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terminal strip ID (terminal footprints only)P_TAGSTRIP
terminal number (terminal footprints only)TERM
wire number (terminal footprints only)WIRENO
Minimum attribute/Xdata requirements
The following tables are the minimum requirements for AutoCAD Electrical
to recognize a block as a panel footprint, terminal, or nameplate.
Component footprint - block must carry a minimum of one of the following:
VIA_WD_FPXdata name
FP (blank value)Attribute
P_TAG1 (and no attribute NP present)Attribute
Terminal footprint - block must carry a minimum of one of the following:
VIA_WD_FPTXdata name
FPT (blank value)Attribute
Panel nameplate - block must carry a minimum of one of the following:
VIA_WD_NPXdata name
NP (blank value)Attribute
Terminal block footprint symbols
Terminal block footprint symbols require special attributes in their definitions
to help facilitate the Terminal Strip Editor graphical layout. AutoCAD Electrical
generates a physical layout of the terminal strips. It annotates the terminal
number, wire number, and destination device of what is connected to the
terminal block from the attributes. To accomplish this annotation, attributes
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