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Scans the previous project to find an instance of the selected
component and returns the component values. You can then
make your catalog assignment by picking from the dialog list.
Previous
Lists the part numbers used for similar components in the current
drawing.
Drawing
Lists the part numbers used for similar components in the project.
You can search in the active project, another project, or an extern-
al file.
Project
■ Active project: All the drawings in the current project are
scanned and the results are listed in a dialog box. Select from
the list to assign your new component with a catalog number
that is consistent with other similar components in the pro-
ject.
■ Other project: Scans each listed drawing in a previous project
for the target component type and returns the catalog inform-
ation in a subdialog box. Make your catalog assignment by
picking from the dialog list.
■ External file: You can pull catalog assignments from a gen-
eric ASCII file created by a word processor or output from a
spreadsheet or database program. A dialog box displays the
contents of the selected text file. Find and highlight the ap-
propriate entry. AutoCAD Electrical reads the line of text from
the file and breaks it into its component parts. These are dis-
played in the left-hand dialog list. For each relevant item,
highlight it, and then pick the appropriate category button
in the center column. The highlighted 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 on to the selected
component. You can add up to 99 part numbers to any compon-
Multiple Catalog
ent. These multiple BOM part numbers appear as sub-assembly
part numbers to the main catalog part number in the various
BOM and component reports.
Displays what the selected item will look like in a Bill of Material
template.
Catalog Check
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