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ProfiCAD - electrical schematics software Version 6 If you cannot find answer to your question here, please send an e-mail to Last update on March 21st, 2011. This document in PDF: /ProfiCAD.pdf Getting Started Proceed as follows to get familiar with ProfiCAD: Help The first source of information about ProfiCAD software is this help file (F1). We tried to keep it as brief as possible so that the user does not have to spend much time searching the required information. If you cannot find the information you need, try the help search engine: Switch to the “Search“ tab Enter the item you want to search (e.g. “raster“) and press Enter. A list of articles containing the entered work is displayed. You can use wild characters * or ? * stands for any number of characters ? stands for one character Sample diagrams Go through the sample diagrams, which are installed with the program (SXE files) to get an idea about program possibilities. Questions We welcome any questions and tips for program improvement. Please send your feedback to: . All your questions will be answered quickly (generally within 24 hours). Warning - please check whether your e-mail box works correctly. Frequently, we cannot send answers to questions because the response cannot be delivered. If you do not receive the answer to your questions, please check whether your e-mail box works correctly! Do you have the latest version? If you purchased the ProfiCAD program from a third party rather than downloading it directly from website, check whether you have the latest program version (build) on website. You might find that a new version is available wih new functions and/or file format. Check your program version by selecting the Help - About menu commands. Registered users are informed about new versions well in advance. ProfiCAD Components FileDescriptionLocation ProfiCAD.exeDiagram editorprogram root directory ProfiCAD.chmProfiCAD program helpprogram root directory common.dll mfc100u.dll msvcp100.dll msvcr100.dll Dynamic libraries required for program operation program root directory XCrashReport.exe Sends out an error log when the program crashes down program root directory key.dat Licence key, which you will receive after the purchase of the program program root directory english.ini espanol.ini deutsch.ini . etc. Contains text strings used in the program. program root directorylang several files with .ppd and .picd suffixes These files form the library of symbols. Each files bears information about a single component “Documents“proficad library files with .lin extension These files contain lines styles definitions “Documents“proficad library_LIN files with .ptb extension These files contain title blocks definitions “Documents“proficad library_TB several files with .sxe extension Sample diagrams“Documents“samples charmap.txt Contains a list of special characters (greek, math, technical etc.) for easy insertion into the text C:Documents and Settingsyour_nameApplication DataProfiCAD favs.txt * Contains a list of favourite diagram symbols C:Documents and Settingsyour_nameApplication DataProfiCAD ProfiCAD.wsp * Contains list of documents which were open during the last usage of the program C:Documents and Settingsyour_nameApplication DataProfiCAD updater.exe Executes both manual and automatic updates of the program. It is launched by menu Windows Start - Programs - ProfiCAD - Check for updates. program root directoryupdater settings.iniConfiguration file of the updaterprogram root directoryupdater english.xml, slovensky.xml atd. Language configuration file of the updater program root directoryupdater/lng * These files are not installed, they are created by the program Program Relocation If you need to move the program to a different directory or a new computer, just move the above mentioned files. It is not necessary to reinstall the program. The program may also be run from an external hard disk or a flashdisk. Electrical Symbols and IC library Symbol and IC library comprises files with “PPD“ (symbols) or “PICD“ (IC) extensions. Each file contains one symbol. Individual symbols contained in the diagram are copies of the symbols from the library. Therefore you can send your diagram to anybody regardless the fact whether they have copies of the symbols on their PC or not. If you modify the symbol in the Symbol Editor program, the symbols in you previously made diagrams will not change. Frequently asked questions and answers How can I add symbols to the favourites pane? Drag them onto the heart icon. What symbols are available in the full version? Do you have other symbols? The full version contains the same symbols as the home version. The symbols library is being enhanced continuously. You can easily create symbols in the ProfiCAD symbols editor. You can find additional symbols on . If you created symbols on your own, please consider submitting them to the library. Is it possible to edit the title block fields? Go to File-Settings-Summary information menu to edit the title block fields. How do I install a new version of the program? When installing a new version (e.g. replacing the 2.x version by 3.0, etc.) it will normally be necessary to convert the diagrams and libraries. Always stick to the installation instructions. When installing a new build (e.g. replacing the 2.0 version by 2.1) just install the new build over the existing one. Download the installation file for upgrade (the icon on the right). In this case the installation does not change the libraries and sample diagrams which you already have. If you have purchased ProfiCAD, there is a key.dat file on your hard disk (this file is stored in the ProfiCAD directory on your PC). This file will not be modified during installation and your license will therefore still be valid. CAUTION! - Do not forget to back up your files, both ProfiCAD and other important files on your PC! If I modify a symbol in the symbol editor, will this symbol be changed in all diagrams I have already drawn? No! It is not possible as each symbol is stored as a unique copy in every diagram. Your diagram is therefore independent on you library of symbols and it can easily be transmitted to anyone else. This applies for versions 3.0 and up (for IC versions 3.1 and up). How do I number the pins in symbol editor? Do I have to set up the font for each text label separately. If installed on your PC, select the “small fonts“ font as this setting will allow you to use very small font sizes. Select one text label and set up the font and its size. Now use Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V to copy and paste the other text labels and just set up the necessary font. When I attempt printing the diagram on the 5L laser printer, some lines blur and some parts of the diagram are not printed at all. Adjust the resolution of your printer from 600 DPI to 300 DPI (see Printer property settings). An object cannot be selected - when clicking on an object it cannot be selected and a different object, further from the pointer is highlighted instead. When creating a symbol, graphical shapes needs to be placed in a symmetric way, so that the symbol is symmetric to axes of the working screen. CorrectIncorrect When drawing the lines to gates and IC it is only possible to connect some pins. This is the raster problem as some of the pins are out of the raster. You can solve this problem by pressing the Shift key, which temporarily disables the raster. How can I link two components, which are far one from each other and are not displayed on the screen both at the same time. Option 1: when drawing a link between the components use cursor keys to move the screen area in the appropriate direction. Option 2: adjust the scale to a smaller value, e.g. 50 %. When I sometimes want to rotate the text or label in the “View“ menu all angles are ticked and it is impossible to rotate the text. Only main text labels can be rotated. It is not possible to rotate the symbol labels (types and values). Can I customise the gates? When pasting a gate the program lists only the default gate symbol to select and I have not found a way how to customise it. After you insert the gate, press the Escape key (to make the cursor change to arrow), place the arrow over the gate and click the right mouse button. A dialog box allowing you to customise the gate parameters (number of outlets, gate type, etc.) will appear. Please send your questions by e-mail to keyboard shortcuts - accelerators To speed up work with the program the following keyboard shortcuts may be used: SHORTCUTICON MENU COMMAND Ctrl + A Edit - Select All Ctrl + BEdit - Copy to clipboard as image Ctrl + CEdit - Copy Ctrl + NFile - New Ctrl + OFile - Open Ctrl + PFile - Print Ctrl + SFile - Save Shift + S File - Save As Ctrl + VEdit - Paste Ctrl + W Closes the current document Ctrl + XEdit - Cut Ctrl + ZEdit - Back * on Numeric Keyboard View - Center working area F1 Help F5 Redraw the list of symbols in diagram editor F12File - Options BDraw - Curve GDraw - Polygon EDraw - Ellipse HInsert - Gate IInsert - IC LDraw - Polyline M View - Grid NInsert - Label ODraw - Rectangle PView - Pan document area SInsert - Wire T Insert - Text UDraw - Line ZDraw - Rounded rectangle EscGo to selection mode ProfiCAD gallery ProfiCAD gallery, which can be found at , is an Internet service for ProfiCAD program users. On this website you can find additional electrical symbols and diagrams. There is also a search engine available, which allows to search the database of symbols and diagrams using keywords, categories and upload date on the website. On the web, there is also a discussion forum on individual symbols and diagrams. On the ProfiCAD gallery website you can find symbols and diagrams, which have been created by other ProfiCAD users. You can share symbols and diagrams you created with others, just send them to the gallery. panels ProfiCAD provides several panels that facilitate common tasks. These panels can be dragged and docked to any side of the working area. They either auto- hide to conserve space or the can be pinned. There are two small buttons in the top right hand corner of each panel. You can use the first one (pin) to pin the panel to switch off the auto-hide feature. The other button closes the panel completely. It can be re-enabled by manu command Show-Panel od using the “Panels“ toolbar. The panels toolbar contains these buttons: symbols graphically symbols textually favourites explorer properties integrated circuits layers symbols and favourites Panel Symbols is used to insert symbols into the document. It has two parts: the upper part shows groups of symbols. The lower one shows symbols of the active group. How to insert a symbol: select a symbol in the lower part of the pane. Move mouse pointer over the work area. Drop the symbol by pressing the left mouse button. If you click the right button, the symbol is rotated by 90. Insert as many symbol as you wish. Hit the Esc key to finish inserting. You can drag frequently used symbols to the Favourites panel. You can remove a symbol from the Favourites panel by dragging it back to the Symbols panel. explorer Panel Explorer facilitates work with large documents. It makes it easy to select small object that would be dificult to select using the mouse. The fact that the Explorer takes up space is compensated by its ability to scroll selected object into the visible area of the work space. If you have multiple monitors, you can drag Explorer to the other monitor and gain more space. With Explorer it is possible to discover some errors - for example having two symbols in the same position, a line that is too short and therefore cannot be seen etc. Removing such objects from the document reduces its size and makes ProfiCAD work faster. layers The new “Layers“ panel is used for switching through layers. Select the active layer (currently used in the drawing) from the list. Buttons: moves a layer up.1. moves a layer down.2. adds a layer.3. renames a layer.4. deletes a layer. Only empty layers can be deleted.5. properties When an object is selecting (by mouse or from the Explorer panel), its properties can be set from the Properties panel. Position of objects are shown in tenths of mm. Line style is selected from a list. You can define custom line styles. If two components with the same hatching type are displayed next to each other, it is necessary to ensure that the hatching of the components is not linked. This can be ensured by modifying the setting of these two values (or just one of these values). The upper picture shows an incorrect setting of hatching, the lower picture shows the correct setting. integrated circuits You can use IC panel to set up properties of integrated circuits. how to draw electrical diagrams Choose the size of the drawing and set it in program settings (F12) - Document - Size1. insert title block (if not already inserted) using command program settings (F12) - title block2. if you will need multiple layers, prepare them in the Layers panel a name them accordingly to their intended use3. if you want to use a scanned floor plan, insert it in the lower layer4. for the coarse objects placement start with raster 10 mm and decrease it gradually5. insert the symbols and other objects and place them to their final positions. Leave some space at the edges of the drawing to allow for the possibility of printing on a different printer. 6. Before you draw connections (wires), make sure that the symbols are properly placed (at least the most important ones). It is possible to move symbols with wires attached to them, but only for short distances. The shift of already wired symbols may break their connections. 7. Use the “s“ key to switch to the wires drawing mode and start drawing wires. Start with the major wires crossing the entire length of the drawing. If any connection was started the wrong way and you are not able to continue, cancel it with the Esc key, and draw it once again. You can end a connection in the air by pressing the right mouse button. 8. you can use the function File - List of wires to verify all wires have been attached correctly9. make sure no texts, symbols nor wires overlap10. how to insert symbols The ProfiCAD program uses three types of symbols: symbols from libraries - these symbols are loaded from the PPD files. They can be edited in the Symbol Editor. integrated circuits (IC) - these symbols are loaded from the PICD files. They can be edited in the Symbol Editor. built-in symbols - gates and transformers. Only some parameters (number of outlets, coils, etc.) can be edited for these symbols Symbol inserting Library symbols (graphical symbols panel): The symbol palette will appear when you hover over the symbol panel with your mouse. Left-click the symbol to insert it into the schematic. Right-click to open the symbol in the symbol editor. Library symbols (textual symbols panel): Select a symbol group from the group list (upper left symbol of the screen). Now the symbols from the selected group are displayed in the lower left window of the screen. Select the symbol you want from the lower left window of the screen. Select the selected symbol location on the screen by moving the mouse pointer to the desired spot. If you need to rotate the symbol click the right mouse button. Each click will cause the symbol to rotate by 90. Press the left mouse button to complete the symbol inserting. Proceed in the same way for other symbols from the selected group, which you want to draw in your diagram. Now switch to the view mode (for instance by pressing the Esc key or the button on the toolbar). you can move the frequently used symbols into the “favourites“ group. This will allow you to find the symbols you need more easily. To move the symbols in the “favourite“ group, proceed as follows: 1. Select a symbol or group of symbols by the left mouse button. 2. Drag the symbol over the “favourite“ folder (to drag the symbols press and hold the left mouse button). 3. When the mouse pointer changes its form (to a rectangle and +) release the left mouse button. The symbols are now in the “favourites“ group. Proceed in the same way to drag the symbols back from the “favourite“ group to the “all“ group. Transformers: Select “Insert“ - “Transformer“. A dialog box appears where the number of primary and secondary windings can be set (maximum number of coils for each winding is 6). Select the core type and press OK. The transformer is now inserted in the document. If you double click the left mouse button on a symbol, a dialog box allowing you to set the symbol properties will appear on the screen. Gate: Select “Insert“ - “Gate“. Now press the left mouse button on the spot of the document where you want to place your symbol. symbol properties Every symbol has two basic properties: type and value. The type stands for the symbol type. R for resistor, C for capacitor, T for transistor, etc. The value defines electric properties of the symbol, e.g. resistance in , capacity in pF, transistor type, etc. For each symbol you can also set the position of the labels describing the type and value properties. The units are tenths of mm. The easiest way to set the position of these labels is to drag the text by mouse. If you need to set up the label position more precisely set the position by numbers. The last setting allows you to toggle on/off the text label displaying. Use this function if you do not want to display the labels in the document but want them to appear in the netlist or bill of material. When a diagram contains a symbol, which is not in your library (you obtained the diagram from someone), you can save it (by pressing the “Save“ button) and update your symbol library. Moving the symbols in the diagram If you want to move a symbol in the diagr

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