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Footprint block name with partial path or geometry definitionBLKNAM
Optional short description used for display purposes onlyDESCRIPTION
Block name vs. geometry definition
You can encode a simple geometry definition in place of a footprint path/block
name in the lookup file. For example, if a footprint shape for a given part
number is a 3x4 rectangle, instead of creating and saving a 3x4 rectangle as
a Wblocked .dwg file, you can encode the instructions for drawing the rectangle
in the lookup file like the following syntax:
("LINE" "0,0" "@4.00,0" "@0,3.00" "@-4.00,0" "C")
The previous example follows the command sequence you type in to create
the footprint outline. When AutoCAD Electrical comes across it instead of a
path/block name in the lookup file, it executes the command sequence and
blocks it on the fly.
Edit footprint lookup files
You can make edits and additions to footprint lookup files using the Footprint
Database File Editor tool or you can edit them directly using Microsoft Access.
1 Click Panel tab Other Tools panel
Footprint Database
File Editor.
2 Select the Edit Existing Table button.
3 Select the table to edit and click OK.
4 In the Footprint lookup dialog box, decide if you want to edit a record
or add a new one.
If you decide to edit a record, select the record to edit and click Edit
Record.
If you decide to add a new record, click Add New.
5 Add or edit the record values and click OK.
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