To Reference an Existing Circuit

Pulls the components, values, descriptions, and tag assignments from a circuit inserted previously using Circuit Builder.

  1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelCircuit Builder drop-downCircuit Builder. Find
  2. Select the circuit from the Circuits list or select History to display the list of previously configured circuits.
  3. (Optional) Enter a Circuit Scale. This value sets an insertion scale value for the circuit template.
  4. (Optional) Enter a Component Scale. This value sets an insertion scale value for the individual components inserted while building the circuit.
  5. (Optional) Enter a Horizontal Rung Spacing.
  6. (Optional) Enter a Vertical Rung Spacing.
  7. Select Reference Existing Circuit.
  8. Select the List button. The Existing Circuits dialog box displays with a row for each circuit carrying the necessary xdata.
  9. Select a circuit row.
  10. Select OK.
  11. Select to Retag new components or use the same tags as the referenced circuit.
  12. Select Insert or Configure. Default circuit elements and values for the circuit are based on the referenced circuit.
  13. Continue as described in Insert a Circuit or Configure a Circuit.
  14. Select Done.