Project Settings Tab (Project Properties Dialog Box)

Define project settings for libraries, catalog lookup, and error checking.

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 Command entry:  AEPROJECT

All information defined in this tab is saved to the project definition file as a project default.

In the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Properties. Select the Project Settings tab.

Library and Icon Menu Paths

Select which schematic library, panel library, and icon menus to use.

Libraries	To modify existing input fields in the tree structure, double-click the folder (for example, Schematic Libraries) and highlight the path to change. Then browse to the path of the schematic or base footprint symbol library to use for the project. You can also include a series of paths for AutoCAD Electrical toolset to search in order. You can include electrical, pneumatic, or other schematic libraries in the path. Note: The symbol search path includes the User and Project folders (and potentially the AutoCAD search paths) before the paths listed here. In the Project Manager, right-click the project name, and select Settings to view the active search path for the project.
Icon Menu File	To use an icon menu for the project that is different from the default, enter the file name. This menu reference is saved in the project's .wdp file. Note: You can only specify one search path for the icon menu.
Add	Adds a new entry into the libraries tree structure.
Browse	Browses for a folder to select a symbol library or icon menu from.
Remove	Removes the selected path from the libraries tree structure.
Move Up	Moves the selected path up one spot in the libraries tree structure.
Move Down	Moves the selected path down one spot in the libraries tree structure.
Default	Brings the default paths from the environment file (WD.ENV) into the list box tree view for all search paths found underneath the highlighted folder.

Note: The variable, %SL_DIR%, is used in schematic and panel library paths to indicate the default library path used during installation or as defined in the wd.env file.

Catalog Lookup File Preference

Use component-specific tables	Searches for the component name as the catalog table. If the component table is not found, the family name table is searched. If neither table is found, use the Catalog Lookup File dialog box to create a component or family table or select a different table.
Other File	Defines a secondary catalog lookup file.
Always use MISC_CAT table	Searches only the MISC_CAT table. You can search other component tables if the catalog number is not found in the MISC_CAT table.
Use MISC_CAT table only if component-specific table does not exist	Uses the MISC_CAT table if the component or family tables are not found in the catalog database.

Options

Real-time error checking	Performs real-time error checking on the project to determine if duplications of wire numbers or component tags occur in the project. An error log file is created for every project regardless whether you chose to display the real-time warning dialog box or not. The real-time warning is saved in the log file named "<project_name>_error.log"and is saved in the User subdirectory. If a log file exists, the new content is added to the same file. A blank line separates one error record from another.
Tag/Wire Number/Wire Sequence Sort Order	Sets the default component tag, wire numbering, and wire sequence sort order for the project. You can override this setting for a specific drawing in Drawing Properties Drawing Format tab.
Electrical Code Standard	Sets the Electrical code standard used by Circuit Builder. A three character suffix code is saved to the.wdp project file. The suffix is used when searching for a specific table in ace_electrical_standards.mdb. Circuit Builder searches for a table using the following sequence: Tables with the three character Electrical Code Standard suffix. Tables without a suffix. Tables with an “NEC” suffix.