2008

Access:
From the Panel Layout menu, select Conduit Marker Tools ➤ Conduit Marker
(Pick) or Edit Conduit Marker. Either select the line that represents the conduit,
click to define the leader, and then select layout devices or branching conduit
markers and press Enter; or click on an existing conduit marker.
Conduit Tag
AutoCAD Electrical selects a default conduit tag which can be overridden at
any time.Click Drawing to use a tag used for similar conduits in the active
drawing or click Project to use a tag used for similar conduits in the project.
See Conduit Marker Setup (page 1115)to define the default format for the conduit
tags.
Size
The conduit size can be selected from the list of available sizes or entered in
the box.To make this a little easier AutoCAD Electrical can calculate the
percentage full for each conduit size available. To do this AutoCAD Electrical
needs 2 support files (page 1116)containing wire size information and conduit
size information. If there isn’t a .WW1 file or if the wire sizes aren't in the file,
the calculations are not made.
Catalog Area
Assign catalog information to the conduit that will be extracted into a bill of
materials report.You can do a drawing-wide or project-wide listing of similar
conduits with their catalog assignments.
Scans each drawing for the target conduit type and returns a list of
what was found. You can make your catalog assignment by selecting
from the list.
Find
Opens the conduit's catalog database from which you can manually
enter or select the Manufacturer or Catalog values.Search the database
Lookup
for a specific catalog item to assign to the selected conduit. Database
queries are set up in the 3 lists across the top of the dialog with the
database hits listed in the dialog’s main window.
Overview of conduit tools | 1113