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Windows Vista, Windows 7: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\AcadE
{version}\Libs\{library}\
One-line circuit templates have a 1- and the default location is in a 1-
folder under the schematic library folder.
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\All
Users\Documents\Autodesk\AcadE {version}\Libs\{library}\1-
Windows Vista, Windows 7: C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\AcadE
{version}\Libs\{library}\1-
NOTE New templates do not have to follow this naming convention.
Electrical Standards database file
Circuit Builder uses an electrical standards database to define default values,
define engineering calculations, annotate circuits, and provide wire type
analysis. The electrical standards database, ace_electrical_standards.mdb, is
located in the catalog folder. The default location is:
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\
See also:
Circuit Builder spreadsheet on page 2006
Circuit Builder drawing templates on page 2010
Circuit Builder database on page 2015
Add a multiple catalog option
Some components need multiple catalog entries. Define them in the Circuit
Builder spreadsheet to add them in the Setup & Annotation section of the
Circuit Configuration dialog box.
1 Open the Circuit Builder spreadsheet, ace_circuit_builder.xls.
2 Find the circuit CATEGORY and TYPE, for example CATEGORY: 3ph
Motor Circuit and TYPE: Horizontal - FVNR - non reversing.
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