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Overview of real-time error checking
Although AutoCAD Electrical checks for duplicated schematic component
reference designations and wire numbers during the insert or edit process,
you have the option of displaying the warning in real time. Real-time error
checking is enabled by default in the Project Properties ➤ Project Settings
(page 99) tab.
If you enter an existing component tag/wire number during the insert/edit
process, a warning dialog box displays. This alerts you of the duplication and
suggests alternative tag names based on the user-defined format. You can
select whether to use the duplicated tag or use a new tag that is suggested (or
you can type in a new tag).
NOTE The combined value of the component tag and installation code is used
for error checking in IEC mode.
An error log file is created for every project if you chose to display the real-time
warnings. The real time warning is saved in the log file named
"<project_name>_error.log" and is saved in the User subdirectory. If a log file
already exists, the new content is added to the same file. A blank line separates
one error record from another.
About the .wdn file
The .wdn file is a text file used specifically for auditing terminals. Terminal
numbers listed in the .wdn file are not checked for duplication. You can use
wildcards to exclude a range of terminals for duplication checking such as all
terminals with a tag name starting with "T" and with terminal number "1."
AutoCAD Electrical searches for the <project_name>.wdn file in the same
folder as the project definition file (*.wdp). If <project_name>.wdn is not
found, AutoCAD Electrical looks for the default.wdn file in the project folder
(C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\My Documents\Acade
{version}\AeData\Proj).
The default .wdn file contains the terminal number filters GND, PE, and E.
These are ignored when checking for duplication and will not be listed in the
Electrical Audit report.
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