In this chapter, you will learn how to create, manage and apply hardware configurations. You will use the hardware assistant to select suitable hardware and save it as an configuration. You will manage saved configurations in the project environment and apply them to positions in the input of element by selecting an configuration and transferring the included hardware. This approach enables efficient reuse of standardised hardware configurations.
Create a hardware configuration
Create hardware configurations in the "Hardware" section of the input of elements.
- Create a position.
- In the input of elements, use the hardware wizard to combine the single hardware parts.
- Click on the floppy disk icon to save the hardware configuration:
- Under "Configuration name", enter the name for the hardware configuration:
- Click "Save as project preference".
- Finish the position in the input of elements.
Manage hardware configurations
- Open the project environment.
- Select the "Project" tab and click "Hardware configuration":
- The overview of your hardware configurations opens:
Use hardware configurations
- Create a position.
- Open the "Hardware" section of the input of elements.
- In the hardware wizard, select your hardware configuration from the list on the left:
- On the right-hand side, you can see the hardware that is included in the hardware configuration.
- Click "OK" to apply all hardware from the selected configuration to the position.