What is read from a package
- The part data and texts in all languages of the package; the project chooses the language shown.
- Pictures and documents such as data sheets, kept in the database.
- The function template: which functions the part has — coil, contacts, poles, PLC channels — and their connection designations.
- The manufacturer's schematic macros, for example the many drawing variants of a PLC.
- The panel front view and the 3D model with its mounting points.
- The accessories the manufacturer lists for the part.
One package can hold many parts; all are read, and the import report lists what was left out. Importing a package again updates its parts and keeps your choices for them.
From the package to the drawing
Insert a part into the drawing or give it to a device: its functions wait in the Devices tab, its drawing variants are offered as its symbols, and on the panel layout the device appears with its front view and snaps onto the rail by its mounting point. The parts list counts it with its order number.
Your own parts
Parts without a package are made in the part editor — data, functions, front view, a STEP model for the 3D view — and kept in the same database, next to the imported ones.
Manufacturer data
Part data is published by the manufacturers and subject to their terms of use. Industrial UI Schematic reads the packages for compatibility and keeps their data only in your local database.
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