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Menu: Wires Cables Cable Markers
Command entry: AECABLEMARKER
Select 2+ Child Marker from the list.
Component Tag
If the parent is visible on screen, click Parent/Sibling and select the parent (or
another related marker). It automatically transfers all information to the child
marker being inserted or edited.
The parent cable tag value can be manually typed in the
edit box or selected from a drawing-wide or project-wide
list of existing cables.
Tag
Lists the component tags used for similar cable markers in
the current drawing.
Drawing
Lists the component tags used for similar cable markers in
the project.
Project
Transfers all information from the parent cable marker to
the child cable marker being inserted or edited. If the parent
Parent/Sibling
is visible on the screen, click Parent/Sibling and select the
parent (or another related contact).
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. If the parent marker
carries a part number, you can select the next unused color from a used/unused
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.
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