Insert Component Dialog Box

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 Command entry:  AECOMPONENT

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 Command entry:  AEMULTI

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 Command entry:  AECATALOGOPEN

Click on a catalog value to display the submenu. Click .

Note: Some controls may not be visible when the icon menu is opened from Catalog Browser.

Note: This dialog box is also accessed when inserting Pneumatic, Hydraulic, or P&ID components; in-line wire labels; stand-alone cross-reference symbols; cable markers; and saved circuits.

Tabs	Menu: Changes the visibility of the Menu tree view. Up one level: Displays the menu that is one level before the current menu in the Menu tree view. This option is unavailable if the main menu is selected in the Menu tree view. Views: Changes the view display for the Symbol Preview window and Recently Used window. The current view option is indicated with a check mark. Options include: Icon with text, Icon only or List view.
Menu	The tree structure is created by reading the icon menu file (.dat). The tree structure is based on the arrangement order of submenus defined in the .dat file.
Symbol Preview window	Displays the symbol and submenu icons corresponding to the menu or the submenu selected in the Menu tree structure. Clicking on the icon performs one of the following functions based on the icon properties as defined by the .dat file: Inserts the symbol or circuit onto the drawing Executes a command Displays a submenu Note: When you move the cursor over an icon, the icon name and block/circuit/command name display as tooltip information.
Recently Used	Displays the last components inserted during the current editing session; the most recently used icon displays in the top. This list follows the view options setting in the symbol preview window (icon only, icon with text or list view). The total number of icons displayed depends on the value specified in the Display edit box.
Display	Specifies the number of icons to display in the Recently Used list box. Enter integer numbers only; the default value is 10.
Vertical/Horizontal	Inserts the icon using a vertical or horizontal orientation. This value is opposite the default ladder rung orientation for the drawing.
No edit dialog	Turns off the Insert/Edit Component dialog box when inserting symbols onto the drawing. To add component detail later, click the Edit Component tool, and select the component to edit.
No tag	Inserts the component, untagged (that is, without assigning a unique Component Tag). The untagged value that displays is the TAG1/TAG2 default value for the component. To add component detail later, click the Edit Component tool, and select the component to edit.
Always display previously used menu	Indicates to display the previously used menu each time you open the Insert Component dialog box. For example, if you insert a push button from the Push Buttons menu, the next time you open the Insert Component dialog box the Push Button menu displays by default.
Scale schematic	Specifies the component block insertion scale. This defaults to the value set in the Drawing Properties Drawing Format dialog box. Once set, this value is remembered until reset or until the drawing editing session ends.
Scale panel	Specifies the footprint insertion scale. This defaults to the value set in the Drawing Properties Drawing Format dialog box. Once set, this value is remembered until reset or until the drawing editing session ends.
Type it	Manually type in the component block to insert.
Browse	Browses to and selects the component to insert.

Options for the Menu tree structure view

Right-click on the main menu or submenu in the Menu tree structure view to display the following options:

• Expand/Collapse: Toggles the visibility of the menus.
• Properties: Opens a Properties dialog box to view the existing menu or submenu properties like the menu name, image, or submenu title. Use the Icon Menu Wizard to change any menu properties.

Options for the Symbol Preview window

Right-click an icon or in empty space in the Symbol Preview window to display the following options:

• View: Changes the view display for the Symbol Preview window and Recently Used window. The current view option is indicated with a check mark. Options include: Icon with text, Icon only or List view.
• Properties: (available for icons only) Opens a Properties dialog box to view the existing symbol icon properties like the icon name, image, block names and so on. Use the Icon Menu Wizard to change any icon properties.

The Menu tree structure displays the symbols for the selected component type (pneumatic, hydraulic, or P&ID). The Insert Pneumatic Component, Insert Hydraulic Component, and Insert P&ID Component tools are accessed from the Schematic tab Insert Components panel on the ribbon or the Extra Library toolbar.

	Insert Pneumatic Component
	Insert Hydraulic Component
	Insert P&ID Component