autocad electrical change symbol footprint

It can then help drive the new panel layout of the project. If your new project is like a previous project, you can use the schematics of the previous project to create a component or terminal spreadsheet listing. Schematic spreadsheet data of previous project

Choice C - in cases where a manufacturer and catalog is given but is not in a lookup file, AutoCAD Electrical toolset enables this option allowing you to add an entry in the footprint look-up database file.

Choice B - manual footprint selection or creation.

AutoCAD Electrical toolset finds a match for the manufacturer and catalog number combination in the footprint look-up file to determine the correct footprint block to insert.

Choice A - make catalog assignment for automatic footprint selection.

Once a component is selected, choose from the options available to insert the footprint. Pick a general component category from a generic icon menu (such as pilot lights). Add entry 'WD_MENU' for schematic icon menu and 'WD_PMENU' for panel layout icon menu. The default icon menu can also be redefined in 'wd.env'. Use the Icon Menu Wizard to modify the menu easily. You can change the default icon menu using the Library and Icon Menu Paths section of the Project properties: project settings tab.

This icon menu can be modified, expanded, or replaced with your own custom menu. The main menu in the tree structure is displayed as the menu heading just above the menu tree structure.

Select an icon picture or the component type from the Menu tree structure.

Autocad electrical change symbol footprint