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Make sure that you select Fixed if you want AutoCAD Electrical to mark this
tag so it is not updated on a retag.
Searches for a wire connection to a nearby PLC I/O address
and, if found, uses the PLC address number in the tag name
of the component.
Use PLC Address
Uses the location codes of the connecting components.Use End Locations
Lists any cable tag names in the same family as the current
cable. Select a tag from the list to copy, or to increment
for this new cable marker.
Tags: Used so far
Assigns a tag from an external list file. You can reference
an ASCII text file in comma or space delimited format to
External List
help annotate the description, tag, catalog, and other in-
formation of the component.
Wire Color/ID
Set the conductor color code by manually entering it in the edit box or
selecting from the project, drawing, or generic pick list.
Select from a list of colors. The list is defined in the file,
cblcolor.dat
on page 954.
Generic
Lists the wire colors used for similar cable markers in the current
drawing.
Drawing
Lists the wire colors used for similar cable markers in the project.Project
NOTE If this area is unavailable, the component you are editing does not carry a
RATING1 attribute.
Catalog Data
You can instruct AutoCAD Electrical to do a drawing-wide or project-wide
listing of similar cable markers with their catalog assignments. During your
editing session, the last MFG / CAT / ASSYCODE assignment for each
component type you insert into your wiring diagram is remembered. When
you insert another component of that type, the catalog assignment of the
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