Insert/Edit Cable Marker (Parent Wire) Dialog Box

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 Command entry:  AECABLEMARKER

In the Insert Component dialog box, select the marker to insert from the Symbol Preview window and specify the insertion point.

Cable Tag

There are a few ways to define the tag for this cable. If there is an existing tag, it appears in the edit box. If not, you can type a specific tag in the edit box. Make sure that you select Fixed if you want AutoCAD Electrical toolset to mark this tag so it is not updated on a retag.

Use PLC Address	Searches for a wire connection to a nearby PLC I/O address and, if found, uses the PLC address number in the tag name of the component.
Use End Locations	Uses the location codes of the connecting components.
Tags: Used so far	Lists any cable tag names in the same family as the current cable. Select a tag from the list to copy, or to increment for this new cable marker.
External List	Assigns a tag from an external list file. You can reference an ASCII text file in comma or space delimited format to help annotate the description, tag, catalog, and other information of the component.

Wire Color/ID

Set the conductor color code by manually entering it in the edit box or selecting from the project, drawing, or generic pick list.

Generic	Select from a list of colors. The list is defined in the file, cblcolor.dat.
Drawing	Lists the wire colors used for similar cable markers in the current drawing.
Project	Lists the wire colors used for similar cable markers in the project.

Note: If this area is unavailable, the component you are editing does not carry a RATING1 attribute.

Catalog Data

You can instruct AutoCAD Electrical toolset to do a drawing-wide or project-wide listing of similar cable markers with their catalog assignments. During your editing session, the last MFG / CAT / ASSYCODE assignment for each component type you insert into your wiring diagram is remembered. When you insert another component of that type, the catalog assignment of the previous component is set as the default. (The assumption is that a previous one was made during the current editing session).

Manufacturer	Lists the manufacturer number for the component. Enter a value or click Lookup and select one from the Catalog Browser.
Catalog	Lists the catalog number for the component. Enter a value or click Lookup and select one from the Catalog Browser.
Assembly	Lists the assembly code for the cable marker. The Assembly code is used to link multiple part numbers together.
Item	Lists the item number for the component. Components with the same catalog receive the same item number.
Count	Specifies the quantity number for the part number (blank=1). This value gets inserted into the "SUBQTY" column of the BOM report.
Lookup	Opens the Catalog Browser from which you select the catalog value. Search the database for a specific catalog item to assign to the selected cable marker.
Previous	Scans the previous project to find an instance of the selected cable marker and returns the marker values. You can then make your catalog assignment by picking from the dialog box list.
Drawing	Lists the part numbers used for similar cable markers in the current drawing.
Project	Lists the part numbers used for similar components in the project. You can search in the active project, another project, or an external file. Active project: All the drawings in the current project are scanned and the results are listed in a dialog box. Other project: All the drawings in a selected project are scanned and the results are listed in a dialog box. External file: Select from a list of catalog assignments contained in a text file. Assign a value to the appropriate category.
Multiple Catalog	Inserts or edits extra catalog part numbers for the selected component. These multiple BOM part numbers appear as subassembly part numbers to the main catalog part number in the various BOM reports.
Catalog Check	Displays what the selected item looks like in a Bill of Material template.

Description

One, two, or three lines of description attribute text can be entered.

Drawing	Displays a list of descriptions found in the current drawing so you can pick similar descriptions to edit.
Project	Displays a list of descriptions found in the project so you can pick similar descriptions to edit.
Defaults	Opens an ASCII text file from which you can select standard descriptions.
Pick	Picks a description from a cable marker on the current drawing.

Child conductor references

Component override	Overrides the WD_M block settings of the drawing with component-specific cross-reference settings. Click Setup to edit the component cross-reference settings manually.
Cross Reference	AutoCAD Electrical toolset automatically fills in cross-reference text when the cross-reference command is run.

Installation Code

Changes the installation codes. You can search the current drawing or entire project for installation codes. AutoCAD Electrical toolset does a quick read of all the current or selected drawing files and returns a list of all installation codes used so far. Pick from the list to update the component automatically with the installation code.

Assign short installation codes to components like "PNL" and "FIELD." Later, you can take full advantage of the AutoCAD Electrical toolset ability to create location-specific BOM and component lists.

Location Code

Changes the location codes. You can search the current drawing or entire project for location codes. AutoCAD Electrical toolset does a quick read of all the current or selected drawing files and returns a list of all location codes used so far. Pick from the list to update the component with the location code automatically.

Assign short location codes to components like "PNL" and "FIELD." Later, you can take full advantage of the AutoCAD Electrical toolset ability to extract wire and cable from/to reports, and location-specific BOM reports. (For example, BOM for all field cables, BOM for all PNL cables.)

Show/edit miscellaneous

View or edit any attributes that are not predefined AutoCAD Electrical toolset attributes.