About Comparing Data Output
When you compare model data and schematic data, a comparison file is generated. This comparison file lists all the items in both the parameter data and the reference data. One line is generated for two corresponding items. Additional lines are added if the parameter data and the reference data do not match.
The schematic is identified as the REFERENCE DATA while the active Cabling 3D assembly is identified as the DESIGN DATA in the INFORMATION WINDOW.
When you click
Compare the data from the following design objects and reference objects are compared:
• Spools—A match occurs if the design data and the reference data have the same parameters with the same values. The spools are identified by the spool names.
• Connectors and Components—Connectors and components match when they have the same parameters with the same values. Connectors and components are identified by their reference designators.
• Wires and Cables—The logical end connections of a wire or cable are matched and the cable and wire parameters are compared. A wire is said to be matched if it runs between the same connectors and pins, has the same name, and has the same parameters with the same values. Wires and cables are identified by the names.
• Nets—If you specify nets separately in the reference information, only their names are compared and not the wires included in the net. As the wires in the net do not exist in the logical source, the wires when compared are always unmatched.
• Cable Conductors—If you specify cable conductors separately in the reference information, their From/To and parameter information is compared.
You can use the Matched and Alphabetical commands from the COMPARE menu to display the details of the missing, unmatched, or matched items, in alphabetical order.