Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol Dialog Box

Annotates the terminal by tracking which terminal numbers and terminal strip ID names were used so far.

Find

 Command entry:  AECOMPONENT

Select Terminals and Connectors, select the terminal to insert, and specify the insertion point on the drawing.

Find

 Command entry:  AEEDITCOMPONENT

Select the terminal to edit.

Terminal

These controls determine the overall tagging of the terminal block in the project. The Installation, Location, and Tag Strip values define which strip the terminal belongs to. The symbol block file name displays at the top of the Terminal group.

Note: Assign short installation or location codes to components like "PNL" and "FIELD" to take full advantage later of the AutoCAD Electrical toolset ability to create installation or location-specific Bill of Materials and component lists.

Installation	Changes the installation codes. Click Browse to search the active drawing, entire project, and an external list (default.inst) for installation codes. Pick from the list to update the component automatically with the installation code.
Location	Changes the location codes. Click Browse to search the active drawing, entire project, and an external list (default.loc) for location codes. Pick from the list to update the component automatically with the location code.
Tag Strip	Specifies the Tag ID given to the terminal strip. If there is an existing name, it appears in the edit box; if not, you can enter a specific ID name. Click the < and > buttons to increment or decrement the last digit/character in the Tag Strip value.
Number	Specifies the terminal number. If there is not PINLIST information, the < and > buttons increment or decrement the terminal number. You can also click Pick to select a text object or an attribute on the active drawing to use for the terminal number. When inserting a new terminal, the highest terminal number in the strip is identified and the default terminal number for the new terminal increments by 1. Note: This is unavailable when the terminal symbol does not have a TERM01 attribute or when the terminal number is the same as the wire number.

Modify Properties/Associations

These controls support associations between schematic terminal symbols and their panel terminal footprint or between multiple schematic terminal symbols.

There are certain conditions that you cannot associate terminals using the Modify Properties/Associations options:

• The drawing is not part of the active project.
• You are using the Insert Terminal (Panel List) tool. However, once you exit the Insert Terminal (Panel List) tool and the terminal is inserted onto the drawing, you can modify the associations using these tools.
• The terminals were inserted by the Terminal Strip Editor tool.
• The terminals are one-line terminal symbols.

Add/Modify	Displays the Add/Modify Associations dialog box where you can select terminal strips and their respective blocks to make an association to the terminal symbol being inserted or edited. Note: It is disabled if the active drawing is not part of the active project.
Pick	Selects another terminal symbol on the active drawing to associate to. You can select only one terminal symbol to make the association. Note: While in selection mode, you can use Pan or Zoom to find the terminal symbol to select.
Break Out	Removes the terminal being edited out of the defined association. The properties from the original association and the levels of the terminal are maintained.
Block Properties	Displays the Block Properties dialog box where you can define and maintain terminal block properties. Note: It is disabled if the active drawing is not part of the active project.

Properties/Associations

The list box displays the current status of the association of the edited terminal. It lists all associated terminal symbols from the schematic and terminal panel footprints. If the terminal symbol is being inserted for the first time, the list box only displays the reference for itself. The number of levels defined in the block properties displays at the top of the Properties/Associations group. The terminal being edited is highlighted in the list box.

You can double-click in the list to modify the terminal association in the Add/Modify Associations dialog box.

Label	Lists the level description defined in the terminal block properties. This data is entered into the LnnLABEL attribute if present; otherwise, it is placed into xdata.
Number	Lists the terminal numbers defined in the association. Only one terminal number is allowed per level and each level displays its respective terminal number or text. Panel terminal symbols do not display terminal numbers.
PinL	Lists the pin numbers defined on the left side of the terminal block. This data is entered into the LnnPINL attribute if present; otherwise, it is placed into xdata.
PinR	Lists the pin numbers defined on the right side of the terminal block. This data is entered into the LnnPINR attribute if present; otherwise, it is placed into xdata.
Reference	Lists the reference location of the terminal symbol in the project. The syntax is ‘Sheet,Reference’ based on the drawing configuration.

Note: This area is disabled if the terminal is a one-line symbol. Multi-level or panel relationships are not supported for one-line terminals.

Project List

These controls allow for quick selection of terminal strips and terminal numbers used throughout the active project.

Project List	Shows all the previously defined terminal strips in the active project. When inserting a new terminal, this list is populated with the Installation, Location and TAGSTRIP values of the previously inserted terminal.
Numbers Used	Lists all terminal numbers found, either drawing-wide or project-wide, whose Tag Strip value matches the highlighted Tag Strip value.

Catalog Data

You can do a drawing-wide or project-wide listing of similar terminals with their catalog assignments. During your editing session, the last MFG / CAT / ASSYCODE assignment for each terminal type you insert into your wiring diagram is remembered. When you insert another terminal of that type, the catalog assignment of the previous terminal is set as the default (assuming a previous one was made during the current editing session).

Manufacturer	Lists the manufacturer number for the component. Enter a value or click Lookup and select one from the Catalog Browser.
Catalog	Lists the catalog number for the component. Enter a value or click Lookup and select one from the Catalog Browser.
Assembly	Lists the assembly code for the terminal. The Assembly code is used to link multiple part numbers together.
Item	Lists the item number for the component. Components with the same catalog receive the same item number.
Catalog Lookup	Opens the Catalog Browser from which you select the catalog value. Search the database for a specific catalog item to assign to the selected terminal.
Drawing	Lists the part numbers used for similar terminals in the active 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. Other project: All the drawings in a selected project are scanned and the results are listed in a dialog box. External file: Select from a list of catalog assignments contained in a text file. Assign a value to the appropriate category.
Multiple Catalog	Inserts or edits extra catalog part numbers for the selected component. These multiple BOM part numbers appear as subassembly part numbers to the main catalog part number in the various BOM reports.
Catalog Check	Extracts the details from the catalog database to display what the selected item looks like in a Bill of Material template.

Descriptions

Specifies the optional description attribute text to assign to the terminal block (up to three lines of text can be specified). Click Browse to search for all terminal descriptions in the project or active drawing. Select the description you want to copy to the edited terminal block by selecting it in the list and clicking OK.

Note: These edit boxes are disabled if the terminal does not carry the attributes.

Defaults	Opens an ASCII text file (wd_desc.wdd or <project>.wdd) from which you can select standard descriptions.
Pick	Picks a description from a component on the current drawing.

Ratings

You can enter up to 12 ratings attributes on a component. The View/Edit Rating Values dialog box lets you enter values for each ratings attribute. Select the Defaults button next to the edit box to display a list of default values.

Note: If this button is unavailable, the component you are editing does not carry any rating attributes.

Show/Edit Miscellaneous

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