To add a new circuit to Circuit Builder there are three main tasks:
On the circuit template wiring framework are positioned special marker blocks. These marker blocks are configured, using attribute values, to tell Circuit Builder that some action or decision is required at the insertion point of each marker block. One marker block might identify where to place he power disconnecting means for the circuit. Another marker block might identify that an underlying wire must be appropriately sized to the motor inserted at yet another marker block on the wire framework of the circuit template.
The easiest way to create a circuit template is to copy a similar template to a new name and modify the marker blocks on this copied template. For this example you copy the circuit template ace_cb1_FVNR_H.dwg to a new name. It is the main template for a 3-phase, horizontal, full-voltage, non-reversing motor circuit. You modify this template to create a custom circuit template.
The ACE_CIRCS sheet in the ace_circuit_builder.xls spreadsheet controls the circuit options displayed on the Circuit Selection dialog box.
Once a circuit is selected from the Circuit Selection dialog box (the CATEGORY and TYPE fields from the ACE_CIRC sheet), the associated circuit template drawing, with the marker blocks, is inserted (the DWG_TEMPLATE field). A related circuit code sheet is ready for reference (the SHEET_NAME field). Each marker block contains a CODE attribute with a value. This CODE value is used to match up with a section in the circuit code sheet which defines what to do at the location of this marker block in the template.
You can create a sheet or copy an existing, similar sheet. Since the circuit template drawing was copied from ace_cb1_FVNR_H.dwg, it is easier to copy the circuit codes sheet, 3ph_H, and modify it.