To Work With Cross-Referencing

Update Cross-Referencing

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelModify Component Cross-Reference drop-downComponent Cross-Reference. Find
2. Select to process:
   • Project - select from a list of project drawings to process.
   • Active drawing (all) - process all components on the active drawing.
   • Active drawing (pick) - select components to process.
3. Click OK.
4. If Active drawing (all) is not selected, select the components or drawings to process.

   The components are cross-referenced and the Cross-Reference Report or Error/Exception Report dialog box displays.

5. Select from the options:
   • Cross-reference - display the Cross-Reference Report which gives a listing of each component and quantity and locations of child contacts.
   • Exception - display the Error/Exception Report which lists the exceptions found. Exceptions include child contacts with no parent and parent relay coils with no child contacts.
   • Surf - surf to components listed in the Error/Exception report.
   • Print - print the displayed report.
6. Click Close.

Surf on Cross-Reference Exception Reports

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelModify Component Cross-Reference drop-downComponent Cross-Reference. Find
2. Select to process: the project, active drawing, or selected components.
   • Project - select from a list of project drawings to process.
   • Active drawing (all) - process all components on the active drawing.
   • Active drawing (pick) - select components to process.
3. Click OK.
4. If the Active drawing (all) option is not selected, select the components or drawings to process.

   The components are cross-referenced and the Cross-Reference Report or Error/Exception Report dialog box displays.

5. Select Exception to display the Error/Exception Report.
6. Select Surf.

   AutoCAD Electrical toolset changes to surfer mode.

7. Double-click any listed error/exception entry in the Surf dialog box. AutoCAD Electrical toolset surfs to the appropriate drawing and zooms up on the offending contact.
8. Click Edit to correct the error, and then surf to the next one.

Change Cross-Reference Visibility

This tool changes the visibility of the cross-reference XREF attribute. In most cases, the cross-referencing should be visible but there are times when you may not want the cross-referencing displayed on parent symbols.

1. Click Schematic tabEdit Components panelModify Component Cross-Reference drop-downHide/Unhide Cross-Referencing. Find
2. Select the objects whose cross-referencing you want to hide or display. Single selection, window selection, or multiple selection is allowed.
3. Right-click to end the selection and apply the command.

Exclude Contacts from Cross-Reference Annotation

1. Enter ATTEDIT at the command line.
2. Select the contact that you want to exclude from cross-referencing.
3. Change the CONTACT attribute value to “NULL”.
4. Click OK.
5. Run the Cross-reference command to update the cross-referencing on the parent symbol.