Insert/Edit Child Component Dialog Box

Relate a child to a parent component and assign values not inherited from the parent component.

Insert Component

Find

 Command entry:  AECOMPONENT

Select the child component type to insert and specify the insertion point on the drawing.

Multiple Insert (Icon Menu)

Find

 Command entry:  AEMULTI

Select the child component type to insert and select the fence points on the drawing for insertion at each point where the fence crosses an underlying wire.

Edit Component

Find

 Command entry:  AEEDITCOMPONENT

Select the child component to edit.

You can go back to any component at any time and make changes.

Component Tag

The parent tag value can be manually typed into the edit box or selected from a drawing-wide or project-wide list of similar components. If the parent is visible on the screen, click Parent/Sibling and select the parent (or another related contact). This transfers all information automatically to the child contact being inserted or edited.

Note: Only components of the same category are displayed in the Drawing or Project lists. For example, if the child is a one-line component, only one-line components are listed. The category for a component is defined by the WDTYPE attribute value. If this attribute is missing or blank, category "schematic" is assumed.

Catalog Data

If the child component does not have MFG and CAT attributes, this section is not included on the dialog box.

Manufacturer	Lists the manufacturer number for the component. Enter a value or select one from the Catalog lookup.
Catalog	Lists the catalog number for the component. Enter a value or select one from the Catalog lookup.
Assembly	Lists the assembly code for the component. The Assembly code is used to link multiple part numbers together.
Item	Specifies a unique identifier assigned to each component. The tag value can be manually typed in the edit box.
Count	Specifies the quantity number for the part number (blank=1). This value gets inserted into the "SUBQTY" column of the BOM report.
Lookup	Opens the catalog database of the component from which you can manually enter or select the Manufacturer or Catalog values. Search the database for a specific catalog item to assign to the selected component.
Previous	Scans the previous project to find an instance of the selected component and returns the component values. You can then make your catalog assignment by picking from the dialog box list.
Drawing	Lists the part numbers used for similar components in the current drawing.
Project	Lists the part numbers used for similar components in the project. You can search in the active project, another project, or an external file. Active project: All the drawings in the current project are scanned and the results are listed in a dialog box. Select from the list to assign your new component with a catalog number that is consistent with other similar components in the project. Other project: Scans each listed drawing in a previous project for the target component type and returns the catalog information in a subdialog box. Make your catalog assignment by picking from the dialog box list. External file: You can pull catalog assignments from a generic ASCII file created by a word processor or output from a spreadsheet or database program. A dialog box displays the contents of the selected text file. Find and highlight the appropriate entry. AutoCAD Electrical toolset reads the line of text from the file and breaks it into its component parts. They are displayed in the left-hand dialog box list. For each relevant item, highlight it, and then pick the appropriate category button in the center column. The highlighted item is transferred to the corresponding category (and then to the Insert/Edit dialog box once OK is clicked).
Multiple Catalog	Inserts or edits extra catalog part numbers on to the selected component. You can add up to 99 part numbers to any component. These multiple BOM part numbers appear as sub-assembly part numbers to the main catalog part number in the various BOM and component reports.
Catalog Check	Displays what the selected item looks like in a Bill of Material template.

Ratings

Specifies values for each ratings attribute. You can enter up to 12 ratings attributes on a component. Select Defaults to display a list of default values.

Note: If Ratings is grayed out, the component you are editing does not carry rating attributes.

Description

Up to 3 lines of description attribute text can be entered. These lines are automatically filled with a copy of the parent's description text if the parent Tag name is picked using one of the methods above. You can enter descriptions or select a description from a component on the current drawing.

Cross-reference

AutoCAD Electrical toolset automatically fills in cross-reference text when the cross-reference command is run.

Note: If the Cross-reference edit box is grayed out, the component you are editing does not carry an XREF attribute.

Installation Code

Changes the installation code(s). You can search the current drawing or entire project for installation codes. AutoCAD Electrical toolset does a quick read of all the current or selected drawing files and returns a list of all installation codes used so far. Pick from the list to automatically update the component with the installation code.

Assigning short installation codes to components like "PNL" and "FIELD" allow you to later create installation-specific BOM and component lists.

Location Code

Changes the location code(s). You can search the current drawing or entire project for location codes. A quick read of all the current or selected drawing files is done and a list of location codes used so far is returned. Pick from the list to automatically update the component with the location code.

Assigning short location codes to components like "PNL" and "FIELD" allow you to later extract cable from/to reports and location-specific BOM reports (ex: BOM for all field cables, BOM for all PNL cables).

Show/Edit Miscellaneous

View or edit any attributes that are not predefined AutoCAD Electrical toolset attributes.

Pins

Assigns pin numbers to the pins that are physically located on the component.

OK-Repeat

(not available when editing components) Inserts the new component onto the drawing and then inserts another 'just like' component.