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Modify a section of the flat cable
You can change the width and the length of a section of the flat cable.
To modify a section,
1. Click Cabling and then, in the Flatcable group, click the arrow next to Modify.
2. Click Modify section. The Change Cable Section dialog box opens.
3. Click End face and select a face of the cable in the desired section. When you select a face, the current values of the number of pins, the width, and the height of the flat cable are available in the Existing Values section.
4. Click Pins in the Modified Values section and type new value for the number of pins.
5. Click Width in the Modified Values section and type the new value for the width.
6. Click Height in the Modified Values section and type the new value for the height.
7. You can select one of the following options from the Width Modification directions section:
a. Symmetrical: To modify the width throughout the cable.
b. Highlighted side: To modify the width only in the selected section of the cable.
c. Other side: To modify the width in the section that is at the other end of the cable.
8. You can select one of the following options from the Height Modification directions section:
a. Symmetrical: To modify the length throughout the cable.
b. Highlighted side: To modify the length in the selected section of the cable.
c. Other side: To modify the length in the section that is at the other end of the cable.
9. Click to complete the operation.