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To predefine the MText insertion point, text size, and text style on footprint
blocks, insert an invisible attribute "WXREF" on your footprint block library
symbol. Open up each footprint symbol in AutoCAD and insert a blank
attribute definition "WXREF". Put its origin at the point where you want
AutoCAD Electrical to insert the MText wire connection information. Mark
this attribute definition invisible and set its text size and style to the desired
MText size and style.
NOTE You can define the default wire connection text format using the Panel
Configuration
on page 1527 dialog box. Click Panel Wire Connection Report XYZ
Offset Reference Setup.
Lookup Files
Use the footprint lookup file
Let your project set of schematic wiring diagrams help drive the panel layout
using the
Insert Footprint (Schematic List) on page 1534 feature. AutoCAD
Electrical uses the footprint lookup database (footprint_lookup.mdb) to identify
the footprints corresponding to the MANUFACTURER, CATALOG, and
ASSEMBLYCODE attribute values of the schematic symbols. The database
content is found at:
■ Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\My
Documents\Acade {version}\AeData\Catalogs\
■ Windows Vista, Windows 7: C:\Users\{username}\Documents\Acade
{version}\AeData\Catalogs\
How it works
1 You select a component from an AutoCAD Electrical extract file or select
a component from an equipment list.
2 AutoCAD Electrical uses the manufacturer code of the component to
determine the table name in the lookup file.
3 AutoCAD Electrical looks for a match in the manufacturer table for the
catalog number (plus ASSEMBLYCODE if not blank).
4 If a match is found, AutoCAD Electrical retrieves the footprint block
path/name (or optional geometry definition) from the matching record.
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