Most reports can be generated inside a drawing, exported to Excel (.xls, .xlsx) or exported as tab separated values (.tsv). To generate a report inside a drawing, simply drag and drop a report symbol from the Report stencil, then right click and select Generate.
Report symbols can be resized by dragging on their handles and when a report is generated, Electra automatically create additional report symbols if the content overflows a single symbol. Columns in report symbols can be resized by clicking on the report symbol, then on any column, and dragging on the handles. Some columns may contain options to hide a column, simply right click on a column when it is selected, and choose Hide/Show column.
By default, Electra will export reports into Excel. To choose exporting reports as tab separated values (.tsv), click on menu Electra | Document Options | Export Format, and select tab separated values. Electra will then export reports to the format of your choosing.
The cross reference report list all references, descriptions, symbol master and their locations.
The material reference report list all references, grouping, component information and descriptions.
When exporting Material Reference, the Reference tab will be shown. By default, all references will be exported. Users can click on the references selectively, to export a smaller set of references. Multiple references can be selected by pressing the CTRL key or the SHIFT key and clicking on multiple references. Export a smaller set of references for editing in an Excel or .tsv file, and use the same file to be imported back into the drawing.
To import a Material Reference report into a drawing:
The ability to import Material Reference report allows users to edit component information in batches, in a familiar spreadsheet environment, where these information can be easily copied from manufacturer's website and pasted into the spreadsheet. Once editing is complete, all these component information including dimensions can be easily imported back into a drawing.
The Bill of Materials report list all components used in a schematic, including component information, subtotals and totals.
The cable reference report list all cables used on a drawing, including cable information, core name, wire name and their locations.
The connections report list all wires in your schematics, their location, cable information and their connections, including exactly which symbol the wire is connected to, their references, location and pin names.
Once a symbol is created and saved on a stencil, users will need to use menu Electra | Tools | Stencil Browser to edit symbol and component information. To edit these information in batches, use Export Stencil to export data into your favourite spreadsheet for editing, before importing back into Electra.
To export a stencil:
After editing exported symbol information from a stencil, these information can then be imported back into Electra.
To import a stencil:
In Electra, users can click on menu Electra | Component Database and be able to add, edit and delete component information from the database. To edit component information in batches, use Export Component Database to export data into your favourite spreadsheet for editing, before importing back into Electra.
To export the component database:
After editing exported component database information, these information can then be imported back into Electra.
To import component database:
In Electra, users can click on menu Electra | Cable Database and be able to add, edit and delete cable information from the database. To edit cable information in batches, use Export Cable Database to export data into your favourite spreadsheet for editing, before importing back into Electra.
To export the cable database:
After editing exported cable database information, these information can then be imported back into Electra.
To import cable database:
Schematic symbols on drawings can be exported so that their references, descriptions and pin names can be edited in batches before being imported back into drawings.
To export symbols on drawing:
After editing references, dessctiptions and pin names for symbols on drawings in a spreadsheet, these information can then be imported back into a drawing.
To import symbols on drawing:
Wire names on drawings can be exported so that their names can be edited in batches before being imported back into drawings.
To export wires on drawing:
After editing wire names on drawings in a spreadsheet, these information can then be imported back into a drawing.
To import wires on drawing:
To use Table of Contents: