I have a terminal blocks with 2 levels, two terminals each. I want this part to be flexible so I can use two different symbols whenever I please.
Right now I'm trying to use the manufacture part as follows:
N0-C:0, level 1
N1-C:1, level 1
N2-C:2, level 2
N3-C:3, level 2
First scenario:
Use each terminal as one symbol each, four total. Ideally with passing information within the same level
Ex. Each below are their own symbols. This symbol contains one circuit and one terminal each.
TB 1, Lv1_1 Signal: foo
TB 1, Lv1_2 Signal: foo
TB 1, Lv2_1 Signal: bar
TB 1, Lv2_1 Signal: bar
If they're hyper passing between levels that'd be nice, but if not I can live with bridging the levels manually.
Scenario two
Use one symbol for each level, two symbols total. Passing information on the same level.
Ex. Each below are their own symbols. This symbol contains two circuits, with one terminal each.
TB 1, Lv1_1 + Lv1_2 Signal: foo
TB 1, Lv2_1 + Lv2_2 Signal: bar
Is this possible or do I need to make two different parts in my library to achieve this?
P.S. SWE is one of the most frustrating programs I've worked with.
This is one of the main areas that I really hope can be addressed...drawing up a single circuit but using multiple symbols to do so. In any case, my recommendations would be to treat it as a 4 terminal device, and use hyper passing terminals to invisibly connect the potential, and bridging as you are doing already. The other thing I've done in the past is to draw the terminal symbol with 2 terminals & 1 circuit, and use the origin destination arrows feature, but instead of using a symbol that looks like an arrow, use one that looks like a terminal. So you can draw the single terminal symbol with the incoming/outgoing wire, then send that terminal's potential to anywhere else in your design with the OD insertion while not actually introducing any new circuitry to the component. This takes a minute to think through but I've had a few folks end up happier that way.