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Insert cable markers into wires
You can insert parent and child cable markers into wires. These markers carry
a cable TAG value, just like any parent/child device combination.
1 Click Schematic tab ➤ Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel ➤ Cable
Markers drop-down ➤ Cable Markers.
2 In the Insert Component dialog box, select the cable marker to insert
and pick the insertion point on the drawing.
The Insert/Edit Cable Marker dialog box displays.
3 Set the cable tag by keeping the default, using the buttons, or typing in
a new tag.
Select Fixed to mark this tag that it is not updated on a future retag.
4 Define the wire color by selecting it from a list or typing the color ID in
the edit box.
NOTE If this area is unavailable, the component you are editing does not
carry a RATING1 attribute. The one-line cable marker symbols by default do
not have a RATING1 attribute.
Subsequent insertions of child cable markers, tied back to the parent
through any of the normal methods, causes AutoCAD Electrical to offer
the next conductor color of the cable as a default.
5 Assign the catalog information, description, location and installation
codes, and references for the tag.
6 Click OK.
If a parent cable marker was inserted, the Insert Some Child Components
dialog box displays. Insert child cable markers automatically that are tied
to the parent.
930 | Chapter 12 Wire/Wire Number Tools