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Scans the previous project to find an instance of the selected conduit
and returns the conduit values. You can then make your catalog as-
signment by picking from the dialog list.
Previous
Lists the part numbers used for similar conduits in the current drawing.Drawing
Lists the part numbers used for similar conduits in the project. You
can search in the active project, another project, or in an external
file.
Project
■ Active project: All of the drawings in the current project are
scanned and the results are listed in a sub-dialog box. Select from
the list to assign your new conduit with a catalog number that
is consistent with other similar conduits in the project.
■ Other project: Scans each listed drawing in a previous project
for the target component type and returns the catalog information
in a sub-dialog box. Make your catalog assignment by picking
from the dialog list.
■ External file: You can pull catalog assignments from a generic
ASCII file created by a word processor or output from a spread-
sheet or database program. A dialog box displays the contents
of the selected text file. Find and highlight the desired entry.
AutoCAD Electrical reads the line of text from the file and breaks
it into its component parts. These are displayed in the left-hand
dialog list. For each relevant item, highlight it and then pick the
appropriate category button in the center column. The high-
lighted item is transferred to the corresponding category (and
then to the Insert/Edit dialog box once OK is clicked).
Inserts or edits extra catalog part numbers onto the selected conduit.
You can add up to 10 part numbers to any conduit. These multiple
Multiple Catalog
BOM part numbers appear as sub-assembly part numbers to the main
catalog part number in the various BOM and conduit reports.
Displays what the selected item will look like in a Bill of Material
template.
Catalog Check
Description
Optional description lines.
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