How to – Lode Data Corporation https://lodedata.com Telecommunications Software Standard since 1983 Tue, 13 Aug 2019 18:44:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.4 /wp-content/uploads/favicon-310-150x150.png How to – Lode Data Corporation https://lodedata.com 32 32 Feature Highlight – Tap Selection Group (TSG) https://lodedata.com/tap-selection-group/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 21:00:04 +0000 http://lodedata.com/?p=1623 Tap Selection Groups (TSG) were introduced in The Design Assistant version 10.00. TSG’s were created in order to address network files that have multiple tap manufactures.

Setup

  • Open Tap Spec file (Spec Edit –> Taps)
  • Find the last TAP ID on the Tap IDs/Part Numbers tab
  • Leave a blank line after the last used TAP ID
  • Immediately after the blank line enter a new TAP ID
  • Continue entering all TAP IDs and other specs for the new tap selection group
  • Save the Tap Spec file
  • Hit LOAD

The next time you open the Tap Spec file the new tap selection group will be displayed.

Tap Selection Group

Usage

To use the Tap Selection Group (TSG), select the group from the dropdown menu at the top of the window. Will Work (6) will now select taps from the selected group.

!!LOCK ANY EXISTING TAPS YOU DO NOT WANT TO CHANGE!!

Tap Selection Group menu

Use “Show Tips” (View –> Show Tips) to view Part Numbers on Design screen to identify which group existing taps belong to.

Tap Selection Group Show Tips

]]> Feature Highlight – Auto Load Specs https://lodedata.com/auto-load-specs/ Fri, 04 Dec 2015 01:01:10 +0000 http://lodedata.azurewebsites.net/?p=1182 In version 8.10 of The Lode Data Design Assistant we introduced a new option to load specs. The feature will allow you the option to automatically load specs that were last saved with the network (NTW). In order to use this new feature you need to change the configuration of the Design Assistant.


First move all the specs to one folder location.

Directory structure

Next change the default project load setting to load specs automatically from last save

Project Load Setting

Project Load Setting 2

Next create a Design Assistant Project (DAP) file that points to the directory where your specs are saved.

sample DAP

Open a network that matches the current DAP loaded. Next open a network that was last saved with a different set of specs.

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