Option

Description

Name

The name of the node. Used to identify the node in the Open Node and Open Component dialog boxes. From ATPDraw v. 5 up to 12 characters are supported.

Circuit

3-phase circuit number for standard and user specified objects. Relevant for transpositions

1: 1st to 3rd phase

2: 4th to 6th phase

etc..

The number is used to handle transposition of 3-phase nodes correctly for objects having more than 3 phases. Single phase objects could have Circuit=1 for all nodes. 3-phase nodes with the same Circuit get the same phase sequence.

Kind

Default type of input/output to MODELS or TACS component node.

MODELS

node values:

0: Output node.

1: Current input node (i)

2: Voltage input node (v)

3: Switch status input node (switch)

4: Machine variable input node (mach)

5: TACS variable (tacs)

6: Imaginary part of steady-state node voltage (imssv)

7: Imaginary part of steady-state switch current (imssi)

8: Output from other model. Note that the model that produces this output must be USEd before the current model. This is done by assuring the correct sequence of models in the Sidebar|Project/Object tree. The older method is to specifying a lower group number for the model and then select the Sorting by group number option under ATP|Settings/Misc.

9: Input from Global ATP variable (ATP). For instance MNT=pocked calculator simulation number.

TACS

node values:

0: Output node.

1: Positive sum input node.

2: Negative sum input node.

3: Disconnected input node.

Phase

Number of phases (1..26) for Standard, Models, or User Specified Object nodes.

Pos

Node position (x, y) relative to the icon. New from version 5. The figure on the right hand side of the page shows the coordinate system orientation. Only positions rounded to 10 (grid) and within +-integer are accepted (- n*10..,-120,-110,...,-10,0,10,...,110,120, n*10). The position should correspond with icon drawing (positions indicated with dark red colored lines in the Bitmap Icon Editor). In the Vector Graphic Editor the node positions can be set graphically. Shortcut commands for the old standard border positions 1-12 are ALT+F1..F12 following the icon symbol to the right.

Internal

Set to 1 when the node is not visible, but is still used and given a name IXnnnn internally if not otherwise specified..