Adds or updates cross-reference text on related parent and child components.
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Command entry:
AEXREF
Cross-referencing is based upon collecting and annotating groups of components that carry the same TAG text string value (such as "101CR"). Components do not have to be of the same family to be cross-referenced; they must have the same TAG1/TAG2/TAG_*/TAG attribute values.
Cross-reference data is annotated on to attributes "XREFNO" and "XREFNC" for N.O and N.C. references respectively. Alternately, if attribute XREF is present, both N.O. and N.C. references are combined into a single cross-reference text string.
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Run Cross-Reference on |
Specifies to run the report on selected components, the current drawing, or the entire project. |
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Cross-reference |
Displays the last Cross-Reference report. |
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Exception |
Displays the last Exception/Error report. |
Using other dialog boxes to set cross-reference options
- The cross-reference format is set up on the Drawing Properties
Cross-Reference dialog box. It is on a per-drawing basis and can include sheet and drawing ID, line or grid-reference location, and fixed punctuation. - A project-wide option to fill unused contact references with a user-defined text string is available using the Project Manager tool. Right-click the project name and select Properties. In the Project Properties Cross-References dialog box, Component Cross-Reference Display section, select Text Format and click Setup.
- Real-time cross-reference update can be turned on or off on the Project Properties Cross-References dialog box.