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Click Schematic tab ➤ Other Tools panel ➤ Drawing Properties
drop-down ➤ Drawing Properties.
2 On the Alert dialog box, click OK to add the WD_M block.
3 In the Drawing Properties dialog box, click the Style tab.
You can select the default Fan-In/Out marker style here along with
defining the layers for the wires. Notice that the default layer name for
fan in/out single line layers is "_MULTI_WIRE."
4 In the Drawing Properties dialog box, click OK.
5 Click the AutoCAD Layer Properties Manager tool.
6 In the Layer Properties Manager dialog box, change the color of
"_MULTI_WIRE" to red and the color of "WIRES" to blue for this example.
The color difference illustrates how the feature works.
7 In the Layer Properties Manager dialog box, click OK.
Inserting components
1 Click Schematic tab ➤ Insert Components panel ➤ Insert Components
drop-down ➤ Icon Menu.
2 In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, select Push
Buttons.
3 In the JIC: Push Buttons dialog box, select Push Button N.O.
4 Press F9 to turn on SNAP.
5 Insert the push button anywhere on the left-hand side of the drawing.
6 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK-Repeat to insert two
more push buttons directly below the first one.
7 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK after the last push
button is inserted on the drawing.
8 Repeat to insert three Limit Switches N.O. Insert the limit switches
anywhere on the right-hand side of the drawing (slightly below the push
buttons you inserted).
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