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Footprint insert
Specifies the default insert scale for panel footprint symbols. Also, defines how
to determine the scale of the attribute template added on the fly when the
footprint is inserted. Select a scale factor, 1.0 to insert as is, or select to scale
to a specific text height.
Panel wire connection report XYZ offset reference
Specifies the x, y, or z-offset value for the mtext added next to a panel
component when adding the wire connection information. Use the Setup
button to define the default wire connection text format.
Relationship between schematic drawings and
panel layouts
Generally the schematic ladder diagram is created first and then the physical
panel layout is created from the schematic drawing.
Using pilot lights as an example, each symbol shown on the schematic ladder
diagrams needs to map to a scaled, physical pilot light representation on the
panel layout drawings. The physical layout drawing might be a control panel
enclosure door layout. The door layout shows where each push button
component is to be mounted and can indicate the size of the hole in the sheet
metal door for mounting.
Pilot light components come in many styles, sizes and ratings from dozens of
vendors. On the schematic ladder diagrams, all pilot lights of a given type are
identified by the same schematic symbol whether they are miniature pilot
lights or a very large, explosion projected pilot light. It is on the physical panel
layouts where the pilot lights are shown as they actually look and in actual
size (i.e. the physical footprint representation).
For example, look at the three pilot light symbols shown in this schematic
drawing.
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