Cables

A cable represents a cable in real life. It also represents a connection path.

Adding a cable

Cables are drawn from output to input.

Think of it like "I will connect the output of this item to the input of this item".

Click on an output and start dragging towards an input to create a cable.

Release your cursor to finish the cable.

If the input and output do not match then the cable will not connect.

Cable pins

Sometimes plans get busy. That’s when cable pins come in very handy. These help re-route cables to a location that best suits you.

Adding a pin

To add a cable pin, click anywhere on a cable and choose Add pin.

Adding the pin will create a draggable handle for re-routing your cable.

Removing a pin

Double-click on the pin to remove it. Alternative you can click on the cable and choose Remove pin.

Cable labels

Cable labels are added to all cables and are very helpful to identify if the cable has an ID or length.

If you don’t want a label, holding Option or Alt while drawing a cable skip the creation of the label.

Typically the Label can be used as an ID marker for the particular cable.

The second item is for the length of the cable.

Cable lengths will also appear on your Packlist!

Bumps

When two cables cross each other on the canvas, H2R Gear will automatically bump one over the other. This keeps busy plans easy to read and lets you follow a single cable from end to end without losing track.

Bidirectional cables

Some cables carry signal in both directions. USB, Ethernet and Fibre cables are treated as bidirectional in H2R Gear and do not show a direction arrow.

This is reflected on the plan and in the Cables legend.

Connection highlighting

Hovering or focusing on a connection will highlight it on the plan, along with the matching cable type in the Cables legend.

This is the quickest way to trace a signal path in a complex plan.

Removing a cable

There are three ways to remove a cable:

Start re-drawing the cable.
Single-click the start of the cable (output side).
Double-click the input side.