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point. It is saved as a three-digit Xdata value, starting with “001” on the wire
connection attribute. When any of the AutoCAD Electrical From/To reports
processes wire networks containing this incrementing sequencing data, the
from/to wire connections order accordingly.
NOTE Schematic wire connection and Direct-to-Terminal sequencing methods
on a given wire network take precedence over all other sequencing methods. For
example, if a wire network is sequenced with the Edit Wire Sequence tool, the
sequencing influence normally provided by angled tee marker symbols used in
the wire network is overridden.
Direct-to-Terminal Wire Connection Sequence Method
This method defines additional Direct-to-Terminal wire connection sequences.
For example, one side of a schematic terminal might be connected to three
devices. A specific wire connection sequence (using the Schematic Wire
Connection sequence method previously described) can be defined to force
the connection reporting. It is limited to reporting the terminal as a common
connection point between only two of the three devices. The third device
would default to being reported as jumpered to one of the other two devices.
Additional secondary Direct-to-Terminal sequences can be defined so that the
third device can be sequenced directly to the terminal. You can also directly
sequence two terminals together. The result is that the From/To connection
reporting shows all three devices tied directly to the terminal.
NOTE The limit of Direct-to-Terminal sequences that you can define in a single
wire network is 50.
Level/Routing Method
This method brings the panel layout into play to affect the reporting sequence
in the various From/To reports. The panel layout or panel wiring diagram
layout representations are assigned level/routing codes consisting of a four-level
hierarchy plus a sequence number. As schematic wire networks are processed
for the From/To reports, the existence of panel layout representations that are
marked with level/routing values is checked. If this information is found for
all the devices of the network being processed, the connections of the network
are sorted by this hierarchy and sequence information. The result is a set of
From/To reported connections that follow the level/routing data carried by
the layout.
NOTE Schematic wire sequencing and Direct-to-Terminal wire sequencing, if
present, override the influence of Level/Routing sequencing.
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