User Guide > Topology View
The Topology View illustrates the relationships between network elements in a drawing.
Elements of different types are visualized by Nodes having different characteristics such as shape and color.
Legend:Nodes | Ports | |
Host | CAN Port | |
Sensor | FlexRay Port | |
Switch | LIN Port | |
CAN Bus | Ethernet Port | |
FlexRay Bus | ||
LIN Bus |
Please read the Layout section in Statusbar for more information.
Elements can be added by clicking on the desired button in the Toolbar.
Please read Toolbar for more information.
Select an element, right-click and select the Edit item.
Select any number of elements, right-click and select the Delete item.
Note! If the elements are part of flows etc, these will be affected and might result in removed flows/paths.
There are two ways to create connections:
Please read Link for more information.
Select any number of elements and press Ctrl-C and then Ctrl-V - a new element with the same attributes will be created for each selected element. That is, any relations to for example flows will not be copied. Links however will be copied if both parts of the link and the link is part of the selected elements.