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You can insert single or angled (22.5, 45, or 67.5 degree) line wire segments
on a wire layer (the wire layer does not have to be the current layer). AutoCAD
Electrical supports scooting components along angled wires.
NOTE The AutoCAD Insert Line command can also be used to insert AutoCAD
Electrical wires on a valid wire layer.
Displays the Set Wire Type dialog box where you set the
wire type for new wires.
Wiretype
Shows the wire connection points on a component when
the wire is close to the component. The points are shown
with temporary graphics.
Show connections
Forces the wire in a vertical direction from the previous
selection point. This option is available after selecting the
first point for the wire.
Start Vertical
Forces the wire in a horizontal direction from the previous
selection point. This option is available after selecting the
first point for the wire.
Start Horizontal
Inserts the next wire segment at the current cursor location
and continues wire insertion.
Continue
Temporarily disables or enables the collision checking dur-
ing wire insertion. This setting is remembered only for the
Collision off
current session. Collision checking is on when AutoCAD
Electrical restarts.
The setting is saved in the global variable
GBL_wd_skip_collision_check. A value of 1 indicates to skip
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