Circuit Builder: To Define a Wire Type as No Wire Numbering

There are two ways to define the wire type and set it to “no wire numbering”.

• On the marker block for the wire in the circuit template.
• In the Circuit Builder spreadsheet circuit codes sheet.

Note: The attribute value defined on the marker block overrides any value defined in the spreadsheet.

Marker block method

1. Open the circuit template drawing that contains the marker block for the wire.
2. Find the correct marker block for the wire.
3. Edit its MISC1 attribute value using the format “_WIRENUMBERS=0;_WIRETYPE={layer name}”.
   • _WIRENUMBERS=0 defines the layer as No Wire Numbering. Any wire without this flag is created as a normal wire numbering layer by default.
     Note: This flag applies only if the wire layer does not exist and is created when the circuit is inserted.
   • _WIRETYPE={layer name} defines the layer name.
   Note: The MISC1 attribute value can contain multiple special text flags which direct Circuit Builder to handle the component or underlying wire in a special way. When you add new values, do not overwrite any other special flag values. Separate each one with a semicolon.
4. Save the circuit template drawing.

Spreadsheet method

1. Open the Circuit Builder spreadsheet, ace_circuit_builder.xls.
2. Find the circuit CATEGORY and TYPE, for example CATEGORY: 3ph Motor Circuit and TYPE: Horizontal - FVNR - non reversing.
3. Open the circuit code sheet with the same name as the SHEET_NAME value, for example SHEET_NAME: 3ph_H.
4. Find the specific wire, for example CODE: WT01, and COMMENTS: Assign motor wire type - phase 1.
5. Edit the API call in the COMMAND_LIST column for this wire. For example, the last argument of this Set Wire type API call is used to predefine MISC1 coded values with nil when nothing extra is defined.

   Before and after are shown:

   Before: (c:ace_cb_set_wiretype #data 1 nil nil)

   After:(c:ace_cb_set_wiretype #data 1 nil “_WIRENUMBERS=0;_WIRETYPE=BRN_10AWG”)

   • _WIRENUMBERS=0 defines the layer as No Wire Numbering. Any wire without this flag is created as a normal wire numbering layer by default.
     Note: This flag applies only if the wire layer does not exist and is created when the circuit is inserted.
   • _WIRETYPE=BRN_10AWG defines the layer name.
   Note: See the API documentation for more information.
6. Save the spreadsheet.