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Specifies the quantity of wire labels or cable labels.
Wire labels are generated for every wire connection
while cable labels are generated once for every cable.
Label Quantity per Connection
Arranges the wire labels in the specified number of
columns.
Number of Columns to Display
Change Report Format
Changes what data fields are reported and the order in which they appear.
(for Wire Label report only) There are two categories that you can change the
report format for: wire label or cable label. Once you modify the report format,
you can save it for future use. The wire and cable label formats are stored in
the same file.
Surf
Surfs to the offending symbols. This is generally used for the Missing
Level/Sequence Assignments and Wire Annotation Exception reports.
Edit Mode/Edit Wire Label/Edit Cable Label
Modifies the report before you insert it to your drawing. You can move data
up or down in the report, add lines from a catalog, and delete lines.
Put on Drawing
(Not applicable for Wire Label reports) Opens the Table Generation Setup
dialog box for specifying how to display your report as a table on your drawing.
NOTE Tables should be placed on drawings that are part of the active project
only.
Once wire label reports are placed on the drawing in table format they are not
editable using the Edit Component tool. You must use the AutoCAD table
edit command to edit the table.
Save to File
Saves the report to a file. Select the type of output file from the Save Report
to File dialog box. You can define multiple file outputs. Choose from: ASCII
report, Comma Delimited, Excel spreadsheet, Access database, and XML format.
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