Registration of a Smart Hardware component

Smart Hardware komponent Setup

Contact patch
	Flat Face	Defines that the Smart Hardware component will be placed on the specified flat face of the part. These are usually components that do not connect, but perform a certain function on the part. For example, knob, feet, etc.
	Panel Connection	Defines the connection between two panels by a Smart Hardware component.
	Min gap; Max gap	It is possible to set the gap range, in which the connection of the panels is sought. The panels to be joined may or may not be in direct contact with each other. An example of a component requiring a gap may be a door hinge, shelf bracket, etc.
Property Maping	In this section, the user sees which connection parameters are generated during the connection analysis. The designer of the Smart Hardware component can bind these parameters to any parameter he/she has created in the component he/she is developing. What these parameters mean can be found in this section.
	Length	The length of the contact patch.
	Width	The width of the contact patch.
	Nestled board thickness	Thickness of the nestled board.
	Pillar board thickness	Thickness of the pillar board.
	Depth	Connection thickness. This parameter is only active for EdgeSide connections. It reflects the thickness of the nestled panel at the joint. It can be the same as the nestled panel, or smaller if the pillar panel cuts into the nestled panel.
	Connection angle	Angle between the connecting panels.
	Contact angle	Angle between the contact patch and the nestled board. Relevant for EdgeEdge connections.
	Gap	The actual gap between the panels to be connected.
	Connection type	Connection type: This parameter can take two textual values: EdgeSide and EdgeEdge.
Configuration launch rule	If the designed Smart Hardware component includes the possibility to configure it additionally, a rule has to be created to launch the configuration form and this rule has to be specified when registering the component. This will influence whether the component can be reconfigured or not.
Behavior rule	If the behavioural logic of the Smart Hardware is implemented by some user-created iLogic rule, it is necessary to specify this rule when registering the component.

Smart Hardware direction setup

Specifying a direction inverts the Connection Coordinate System as described in the Concept section. Some components require this additional direction indication for correct positioning.

Required	Enabling the direction vector requirement.
Description	Input of what the command line message will look like during the insertion of the Smart Hardware component.
Extended description	Extended description of the meaning of the direction vector.
Explanatory image	Allows to add an illustration explaining the meaning of the direction indication for the component being created. Maximum image size 500x500px.

Smart Hardware iMatch Setup

In this dialog window, the user can register the parameters that control the designed Smart Hardware component and wants to have these parameters aligned to the selected component model during the iMatch command. Only parameters that are not bound to the Contact Patch parameters are displayed..