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DescriptionCommand
schematic components may not carry manu-
facturer/catalog information or have a part
number assigned that is not listed in the
footprint lookup file. In such a case, AutoCAD
Electrical cannot determine what footprint
block needs to be used so you have to select
to make catalog assignments, select or create
a footprint, or create a lookup entry on the
fly.
Edit Footprints panel
DescriptionCommand
Edits panel footprint or terminal. Converts se-
lected block if it is not AutoCAD Electrical
Edit Footprint
AEEDITFOOTPRINT
compatible. In some cases, a footprint update
may be required due to manufacturer, catalog
or assembly value changes. When asked
whether to manually force a footprint change,
click No to leave the existing footprint block
as is or click Yes to set up a footprint lookup
database file or manually draw a simple foot-
print representation.
Copies selected panel footprint on active
drawing. Use the Copy Footprint tool instead
Copy Footprint
AECOPYFOOTPRINT
of AutoCAD Copy when a panel component
footprint has a balloon or a nameplate associ-
ated to it. Since AutoCAD Electrical establishes
invisible Xdata pointers when these are tied
to a footprint, they are properly updated when
copied using this utility.
Assigns or resequences item number assign-
ments on a drawing or project. This extracts
Resequence Item Num-
bers
all panel components and nameplates and
resequences their item numbers starting at
AERESEQUENCE
the value you provide. Resequencing is based
on the main MFG/CAT/ASSYCODE value
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