Macros
A macro is a piece of schematic kept for use again: a direct-on-line starter, a reversing starter, an emergency stop circuit. It holds the symbols, wires, texts and the data of its devices (descriptions, parts).
Insert a macro
Insert → Macro… shows the macros with a preview: the built-in ones that come with the program and yours. Choose one and click on the page. R turns it before you place it.
The devices of the macro get the next free tags of the page (-K1 becomes -K3 when -K1 and -K2 exist), and its wires connect to what they touch.
Save your own
- Select what the macro should hold.
- Edit → Save as macro… (also in the right-click menu): give it a name, a group and a description.
Your macros are kept in the database. In the macro window you can rename, delete and Export… them as .iumacro files, and Import .iumacro… files from others. A macro carries the parts and your own symbols it uses.