Terminal Strip Editor not retaining wire position

[dougmcalexander]

The graphic illustrates the issue,  Terminal Strip Editor isn't retaining the wire position when more thanone wire connects to a terminal.  I can toggle the wires to the right side, for example, and toggle them back to the left in the order I want them.  ut the next time I edit the strip, the position has changed.  I'm not referring to the destination, as in Internal or External, but the order I see the wire annotation in on one side, when two or more wires are connected. For example, I want to see type CONDUIT listed on the outside, followed by type WIRES, or any order I prefer.  TSE should remember this the next time I edit the strip.

[Icemanau]

I've posted ideas about this before along with other possible enhancements to the TSE.

The problem is caused by two differing methods of recording the terminal connection side.

In the schematic area, you have the ability to set Internal and External settings for wire connections. These are recorded on the actual block used for the terminal.

In the TSE however, when you set the side there, it records the data in the first component along the wire from the TSE.

I have been saying this is a bug and needs to be fixed from the 2008 release and so far, nothing has been done.

Regards Brad

[dougmcalexander]

Thanks Brad! 2016 seems to have solved the internal external issue, with the check box labeled Save Destinations. But it doesn't solve the issue of retaining the position top to bottom.

[dougmcalexander]

The real problem is that you can right-click over a terminal in TSE and select Destinations>Move and move the wire positions up or down, but TSE will not remember this the next time you edit the strip with TSE.  The wire positions will have returned to the previous position, which is determined by wire sequencing.  So it appears to be a flaw.  I think it is fine to default based upon wire sequencing, but if I need one wire to appear above the other (first in the wire annotation) the software should lock in my changes or set them as "Fixed".  Perhaps write xdata to the terminal strip that stores wire position overrides.