Schematic Reports Dialog Box

Generates a report extracting information from schematic components and wiring.

Find

Command entry: AESCHEMATICREPORT

List of Options

The following options are displayed.

Note: Options vary based on the report name selected.

Report Name

Specifies which report to run.

Report Scope

Specify whether to process the project, the active drawing, or selected objects. If project is selected, some reports provide an option to select which drawings to process.

Category

By default, the report extracts schematic components. Select a different Category to run the report for one-line, one-line bus-tap, hydraulic, pneumatic, P&ID, or user-defined components. These components are each identified by a unique WDTYPE attribute value.

Installation Codes to Extract

Filters the information extracted for the report based on installation values.

All

Extracts all components regardless of installation value.

Blank

Extracts only those components that do not have an installation value.

Named Installation

Extracts only those components that have an installation value matching the value entered in the box. Wild-card characters are supported.

• Drawing. Select one or more installation values from a list of values used on the active drawing.
  Note: If the Bill of Materials option Include Inventor Parts is checked, Drawing is disabled.
• Project. Select one or more installation values from a list of values used across the project.

Location Codes to Extract

Filters the information extracted for the report based on location values.

All

Extracts all components regardless of location value.

Blank

Extracts only those components that do not have a location value.

Named Location

Extracts only those components that have a location value matching the value entered in the box. Wild-card characters are supported.

• Drawing. Select one or more location values from a list of values used on the active drawing.
  Note: If the Bill of Materials option Include Inventor Parts is checked, Drawing is disabled.
• Project. Select one or more location values from a list of values used across the project.

Freshen Project Database

Specifies to update the project database with the latest drawing information.

List

Displays a list of drawings that appear to have changed since the last time the wire connection table was updated. Use this list to decide whether to freshen the wire connection table.

Freshen Wire Connection Table

Specifies to update the wire connection table with the latest wiring information.

Format

Opens a dialog box where you can select a format (.set) file. Use a format file to predefine the fields to include, the field order, and more.

Bill of Material Report Only

Include Options

Include Inventor Parts

If your project is linked to an Inventor assembly, this check box is enabled. Specifies to include the electrical parts from the linked Inventor assembly in the report. Linked devices that are represented in both an AutoCAD Electrical toolset drawing and the Inventor assembly are not duplicated in the report.

All of the Below

Specifies to include cable, connector, and jumper information in the report. Use the individual check boxes to include or exclude any of these.

Options

List Terminal Numbers

Lists each individual terminal in the format strip-ID:terminal number. Otherwise terminals from the same strip are combined into a single entry with a quantity.

Display Option

Normal Tallied Format

Combines and tallies components that have the same catalog information. Subassembly items and multiple catalog values are reported as line items directly following the main catalog item.

Normal Tallied Format (Group by Installation/Location)

Combines and tallies components that have the same catalog, installation, and location values. Subassembly items and multiple catalog values are reported as line items directly following the main catalog item.

Display in Tallied Purchase List Format

Each catalog value is reported and tallied as a single line item. Subassembly items and multiple catalog values are reported as separate line items.

Display in By TAG Format

All instances of a given component tag or terminal tag are reported as a single line item.

Component Report Only

Options

Include Components

Specifies to include schematic component information in the report.

Include Cable Markers

Specifies to include cable information in the report.

Include Connectors

Specifies to include connector information in the report.

Include Children for Above

Specifies to include child symbol information in the report.

Component Wire List Report Only

Options

Include Stand-Alone Terminals

Specifies to include terminal information in the report.

Include Plug-Jack Connectors

Specifies to include connector information in the report.

Symbol List Report Only

Options

Schematic Symbol Block Report

• Filter Out Duplicate Vertical Blocks. Specifies to filter out the vertical blocks in the report.
• Filter Out Duplicate Horizontal Blocks. Specifies to filter out the horizontal blocks in the report.
• All Blocks. Specifies to include all the blocks in the report.

Include Terminals

Specifies to include terminal symbols in the report.

Include Child Symbols

Specifies to include child symbols in the report.

Symbols to Filter

Extracts only the components that doesn’t have the symbol values matching the value entered in the box. Wild-card characters are supported. Multiple items can be separated by comma.

Set Family Sort Order

Opens a dialog box where you can sort the order of the family code.

Change Report Fields

Opens a dialog box where you can add or remove the fields to report, sort, align, and more.

Symbol Description File

Apply Symbol Description File

Specifies to choose a description (.dat) file. Use a DAT file to add the descriptions to the symbols.

Format File

Open Format File

Browses to a format file to open and edit.

Save Format File

Saves the selections to the format file in use.

Save as Format File

Saves a format file with a different name.

The default location for format files is \Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\User\.