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Component. On the Insert Component icon menu, click Miscellaneous ➤
Shields ➤ Twisted Pair.
Wire Collision Avoidance
Instead of drawing each line segment between components on your point to
point drawings, simply select the two connection points and let AutoCAD
Electrical do the rest. Using the existing the Insert Wire command, select a
connection point on each component and your wire is automatically routed,
without running through your existing geometry.
Splices
The new Splice tool allows you create up to two wire to wire connections per
side while maintaining connectivity throughout your drawing and project.
Wire Number Placement
AutoCAD Electrical supports the automatic placement of new wire numbers
above, below, or directly in-line with the wire. You can set the wire number
placement for all new wires inserted.
You can use the new Toggle Wire Number In-Line tool to switch the wire
number between in-line and the drawing default (above or below the wire).
If the selected wire number is in-line, it toggles to above or below the wire
based on the default Wire Number Placement setting in the Drawing Properties
> Wire Numbers dialog box. If it starts as above or below, the selected wire
number toggles to in-line.
Wire Connection Improvements
Enhancements were made to the Insert Wire command to make generating
point to point drawings easier. These include:
■ Temporary wire graphics change color to indicate when an electrical
connection can be made.
■ Wire connection points display as a green 'x' at the wire connection point
attributes' insertion point.
■ Wires are drawn with an angled wire connection if a wire is already
connected to the selected wire connection point.
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