Layout Preview Tab (Terminal Strip Editor Dialog Box)

Controls a preview display of the terminal strip in graphical or tabular layout. It helps determine the best way to generate a terminal layout before placing the image on the drawing file.

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 Command entry:  AETSE

Make your selection on the Terminal Strip Selection dialog box and click Edit or New. Click the Layout Preview tab.

Graphical Terminal Strip/Table Object Terminal Strip/Jumper Chart

Specifies the type of terminal strip to generate. The dialog box options change depending on whether you are creating a graphical, tabular, or jumper chart type of terminal strip.

You can insert an AutoCAD table object as a tabular terminal strip. It allows for more accurate representations of what is in the Terminal Strip Editor, more flexibility with the look and style, and provides a means of automatic updating.

You can insert a jumper chart which is an AutoCAD table object representing the terminal strip with certain columns pre-defined to include any jumpers defined.

Graphical Layout

Generates a graphical representation including terminal footprints, terminal numbers, wiring information, and terminal destination information.

Total Terminals	Displays the total number of terminal block symbols needed to create the terminal strip layout.
Overall Distance	Displays the overall distance the terminal strip footprint takes up when placed on the active drawing.
Default pick list for Annotation format	Lists some common formatting types. You are not limited to the selections provided by the default pick list. The replaceable parameter variables can be displayed in any combination including hard-coded characters such as dashes, brackets, and parenthesis.
Annotation Format	Determines the formatting of the wiring information associated with the terminal destination. You can define variable information to display the contents of the Terminal Strip Editor. One field is for the left-hand side, while the other is for the right-hand side of the terminal footprint. Note: You can leave this field blank if you do not want the annotation format added to the preview.
Scale on Insert	Specifies the scale to use when inserting the graphical representation onto the drawing file.
Angle on Insert	Specifies the angle to use when inserting the graphical representation onto the drawing file. Select from the list of pre-defined angles.

Note: The angle and scale values are reflected in the preview.

Tabular Layout for a Table Object

The following options are available if you selected to create a Tabular Terminal Strip (Table Object).

Table Style	Specifies the table style to use for the tabular report. Select from the list or click Browse to browse to and select another drawing file whose table styles you want to use. The list contains all table styles defined in the TableStyle.dwg and the active drawing. Note: If the selected table style is not in the TableStyle.dwg file, it is added.
Define Columns	Defines the columns to include, order, headings, justification, and jumper circles display for the tabular report.
Row Styles	Defines specific row styles to use for the selected table style. On the Select Row Cell Styles dialog box, select the table style and row cell styles to use and click OK.
Layer	Defines the specific layer for the tabular terminal strip to place on when inserted. On the Select Table Layer dialog box, select the layer name from the list of layers on the active drawing and click OK.
Table Title	Defines a title for the table. Enter a title, select from a list of variables or use a combination of both. When selecting from the list, the selection is added to the end of the string if one exists in the edit box.
Total Rows	Displays the total number of rows needed to create the terminal strip table layout. For example, even though the terminal strip contains only 86 terminals, the table format may present more rows in a multi-line terminal situation.
Number of Rows per Section	Displays the number of rows per section as defined on the Table Settings dialog box.
Number of Sections	Displays the number of sections needed based on the total rows and the number of rows per section.
Number of Sections per Drawing	Displays the number of sections to place on each drawing as defined on the Table Settings dialog box.
Number of Drawings	Displays the number of drawings necessary to generate the terminal strips using the current table settings.
Settings	Defines the table settings such as number of rows per section, number of sections per drawing, table, and section placement, section offset, scale, angle, first drawing name if a new drawing is needed, and the template to use for any new drawings generated.
Browse	Browses for any saved settings (in a *.tsl file) that you previously created.
Save As	Saves the settings to an external file (with extension *.tsl) that you can later reuse. The default folder location is the User folder in the Documents and Settings or Users location.
Default	Uses the default settings for creating the tabular report.
Drawing to Preview	Slides to change which drawing to preview if your table settings define a multi-section table that spans multiple drawings. Note: All table sections are inserted or updated, not just the table sections in the drawing preview.

Note: The selections are stored in the table when it is inserted and the next time the terminal strip is edited, the settings are read back in.

Jumper Chart

The following options are available if you selected to create a Jumper Chart (Table Object).

Table Style	Specifies the table style to use for the tabular report. Select from the list or click Browse to browse to and select another drawing file whose table styles you want to use. The list contains all table styles defined in the TableStyle.dwg and the active drawing. Note: If the selected table style is not in the TableStyle.dwg file, it is added.
Define Columns	Defines the columns to include, order, headings, justification, and jumper circles display for the jumper chart.
Row Styles	Defines specific row styles to use for the selected table style. On the Select Row Cell Styles dialog box, select the table style and row cell styles to use and click OK.
Layer	Defines the specific layer for the tabular terminal strip be place on when inserted. On the Select Table Layer dialog box, select the layer name from the list of layers on the active drawing and click OK.
Table Title	Defines a title for the table. Enter a title, select from a list of variables or use a combination of both. When selecting from the list, the selection is added to the end of the string if one exists in the edit box.
Display all terminals and accessories	Include all terminals and accessories for the terminal strip in the table.
Display only jumpered terminals and accessories	Include only the terminals that are jumpered and all accessories for the terminal strip in the table, leaving out any terminals that are not jumpered.
Display only jumpered terminals	Include only the terminals that are jumpered in the table, leaving out all accessories and any terminals that are not jumpered.
Show Unused Wire Connections in Table	Select to display all rows for each terminal even if there is no connected component. The number of rows is defined by the Wires per Connection value for the terminal. Note: A terminal without any connected components has one row in the table.
Scale/Angle on Insert	Specifies the scale and angle of the table sections when inserted. These settings are reflected in the preview.
Save	Saves the settings to the file, JumperChart.tjc, that is used whenever a jumper chart is inserted or rebuilt. The folder location is the User folder which by default is in the Documents and Settings or Users folder.
Default	Uses the default settings for creating the jumper chart.

You can also insert or refresh a jumper chart from the right-click menu. Select a panel terminal, right-click, and select Insert Jumper Chart. If there is an existing jumper chart for the terminal strip a dialog box opens. Select Insert or Refresh from the dialog box. Pick an insertion point if you are inserting the jumper chart.

Update

Refreshes the preview window with any changes made with the preview controls or the Terminal Strip Editor. If you modify the settings for the output, you can refresh the preview.

Use icons or the right-click menu to zoom and pan inside of the preview window.

	Zoom In	Increases the apparent size of the objects in the preview.
	Zoom Out	Decreases the apparent size of the objects in the preview.
	Zoom Extents	Zooms to display the terminal strip extents.
	Zoom Original	Restores the original view.
	Zoom Window	Zooms to display an area specified by a rectangular window.

Insert

Places the terminal strip.

Rebuild

Updates an existing terminal strip that was previously inserted by the Terminal Strip Editor in place. If the terminal strip exists in the project, the terminal strip is located, deleted and rebuilt in place without prompting you to select a new insertion point.

Refresh

(Not available for graphical terminal strips.) Refreshes the data within an existing tabular terminal strip. A new table is not inserted.