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Assigns a description for the parameters and wire op-
tions. Uses this description when you select Save as to
Description
save the current settings and wire options as an external
file.
Recalculate wire size
Recalculating wire size
Displays Wire Size Lookup dialog box with previous calculated data for selected
motor or power feed load representation.
1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Circuit Builder
drop-down Recalculate Wire Size.
2 Select the motor or power feed load symbol.
The Wire Size Lookup dialog box displays.
NOTE If the necessary load xdata does not exist on the selected motor or
load symbol, the Select Motor or Select Load dialog box displays first.
3 Adjust the parameters as necessary.
4 Select a wire conductor size from the list.
5 Select a grounding conductor size. A suggested minimum size is
preselected. This is controlled by the appropriate AMPG* table in the
electrical standards database file.
6 (Optional) Enter a description for the parameters, click Save As, and enter
a name for the output file
The input parameters, wire sizes, and selected wire size are saved to an
external file. This can be either a new file or appended to an existing file
in xls, csv, or text format.
7 Click OK.
The new wire layer name is determined, preserving any color substring in the
existing layer name, and the connected wires are updated.
Recalculate wire size
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