Connecting Circuit Elements and Pins in the Schematic View

Connect circuit elements to the cable connector pins in the cable schematic view.

  1. On the Schematic contextual tabs set, on the Cable schematic tab, in the Mode group, click the  Wire mode icon.

A “ + ” at the cursor position indicates that the wire mode is enabled.

  1. Click and drag to create a wire connection.
  2. Release the mouse button at the position where the end of the wire connection is required.
    Note: Cable connectors and circuit elements have connection points indicated by a dot.
    • A white dot indicates no connection between pins and/or circuit elements.
    • A black dot indicates a connection between pins and/or circuit elements.


    Figure 1. The white dot (to the right of the connector) indicates that no connection is made to the connector pin.


    Figure 2. The black dot (to the right of the connector) indicates that a connection is made to the connector pin.