Insert/Edit Cable Marker (2nd+ Wire of Cable) Dialog Box

Find

 Command entry:  AECABLEMARKER

Select 2+ Child Marker from the list.

Component Tag

If the parent is visible on screen, click Parent/Sibling and select the parent (or another related marker). It automatically transfers all information to the child marker being inserted or edited.

Tag

The parent cable tag value can be manually typed in the edit box or selected from a drawing-wide or project-wide list of existing cables.

Drawing

Lists the component tags used for similar cable markers in the current drawing.

Project

Lists the component tags used for similar cable markers in the project.

Parent/Sibling

Transfers all information from the parent cable marker to the child cable marker being inserted or edited. If the parent is visible on the screen, click Parent/Sibling and select the parent (or another related contact).

Wire Color/ID

Set the conductor color code by manually entering it in the edit box or selecting from the project, drawing, or generic pick list. If the parent marker carries a part number, you can select the next unused color from a used/unused pick list.

Generic

Select from a list of colors. The list is defined in the file, cblcolor.dat.

Drawing

Lists the wire colors used for similar cable markers in the current drawing.

Project

Lists the wire colors used for similar cable markers in the project.

Note: If this area is unavailable, the component you are editing does not carry a RATING1 attribute.

Description

Up to three lines of description attribute text can be entered. These lines are automatically filled with a copy of the description text of the parent if the parent TAG name is picked using one of the methods previously described.

Click Pick to copy a description from a cable marker on the current drawing.

Parent cable marker cross-reference

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

Installation Code

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

Assign short installation codes to components like "PNL" and "FIELD." You can take full advantage of the AutoCAD Electrical toolset ability to create location-specific BOM and component lists later.

Location Code

Changes the location codes. 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. Select from the list to update the component automatically with the location code.

Assign short location codes to components like "PNL" and "FIELD." You can take full advantage of the AutoCAD Electrical toolset ability to extract wire and cable from/to reports, and location-specific BOM reports later. (For example, 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.