Some schematic components may not carry manufacturer/catalog information or have a part number assigned that is not listed in the footprint lookup file. In such a case, AutoCAD Electrical toolset cannot determine which footprint block to use, so you must select to make catalog assignments, select or create a footprint, or create a lookup entry on the fly.
Insert Footprint (Icon Menu)
Find
Command entry:
AEFOOTPRINT Select the footprint to insert.
Choice A - make catalog assignment for automatic footprint selection
Enter catalog information, or if there is not a catalog assignment use the catalog lookup to find and select catalog information. An attempt is made to find a match in the footprint lookup of the manufacturer or the _PNLMISC miscellaneous lookup file.
Choice B - manual footprint selection or creation
Skips the catalog assignment. Select from the available options to insert a footprint.
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Use generic marker only |
Inserts a block with the tag, description text, and so on, of the component. |
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Draw shapes |
Draws a rectangle, circle, or octagon to represent the component. Text and hidden information inserted when drawn. |
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Pick "just like" footprint |
Select a block from the drawing. |
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Browse |
Pick a block from a list of .DWG files on disk. |
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Pick |
Pick a non-AutoCAD Electrical toolset block on the drawing to be instantly changed into a smart AutoCAD Electrical toolset block. |
Choice C - add entry to footprint database
A footprint lookup database table matches MFG/CAT part number combinations with their appropriate footprint blocks. In cases where a MFG/CAT number is given but is not in a lookup file, AutoCAD Electrical toolset enables this option.
There are two categories of panel footprint lookup files: manufacturer and miscellaneous.
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Add Entry to Manufacturer |
Adds a new entry to the manufacturer-specific footprint lookup table and matches it with an existing footprint block or drawing file. It has the same name as the manufacturer name of the component. |
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Add Entry to Miscellaneous |
Adds a new entry to a miscellaneous (catch all) footprint lookup table called "_PNLMISC". It adds the MFG/CAT combination to the footprint lookup table and matches it with an existing footprint block or library symbol. If the lookup table does not exist, it is created. |
Insert Footprint (Manual)
Find Command entry:
AEFOOTPRINTMAN Skips the catalog assignment. Select to draw a simple footprint representation of the selected device, browse for a footprint block file, pick on an existing block on the current drawing to convert it to AutoCAD Electrical toolset-smart on the fly, or invoke an external program to find and insert a footprint representation of a given catalog number.
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Use generic marker only |
Inserts a block with the tag, description text, and so on, of the component. |
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Draw shapes |
Draws a rectangle, circle, or octagon to represent the component. Text and hidden information inserted when drawn. |
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Pick "just like" footprint |
Select a block from the drawing. |
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Browse |
Pick a block from a list of .DWG files on disk. |
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Pick |
Pick a non-AutoCAD Electrical toolset block on the drawing to be instantly changed into a smart AutoCAD Electrical toolset block. |
Insert Panel Terminal Footprint (Manual)
Find Command entry:
AEPANELTERMINAL Terminal number preference
Select the terminal number type.
Manual terminal selection or creation
Select from the available options to insert a terminal footprint.
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Use generic marker only |
Inserts a block with the tag, description text, and so on, of the component. |
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Draw shapes |
Draws a rectangle, circle, or octagon to represent the terminal. Text and hidden information inserted when drawn. |
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Pick "just like" footprint |
Select a block from the drawing. |
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Browse |
Pick a block from a list of .DWG files on disk. |
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Pick |
Pick a non-AutoCAD Electrical toolset block on the drawing to be instantly changed into a smart AutoCAD Electrical toolset block. |