Parallel Wire is an operation for grouped wiring from pins that are placed parallel to each other.

When connecting a connector, IC, FPGA, etc., to a bus, it is not necessary to connect each wire one at a time, which allows wiring to be done quickly.

Parallel Wire Example

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Parallel Wire

The following is the operation for Parallel Wire.

(1) Click [Create Schematic] => [Parallel Wire] => It will move to Parallel Wire mode. 　 * It is convenient to click the mouse center button and select "Parallel Wire" from the Stroke Menu.

(2) Drag select multiple Pin Points => Wires will be lead from the pins.

(3) Click the end point.

When connected to a Bus, a ripper is automatically displayed.

 

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Each Operation for Drawing Parallel Wires

The following will explain each operation for drawing parallel wires.

Selecting the Parallel Wire Menu
Canceling a Parallel Wire
Exiting Parallel Wire Mode

 

Selecting the Parallel Wire Menu

Select [Create Schematic] => [Parallel Wire]

There are several other ways to perform this. Refer to About Executing Menus.

 

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Canceling a Parallel Wire

When creating parallel wires, it is possible to return to the status before drawing by canceling the parallel wires being created.

Before Canceling	After Canceling

The following is the operation for executing pushback.

Right click, Select => [Cancel]
* Press "Escape" on the keyboard

 

Exiting Parallel Wire Mode

The following is the operation for exiting Parallel Wire mode.

When not creating parallel wires,

Right click, Select => [Cancel]
* Press "Escape" on the keyboard