AutoCAD Electrical toolset provides bi-directional updating between schematic components and the associated footprint blocks. The link is through the common tag identifier, for example, schematic relay coil, CR406, links to the panel layout footprint that carries a CR406 tag value.
Bi-directional updates follow these rules:
- Edits to a schematic parent update associated schematic child symbols, panel footprints, nameplates, and peer one-line symbols.
- Edits to a panel footprint update the associated schematic parent, child symbols, nameplates, and peer one-line symbols.
- Edits to a panel nameplate update the associated schematic parent, child symbols, panel footprints, and peer one-line symbols.
- Edits to a schematic child do not update the associated schematic parent, panel footprints, nameplates, or peer one-line symbols.
- Edits to a one-line terminal do not update any other terminal symbols.