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Adding Cross-Ref Capability: AutoCAD Electrical
Cross-reference a schematic parent symbol onto a panel footprint or panel terminal representation. Not supported out-of-the-box, but you can create ...
AutoCAD Electrical October 2009
Mass Update: Attribute Re-Namer Tool
This came up recently. It's not a perfect solution but seemed to make the user happy. He had a number of old schematic designs made with generic bl ...
AutoCAD Electrical October 2009
Match Wire Number Text to Wire Color - AutoCAD Electrical
Here is a simple user request that finds a happy solution using the AutoCAD Electrical "API". A small AutoLISP utility with a few embedde ...
AutoCAD Electrical September 2009
Unconventional Use of Wire Gaps - AutoCAD Electrical
Nate Holt shows you how to to quickly tie three wires from the right-hand output module into three inputs on the left-hand module, both on the same ...
AutoCAD Electrical August 2009
AutoCAD Electrical Tips from Nate Holt - AutoLISP Utility
When Nate Holt began blogging in April of 2006, he promised that "Controlling the Machine" Blog" would focus on automation, controls ...
AutoCAD Electrical February 2009
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Swapping Blocks with AutoCAD Electrical
Many of us working with AutoCAD Electrical go through design changes or even work with existing designs that do not use AutoCAD Electrical blocks. Th ...
AutoCAD Electrical December 2008
Cut Wires not Trim Lines AutoCAD Electrical
Whenever a user needs to trim out a wire remember about the Trim Wire command, or as I refer to it as the Wire Cutters. The icon looks like wire c ...
AutoCAD Electrical November 2008
Sharing and Reusing Descriptions with AutoCAD Electrical
One of the most time consuming task when working with controls design is adding descriptions for our devices and the task of checking these descriptio ...
AutoCAD Electrical November 2008
Purge Blocks Project Wide with Electrical
As with any drawings in AutoCAD you end up with many unused block definitions in your drawings, AutoCAD Electrical isn't much different in that aspect ...
AutoCAD Electrical November 2008
Whole Project check-in with Vault in AutoCAD Electrical
With Inventor we use the "Check-in" option from drawings or assemblies, and all of the subsequent child files are automatically checked into Vault. Wi ...
AutoCAD Electrical November 2008

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