To Work With Editing Component Attribute Values

Using the Edit Component tool

The standard way is to use the regular Edit Component command and edit the tag value from the Insert/Edit Component dialog box.

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelEdit Components drop-downEdit. Find
2. Select the component to edit.
3. Edit the tag value in the Insert/Edit Component dialog box.
4. Click OK to complete the edit.

Using the Edit Selected Attribute tool

Lets you pick right on the attribute. This tool also works on invisible attributes. It finds and displays the closest attribute to your pick point on a block insert.

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelModify Attributes drop-downEdit Selected Attribute. Find
2. Select the attribute to edit.

   A dialog box displays and lets you type in a new attribute value.

3. Enter a new attribute value in the Edit Attribute dialog box.

   Click Pick to select another attribute whose text you want to use for the selected attribute. You can also click the arrow keys to increment or decrement the attribute value.

4. Click OK.

To edit an invisible attribute: pick on the block insert near where the invisible attribute is located. AutoCAD Electrical toolset finds and displays the nearest attribute of your pick point. AutoCAD Electrical toolset displays an "x" at the origin of the attribute.

Using the Move/Show Attribute tool

You can use the AutoCAD Electrical toolset Move/Show Attribute command to edit the attribute text of a component.

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelModify Attributes drop-downMove/Show Attribute. Find
2. Pick on the graphics of the component (not on the attribute text itself; otherwise it flips into Attribute Move mode). If there are no graphics to pick on (such as wire number block/attribute or ladder line reference block/attribute), type "B" and space and then pick on any attribute on the block insert. This forces the command into attribute display mode.

   The Show/Hide Attributes dialog box opens, listing all of the attributes and their values of the component.

3. Check the Edit Attributes box in the upper right-hand corner of the dialog box.
4. Select the attribute you want to edit from the list.

   A dialog box opens and lets you type in a new attribute value.

5. Type in a new attribute value in the Edit Attribute dialog box.

   You can click the arrow keys to increment or decrement the attribute value.

6. Click OK.