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the previous component's catalog assignment is set as the default (assuming
a previous one was made during the current editing session).
Scans each drawing for the target component type and returns
a list of what was found. You can make your catalog assignment
by selecting from the list.
Find
Opens the component's catalog database from which you can
manually enter or select the Manufacturer or Catalog values.
Catalog Lookup
Search the database for a specific catalog item to assign to the
selected component. Database queries are set up in the 3 lists
across the top of the dialog with the database hits listed in the
dialog's main window.
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 in an
external 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 sub-dialog 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 de-
sired 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 highlighted item is transferred to the correspond-
ing category (and then to the Insert/Edit dialog box once OK
is clicked).
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