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an existing component. If it ends at a wire segment, a dot (wddot.dwg)
is applied, if appropriate. If it ends at another component, the nearest
wire connection attribute is found and connected to your pick point on
that symbol.
NOTE If the distance between two horizontal wires is relatively small, the
vertical wire crossing them avoids inserting loop gaps. The wire trap distance
setting is used to see whether wire loop gaps are possible or not. Reduce the
scale factor or increase the distance between two wires to insert gap loops.
If the wire was an angled wire, press “N” to switch to normal 90-degree
wire mode. The wire picks up at the end of the angled wire segment and
defaults to horizontal or vertical.
NOTE A wire connection point has up to three wire connections tied to it. Adding
more wires to a single point prevents the angled wire connection to tie uniquely
to the wire connection point.
Insert a wire
Inserts wire with automatic connection and wire crossing gaps or loops.
Ribbon: Schematic tab ➤ Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel ➤ Wire.
Toolbar: Wires
Menu: Wires ➤ Insert Wire
Command entry: AEWIRE
Inserts a line or series of lines on a defined wire layer in AutoCAD Electrical.
A drawing can have multiple wire layers. Wires do not have to begin or end
at snap points, and can be at any angle. A wire network is one or more wire
segments and optional branches that interconnect and form an electrically
unbroken conductor.
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