw 33 3 8 Delete line To delete a line you can either highlight an associated line segment and press the Del key or select the menu item from the menu or highlight a component connector and press the Del key In these cases it is the line rath
151. tic symb Fiter with bypass valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Treat Fitter Separate Filter with bypass valve and digital indicator Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Tre Fiter with bypass valve with optical clogging indicator and electrical contact Poet Fow control valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Limit Cushioning Stabilise Non etum valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1215 1 Limit Cushioning Stabilise R Non etum valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Limit Cushioning Stabilise Ri Non etum valve piloted non tetum function Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Lir One way flow control valve Adjustable Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Limit C One way flow control valve Adjustable Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Limit C Quick exhaust valve Pneumatic symbols 150 1219 1 Control Regulate K mh a eounling with nansetiim walee uinecimled Pre imatic cumbhnle ISi 4 TT Figure 1 3 Find Symbol dialog window You can see the symbols found in the two results lists The library hierarchy is displayed on the left hand side although only those branches appear which contain matching symbols An alphabetical list of the search hits is displayed on the right hand side The sym bol of the highlighted entry is shown in the preview Once you have found the symbol that you were looking for you can select it using the button or by double clicking on the appropriate row in the results list The symbol then hangs
152. tion Example Installation E Inherit From Parent Node Fluidics 4 Location Designation Conventions E Inherit From Parent Node Blectrics User Defined Installation E Inherit From Parent Node 5 Circuit E Inherit From Parent Node E Frame Identification E Automatically frame identification for free input Figure 13 6 Designation Conventions tab This tab is used to define the settings for the designation conven tions Further information can be found under Equipment identifica tions and designation conventions Settings can be made for the following sets of conventions Flui dics Electrics and User Defined f the nherit From Parent Node option is active then the sets of conventions will be copied from the parent project node Defines that the identifications produced by the selected set of conventions will be framed Specifications can be made for nstallation Location and Circuit that will be evaluated for displaying the symbol identifications If the nherit From Parent Node option is active then the specification will be copied from the parent project node The example shown illustrates the effects of the selected designa tion conventions Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 151 Automatically frame identifi If free input is chosen for a symbol identification then this option cation for free input determines whether these identifications should be framed 13 7 Cr
153. tion Tables Figure 7 4 Manage Translation Tables dialog window Translation Table Using this drop down list you can select the translation table that you want to manage New Using this button you can create a new translation table You will then be asked for a file name under which the translation table should be saved Open Opens a file selection dialog window that you can use to open an existing FluidDraw translation table Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 89 Import Remove From List Words Export Delete Add Language Languages 90 Opens a file selection dialog window that you can use to open an external translation table The translation table must be in CSV Comma Separated Values format which most database programs can generate Further settings for the import are described further below Removes the selected translation table from the drop down list The associated file is not changed This tab displays the translation table Exports the translation table as a CSV file Deletes the highlighted language entry from the translation table Adds a further language to the translation table Opens a dialog window that lists all of the languages and can be used to remove a language If a file was selected for importing an external translation table then various settings can be made using the following dialog window FluidDraw analyses the CSV file to be imported and sugges
154. to a grid line This makes it easier to find the precise position when moving the connectors Note The grid snap function may not be desired as it prevents free positioning In this case you can hold down the Ctrl key during the moving operation this temporarily deactivates the grid snap function Connectors between symbols should be exactly horizontal or ver tical wherever possible Then they can be connected with a straight line FluidDraw supports the exact positions firstly via thegrid snap and secondly via automatically displaying red alignment lines while moving the selected objects Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Open a circuit file which contains multiple objects Select one of these and slowly move it back and forth above and next to other objects Observe the dashed red lines which appear when two or more connectors lie above each other Figure 5 1 Automatically display the alignment lines In order to simplify handling the connectors snap into place when they are close to an alignment line This makes it easier to find the precise position when moving the connectors Note The grid snap function may not be desired as it prevents free positioning In this case you can hold down the Ctrl key during the moving operation this temporarily deactivates the alignment lines and the grid snap function 5 1 3 Object snap Various Snap points can be activated for precise drawing During a d
155. ts belonging to a drawing frame are inserted into the circuit diagram as a copy Changing the file with the drawing frame at a later date does not have any effect on the circuit diagram which the drawing frame was inserted into When copying the objects belonging to the drawing frame all of the attributes are generated with the drawing frame s text components refer to and which do not exist in the project or circuit Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 47 E Inherit From Project C Festo Auid Draw P5 irm Frame_A4 circ Figure 4 1 dialog window inserting a drawing frame Inherit From Project If this option is activated then the drawing frame specified in the project is copied into the circuit The path and the file used are displayed in the Frame File line Pick This button opens a dialog window in which an included frame can be selected These frame files are located in the frm directory and are compiled in the project file frames prj 48 Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Edit Opens the frame file for editing Remove Local Frame Removes the drawing frame from the circuit The drawing frame s attributes remain attributes of the project or circuit Reload Frame Attributes When inserting a drawing frame the attributes of the text compo nents of the drawing frame are listed These attributes are saved with the project or the circuit drawing and can be edited and de leted The
156. ts useful presettings Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Delimiter Column Assignment Tabulator Predefined Column Import Language Language Comma Deutsch Englisch Semicolon Other Spanisch Franz sisch sisi isis ttalienisch Text Identificator Double Quote Single Quote None Character Code 1252 Westem Eurpean Windows __v First Row is Column Header First Table Row 2 Preview Deutsch Englisch Spanisch Franzosisch ttalienisch b pe paT auec A4 mounting frame Bastidor de mont Cadre de montag maii i anai ha e Ab nderung modification modificaci n modification abarbeiten process desarollar travailler eseguire modification modificaci n vari t variante Fig Fig image Fig t Figure 7 5 Translation Table dialog window Delimiter Defines the delimiter that can be used to differentiate the languag es Text Identificator Defines whether and how quotes have been added to texts Character Code Defines the character set to be used Column Assignment Defines the languages to be imported from the database and the languages predefined in FluidDraw that they should be assigned to You can select all of the languages using the Select All button button and invert the selection using the Invert Selection Festo AG amp Co KG o Art Systems FluidDraw 91 First R
157. using the Add Attribute button Add Attribute Predefined Attribute Attribute Name Customer part no T User Defined Attribute Attribute Name Data Type Figure 6 4 Add Attribute dialog window Two types of attributes can be added Attributes predefined in FluidDraw can be selected from a drop down list These include Product name Remark and Description If this option is selected you can specify an attribute name and type for the new attribute You can list and remove the attributes in the Products and Supplier tables using the Attribute Properties button The attributes Supplier Part number and Symbol Name cannot be deleted Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 85 86 Attribute Data Type Part number sting Smia Sing Supplier Stins v Delete Attribute Figure 6 5 Attribute Properties dialog window The selected attribute can be removed using the Delete Attribute button Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Manage Translation Tables Chapter 7 Translation tables can be managed using FluidDraw Each row in the table contains texts in different languages Each column con tains one language The Text ID column is a special column The text ID serves as a placeholder for a text and can be used in differ ent places in FluidDraw Depending on the set language the text in the corresponding langu
158. via the menu item on the menu 1 Display in Parts Lists 7201524 Alignment Horizontal Text Attributes E Frame Text E Fixed Width Translation Table Figure 10 15 Properties dialog window for a text component A text component possess all of the attributes of a standard com ponent The text properties are located on the Fd t Tex tab Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw 121 Edit Text Alignment Font Color Frame Text Attribute Link 122 Edit Text E Attribute Link PageNumber Alignment Horizontal Vertical Left Top Center Center Right Bottom Text Attributes E Frame Text E Fixed Width B Translation Table Figure 10 16 Detail from the Properties dialog window for a text component Edt Texttab Enter your text into the input field on the left hand side You can also enter text with multiple lines Press the Enter key to create a line break Defines the horizontal or the vertical alignment of the text within the text field Defines the text font Defines the text color Draws a frame around the text field If this option is activated a text that identifies a link to an attribute is displayed instead of the text entered The value of the selected attribute is displayed in the circuit diagram You can find a detailed description of this function under Link text components with attributes A predefined placeholder such
159. vidual terminals FluidDraw also offers a mode that allows you to set multiple terminals one after the other You can keep inserting terminals by simply clicking on the electric lines until you leave the mode again To insert multiple terminals select the Multiple Terminals menu item from the menu or click the f button a BB m Figure 14 19 The operation begins with a dialog window where you can make some Settings for the new terminals Above all you need to first select an existing terminal strip or create a new one If a suitable Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 169 Description Display Direction Layer Terminal Strip 170 terminal strip does not already exist then a prompt to create a new one will automatically appear Define Multiple Terminals Description Direction W Enumerate Manually hes wie _ Start number pt of Display E W Show Direction Layer 1 Teminal Strip Properties l Create New E Display Identification Finish with ESC Key Cancel l Help Figure 14 20 Define Multiple Terminals dialog window Defines how the new terminals are to be numbered The Enumerate Manually option allows you to specify a start number from which the numbering continues Otherwise a free terminal from the se lected terminal strip is automatically used The start number 2 was specified in the example shown If this box is checked
160. with the main component If the main component is then renamed the link is retained and the identification of the linked secondary component is adapted as appropriate to the main com ponent identification If the secondary component is logically linked with a main compo nent a search can be performed for the associated main compo nent using this button If this box is checked then the main component s identification is shown as the identification for the secondary component Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 115 Suppress Inherited Parts If there are designation conventions assigned for the main compo nent parent parts of the identification that are defined in the circuit diagram or project will be hidden Select Q1 from the list of compatible main components Proceed in the same way for the second contact Selecting from the list of compatible main components automatical ly establishes the logical links between the contacts and the coil The circuit diagram should now look as follows Figure 10 9 Relay comprising coil with two contacts If you now change the coil identification to Q2 the logical links mean that the identifications at the contacts will also be automati cally changed to Q2 Examples of this are relays with the coil as the main component and the contacts as secondary components as well as electromagnetic directional control valves with the pneumatic symbol as the mai
161. y object within a project from a cross reference symbol The cross reference is uni directional in this case from the cross reference to the target object This allows several cross references to reference the same object Both types enable you to jump directly from a cross reference to the associated target With the paired cross reference the target is the corresponding cross reference otherwise an object You jump to the corresponding target either using the button in the properties dialog window for the cross reference symbol or by highlighting the cross reference and select ing the Jump to Target menu item from the context menu The circuit drawings involved must belong to the same project Open the Cross reference dialog window from the menu and the menu item Alternatively you can open this dialog window by double clicking the cross reference symbol or using the context menu Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw Text Label Link Target Text layer Text Text Attributes B ee E Link Alignment Horizontal Vertical C Left Top Center Center Right C Bottom Tet Attributes Target Tet Display Target Text Alignment z Horizontal Vertical Show Description Left Top Show Locati i i ai E Center Center Right C Bottom Figure 5 3 Cross reference dialog window This text is displayed in the cross reference Defines the labels via which th
162. zes used for identifications and cross references etc List Table This group lists the font sizes used for analyses and tables Festo AG amp Co KG Art Systems FluidDraw 197 Menu overview Chapter 17 17 1 File ew New File Opens a new window for creating a new circuit drawing New Project Opens the dialog window for creating a new project Open Open File Opens a new window for selecting an existing circuit drawing Open Project Opens the dialog window for selecting an existing project Add Adds files etc to the active project 198 Festo AG amp Co KG e Art Systems FluidDraw Add New Page Add New Parts List Add Existing Files Close gt O d d 5 O la o 2 a a an An o gt ga N N o ge 2 9 o 5 O Q w Y 5 lt O Ti J t m T D a 5 fat O a P u o D a a D T Q o rt oa O gt x ra y v fab amp a fel 3 a oq lt a T D 2 5 N oO na o D o O D o O oO or fa Q Q Q a O Closes the active window or project etc Close File Closes the active window Close Project Closes the active project Save File Save File As VN VN fas fas lt lt O oO Nn Wn fans fans a gt a gt ca ca ec G lt if a a a fas fat oq oq pe pe 3 5 5 gt gt ca ca s

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