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Wire connection
Inserts wire connection points. For each wire connection point you need,
select the desired wire connection direction and then place the point on your
new symbol.
Terminal
This choice can only be used if you already have an AutoCAD Electrical wire
connection attribute defined, and you want to link terminal text to it. I is
useful to help make an existing symbol "AutoCAD Electrical smart."
NO/NC
If your symbol needs to show whether it is normally open or normally closed,
use this button to add the necessary attribute.
Dashed
In addition to using TAGS to link a parent symbol with a child symbol, you
can draw dashed lines between a parent symbol and its related child contact.
This method requires special attributes at the point where the dashed line
connects to the symbol.
Rating
You can add up to 12 optional rating attributes that can be used for anything
from amps to motor horsepower. Define an attribute prompt for each (such
as "Motor FLA" or "Voltage"). These prompts display in the AutoCAD Electrical
Insert/Edit Component dialog box when you insert or edit your new symbol.
Convert text
If you windowed existing geometry and text entities at the initial prompt of
the Symbol Builder, this converts the existing text entities to AutoCAD
Electrical attributes "in place." Select Convert to AutoCAD Electrical attributes
to map your text/attributes to the attribute names for the selected symbol
type.
Change
Specifies the text style, text line weight, and width factor for the new attributes.
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