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Insert a nameplate
Several generic, rectangular nameplates with stretchable boundaries are
provided. Three generic nameplates are shown on the panel icon menu
nameplates page. Each of them consists of a nested block, which AutoCAD
Electrical explodes and groups upon insertion. The rectangular outline of the
resulting nameplate can be stretched using AutoCAD Grips or the Stretch
Window command.
1 Click Panel tab Insert Component Footprints panel Insert
Footprints drop-down Icon Menu.
2 Select Nameplates from the list.
3 Select the desired nameplate from the dialog box.
4 Pick the target footprint and press Enter.
To insert a stand-alone nameplate, simply press Enter without first
selecting a component.
5 Pick the insertion point and move your cursor to rotate the nameplate
to the desired alignment. Click the left mouse button to end the dynamic
insertion.
6 Specify the nameplate tag, description, installation and location codes,
and catalog data in the Panel Layout - Nameplate Insert/Edit dialog box.
AutoCAD Electrical immediately annotates the nameplate with a copy
of the description data that it finds carried on the footprint (which is the
same description that is found on the schematic representation of the
component).
7 Click OK to insert the nameplate.
TIP Use AutoCAD MOVE command to position the nameplate in relation to the
parent footprint.
Create your own stretchable nameplates
Use this example to create your own stretchable nameplate symbols.
1 On a new blank drawing, insert the attribute definitions P_TAG1, and
DESC1 through DESC3.
2 Save the drawing as npxxtd3.dwg.
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