Circuit Builder: To Add a Multiple Catalog Option

Some components need multiple catalog entries. Define them in the Circuit Builder spreadsheet to add them in the Setup & Annotation section of the Circuit Configuration dialog box.

1. Open the Circuit Builder spreadsheet, ace_circuit_builder.xls.
2. Find the circuit CATEGORY and TYPE, for example CATEGORY: 3ph Motor Circuit and TYPE: Horizontal - FVNR - non reversing.
3. Open the circuit code sheet with the same name as the SHEET_NAME value, for example SHEET_NAME: 3ph_H.
4. Find the component, for example CODE: PB01, COMMENTS: Stop, UI_PROMPT_LIST: Stop.

   Notice the values in TABLE0: PB and TITLE0: Push Button.

   It indicates that the component can have a main catalog value. The TABLE0 value is the table name for the catalog lookup. The TITLE0 value is the title for the section in the Setup & Annotation area of the Circuit Configuration dialog box.

5. Add a value in the TABLE1 and TITLE1 cells. For example, if the push button requires a cover and it is found in the MISC_CAT table of the catalog lookup database file, enter TABLE1: MISC_CAT and TITLE1: Cover.
6. Save the spreadsheet.

The next time Circuit Builder is run using the configure option, an extra catalog section appears for this component.