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layers the various parts and pieces of your symbol get put on at insertion time.
This layer naming scheme is set up in the Define Layers dialog box If you
want certain layer naming maintained on your inserted components, select
Apply to entities on layer "0" only. With it checked, non-layer "0" entities
maintain their existing layer names as the component inserts into the drawing.
Edit miscellaneous and non-AutoCAD Electrical
attributes
View or edit any attributes that are not predefined AutoCAD Electrical
attributes.
Click Show/edit miscellaneous on any of the Insert/Edit dialog boxes.
The attributes that can be modified depend on which Insert/Edit dialog box
you are working in.
Predefine symbol annotation
Predefine symbol annotation
You can have certain symbols insert with switch position text, terminal pin
numbers, or BOM catalog numbers prefilled with default values.
1 Open the .dwg file of the symbol in AutoCAD. The default symbol library
path is
Windows XP: \Documents and Settings\All
Users\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\{library}\
Windows Vista, Windows 7: \Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade
{version}\Libs\{library}\
2 Use the DDEDIT or PROPERTIES command to change the default attribute
values of the symbol.
For example, let's say that you always want your N.O. limit switch symbol to
insert showing the two terminal pin numbers labeled as "1" and "2." In
AutoCAD, call up and edit these symbol files: HLS11.DWG, VLS11.DWG,
HLS21.DWG, and VLS21.DWG (modify both the jic1 and jic125 versions). In
each case use DDEDIT to change the TERM01 and TERM02 attribute default
values to be "1" and "2" respectively. At insertion time, these values show up
as defaults.
NOTE You can override the default values at insertion time.
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