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2 Enter a base starting number in the edit box or click Pick to select an
existing attribute value on the active drawing.
If the picked text carries a numeric substring, it is extracted and inserted
into the Base edit box.
3 Enter an optional Prefix and/or Suffix value or choose from a default pick
list by clicking List.
The prefix or suffix value can be a comma-delimited string with each
entry applied in sequence to the Wire Numbers section. The section is at
the right-hand side of the dialog box.
4 Set the hold and increment options for each of the edit box values as
required. Pay attention to the proposed generated wire numbers in the
right-hand side of the dialog box.
5 Set the number of wire numbers needed in the bottom right-hand side
of the dialog box.
TIP Select None to generate a continuous list of incrementing wire numbers.
6 Select OK.
7 Select the wires for the wire numbers, either single picks or using the
Fence selection.
Fence selection inserts the wire numbers at the crossing points while
single selections use the default wire number placement of the drawing.
(For example, centered on the wire segment.)
Tips and Hints
Tab out of an edit box to start the Wire Numbers listing to update.
You can add to the default prefix and suffix list display. Create an ASCII
text file and list each prefix/suffix entry, one per line in the file. Name the
file <projectname>.3ph (where "projectname" is the name of your active
project) or default.3ph and put the file in any folder that is part of the
search path list AutoCAD Electrical.
The wire number assignments go in as Fixed.They hold the values that
you have assigned and do not retag with a subsequent run of the Insert
Wire Numbers command).
NOTE If this tool does not meet your needs, use the Edit Wire Number tool to
assign fixed wire numbers one at a time.
974 | Chapter 12 Wire/Wire Number Tools