Define project default settings for drawings.
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Command entry:
AEPROJECT All information defined in this tab is saved to the project definition file as drawing defaults used when you start a new drawing.
In the Project Manager, right-click on the project name and select Properties. Select the Drawing Format tab.
Ladder Defaults
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Vertical/Horizontal |
Specifies whether to create ladders horizontally or vertically. |
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Spacing |
Specifies the spacing between each rung. |
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Default: insert new ladders without references |
Sets the default for the Insert Ladder command. New ladders you insert do not have line reference numbering, by default. |
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Width |
Specifies the width of the ladder. |
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Multi-wire Spacing |
Specifies the spacing between each rung in multi-wire phases. |
Format Referencing
Specifies the default referencing system. There are three modes:
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X-Y Grid |
All referencing is tied to an X-Y grid system of numbers and letters along the left-hand side and top of the drawing. Set the vertical and horizontal index numbers and letters of your drawing, spacing, and origin in the X-Y grid setup dialog box.
Tip:
Use negative spacing values for Horizontal or Vertical to change the origin of the X-Y grid system to be other than the upper left-hand corner of the drawing. |
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X Zones |
Like X-Y Grid, but there is not a Y-axis. Set the horizontal labels, spacing, and origin on the X Zones setup dialog box.
Tip:
Use a negative zone spacing value if you want the zone reference origin to be at the right side of the drawing. |
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Reference Numbers |
Each ladder column has a column of assigned reference numbers. |
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Setup |
Specifies how to display reference numbers -number only, numbers in a hexagon, the sheet and number values, and so on. |
Scale
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Feature Scale Multiplier |
Sets the scale factor used when inserting new components or wire numbers on the drawing. To insert everything 25% bigger than normal, change the edit box value from 1.00 to 1.25. This change does not affect components and wire numbers that are already present on the drawing. |
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inch/inch scaled to mm/mm full size |
Select inch if your drawing is to use library symbols from the JIC1/JIC125 libraries or mm full size for the metric scaled symbol libraries. It adjusts the wire connection trap distance that determines whether closely spaced wire ends connect or not. |
Tag/Wire Number/Wire Sequence Order
Sets the default component tag, wire numbering, and wire sequence sort order for the drawing. Your selection overrides the project settings for sort order unless you select No override.
Layers
Defines and manages wire and component layers.