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components found on different drawing files in the project, the relationship
must be established before editing. The steps to link the new component with
related components are:
1 Insert a new component and change the component tag as needed.
2 Click OK and insert the component on the drawing.
3 Right-click the component and select Edit Component.
4 Change the description, catalog data, and so on, as needed.
5 Click OK.
6 In the Update Related Components dialog box, click Yes-Update to update
the related components with your changes. Click Skip to update only the
component you edited.
NOTE Some options are not available depending on whether you are inserting a
single component or multiple components.
Component Tag
Any existing tags appear in the edit box. To define the component tag, edit
the existing tag or type a specific tag in the edit box. Select Fixed if you do
not want this tag to update on a retag.
If you enter an existing component tag during the insert/edit process, a
warning dialog box displays. (Turn off the warning in the Project Properties
➤ Project Settings dialog box. It temporarily disables the warning dialog box
for the current session of AutoCAD Electrical). It alerts you of the duplication
and suggests alternative tag names based on the user-defined format. You can
select whether to use the duplicated tag or use a new tag that is suggested (or
you can type in a new tag).
NOTE An error log file is created for every project regardless of whether you chose
to display the real-time warning dialog box or not. The real-time warning is saved
in the log file named "<project_name>_error.log" and is saved in the User
subdirectory.
Searches for a wire connection to a nearby PLC I/O address and,
if found, uses the PLC address number in the tag name of the
component.
Use PLC Address
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