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1 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire
Number Leader drop-down Wire Color/Gauge Labels.
2 Click Setup to change the text size, arrow style, and layers for the label.
Select the layer name to add/modify the default color/gauge text string
for wire labels and leaders.
To add or modify the default color/gauge text string, select the layer
name from the list in the Wire label color/gauge setup dialog box. To
add new wire layer names, use the Create/Edit Wire Type on page 897
dialog box.
Set the text size, arrow size, arrow type, and gap size for the leader.
The label text size follows the current AutoCAD DIMTXT setting and
the arrow size defaults to the current AutoCAD DIMASZ setting.
Specify the leader layer and text layer.
Click OK to apply the changes to the wire labels. The specified leader
and text layers are displayed in the dialog box under the Setup button.
3 Select how to place the label in the drawing: automatic placement by
AutoCAD Electrical, by picking the leader location point, or by picking
the location for the text label with no leader. If you picked Auto
placement, AutoCAD Electrical looks for a clear spot and insert the
leader/label automatically.
Insert wire color/gauge labels
Inserts a wire color /gauge label with or without a leader..
Ribbon: Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire
Number Leader drop-down Wire Color/Gauge Labels.
Toolbar: Wire Leaders
Menu: Wires Wire Numbers Miscellaneous Wire Color/Gauge Labels
Command entry: AEWIRECOLORLABEL
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