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If the connector is placed or was previously placed into the project, an
'x' displays in the Placed column.
■ (Optional) Specify whether to build the connector using fixed pin
spacing or to have it compress or expand to match up the pins with
underlying wire crossings.
■ (Optional) Specify whether to insert the entire connector all at once
or to insert it manually, pin by pin, with an option to insert spacers
or to break the connector into two or more pieces.
■ (Optional) Click the Rotate or Flip buttons to change the display of
the connector symbol.
■ (Optional) Click Details for more options to define settings for the
size, shape, and display of the parametrically built connector symbols.
8 Select the connectors to insert from the list and click Insert.
9 Click the insertion point in the drawing for each connector.
10 In the Connector Selection dialog box, continue selecting the connectors
to insert and place them onto the drawing.
11 When all connectors are placed on the drawing, click Wire It.
Wires are generated in the drawing. Layers and XRECORDS are defined
in the drawing and applied to the lines. Wire numbers are also placed in
the drawing based on wire placement settings.
NOTE You can place the connectors on the drawing and add wires at a later time.
To do so, follow steps 1 - 9. When you want to add wires, open the Connector
Selection dialog box, and click Wire It.
Connector selection
From the XML export from Autodesk Inventor Professional into AutoCAD
Electrical, you can select from a list of connectors defined in the export, and
then place the connectors onto a 2D drawing file.
Ribbon: Schematic tab ➤ Insert Components panel ➤ Insert Connector
drop-down ➤ Insert Connector (From List).
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