To Add a Circuit to the Circuit Selection Dialog Box

Edit the Circuit Builder spreadsheet to add the UI elements for the circuit.

1. Open ace_circuit_builder.xls for edit using a spreadsheet software. See Circuit Builder spreadsheet overview for the location of this file.
2. Open the ACE_CIRCS sheet.

   The structure of this sheet controls the tree structure used by Circuit Builder on the Circuit Selection dialog box. You will add a new category, “Custom Circuits”, with one custom circuit option, “My 3-ph motor”, within that category.

3. Enter Custom Circuits in the CATEGORY field of the first blank row below the existing entries.

   It adds a new category to the highest level of the tree display.

4. Enter My 3-ph motor in the TYPE field for the same row.

   It adds an option within this new category.

5. Enter ace_cb1_FVNR_H_custom.dwg in the DWG_TEMPLATE field in this row.

   It defines which circuit template drawing to use for this option. This is the circuit template drawing created in the Create the circuit template exercise.

6. Enter 3ph_H_custom in the SHEET_NAME field in this row.

   It defines the circuit codes sheet name. This is created in the Circuit codes sheet exercise.

7. Save the spreadsheet.

Note: Leave the ANNO_CODE field blank. See the To Set Up Annotation Presets topic to learn how to define annotation.