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display at the right. If quotation marks are shown, then enclose the
parameter value within quotation marks.
NOTE If you select an API command that requires parameters you must
manually enter the additional parameters as indicated. Commands that require
parameters should be inside of parenthesis. If you use one of the AutoCAD
commands from the list, no parenthesis are needed. For example, to add an
icon that inserts a black flush push button, Allen-Bradley, catalog number
800T-A2A, with no rotation, select the command WD_INFP from the list.
When you return to the Command dialog box, you must enter in the rest of
the parameters.
■ "family" is used for the catalog file lookup table name
■ "mfg" is used for the footprint lookup
■ "cat" is the actual catalog number
■ "assycode" is the catalog number assembly code (often blank)
■ "footprint" is the library symbol name
WD_INFP "PB11" "AB" "800T-A2A" "" "AB/ABPB3"
4 Click OK.
Add circuits to the icon menu
Add Circuit is the same as Insert Command except that the block file is made
up of more than one AutoCAD Electrical block definitions and related wire
lines.
1 On the Icon Menu Wizard dialog box, click Add ➤ Add circuit.
NOTE You can also right-click in empty space and select Add icon ➤ Add
circuit.
Three pieces of information are needed for the new icon button.
2 On the Add Existing Circuit dialog box, specify the image file name and
.sld or .png graphic to appear in the icon button. The image name can
be manually typed into the edit box. You can browse to an existing .sld
or .png file to assign to the icon, use an image file that matches the active
drawing name, use an image file that matches a picked block on the
drawing, or use an image file with the same name as the block name
entered for the block name.
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