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979 dialog box). A starting wire num-
ber must be assigned for each draw-
ing.
Allows you to type in a starting wire
number and increments from there,
Sequential (consecutive
drawing to drawing)
ignoring the defined setting of the
starting wire number.
Sets the wire number based on the
line-reference value.
Reference-based tags
Specifies to process all the wiring or just the untagged (new) wires.To do
Updates cross-reference text on wire signal source and destination
symbols.
Cross-reference Signals
Updates the database for wire signal source and destination symbols.Freshen database (for Sig-
nals)
Specifies the wire tag format to use for overriding the format set in
the Drawing Properties dialog box.
Format override
Overrides the default wire number format (set in the Layers section
of the Drawing Properties ➤ Drawing Format dialog box) by using
layer-defined formats.
Use wire layer format
overrides
Forces all wire numbers to be fixed (they do not update if wire number
retagging is run again at a later date).
Insert as fixed
Insert special wire numbering
This tool speeds up the process of inserting special wire numbering associated
with 3-phase bus and motor circuits. It can also be used in a continuous mode.
You can insert a long series of incrementing wire numbers and assign each,
in turn, to the wires you pick.
1 Click Schematic tab ➤ Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel ➤ Insert Wire
Numbers drop-down ➤ 3 Phase.
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