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Overview of wire color/gauge labels
When you select a wire to label, AutoCAD Electrical reads the layer name of
the wire, retrieves the matching text label, and inserts it as a label/leader on
the drawing. The resulting wire color/gauge label is automatically revised if
you change the wire layer of a labeled wire.
The mapping file is an ASCII text file with a ".wdw" extension. The default
mapping file, default.wdw, is referenced if a project-specific .wdw file is not
found. The mapping file lists each wire layer name followed by the wire
color/gauge label text to assign to that wire layer.
You can easily set up or edit these labels. Select the wire color/gauge tool and
select Setup to display the setup dialog. All the valid layer names of the current
drawing are listed in the upper dialog box list along with any matching labels
found in the ".wdw" file (if it exists). Highlight any layer name and type in
the label you want to associate with it. Use the "|" character to trigger a line
break within your label text. For example, "RED_14_THHN:RED|AWG#14"
causes wire labels for layer "RED_14_THHN" to display as two-line "RED" and
"AWG#14" labels. Your entries are saved to the ".wdw" file for instant reference
as you insert wire color/gauge labels.
About automatic wire leaders
AutoCAD Electrical places wire numbers on leaders when it determines that
the wire number text bumps into something (it does not check if the leader
itself collides with something). AutoCAD Electrical first makes 15 tiny step
checks in the "up" direction. If it fails it checks 15 steps in the down direction.
If it fails, it tries at approximately 60-degree angles. If all checks fail, it leaves
the wire number where it originally was going to put it. This entire process
takes just a split second.
Leader checks are triggered when wire numbers are inserted or they re-center
due to an adjacent SCOOT operation. If a component is scooted and the result
is enough room for a wire number on a leader to do without the leader,
AutoCAD Electrical automatically removes the leader and positions the wire
number just above the wire.
Map wire type labels to each wire layer
This tool maps a wire color/gauge/wire type label to each wire layer.
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