Add component

Procedure

1. Select Sketch > Category settings > Add component.

The Design Component Icon dialog box appears. Figure 198: Design component icon

2. Assign an icon to the new component:You can create a new icon, load an icon you have already created and saved in a file or select an icon from a category used in the current system:

To...

Do the following...

Create a new icon

Click on the Draw icon button. The Icon Designer appears.

See the Creating a supercomponent (step 1 to step 6) section from the Supercomponent manual to learn how to create an icon and add ports to it.

Load an icon from a file

Click on the Load icon button. A browser appears.

Select the Bitmap file you want to assign to the new component.

Click on Open.

Select an icon from current system categories

Click on the Select icon button. The Icon Selection dialog box appears.

Select the icon you want.

Click on OK.

3. Complete the new component:

Enter the name of the component in the Name field.

Enter a description for the new component.

Select the parent category you want to assign to the new component in the Parent category menu.

The component you have created is only an icon. You must now assign to this icon either:

• a submodel: please refer to the Submodel Editor manual, or,

• a supercomponent: please refer to the Creating a supercomponent section from the Supercomponent manual.