Menu Item

Sub Menu

Description

Equipment Library

Opens the Equipment Library.

Rack Builder

Opens the Rack Builder tool.

Assign SysName

Assigns a SysName to all selected inserts that are assignable.

Verbose SysName Assignment

When checked displays the SysName Assignment dialog. Otherwise the assignment proceeds with all default information.

De-Assign SysName

De-Assign will remove the SysName data from the insert and mark the record in the database deleted/available.

Reset Selected SysName

Reset will remove the SysName data from the insert and do nothing with the database. The Reset functions are useful if you need to reuse a drawing and reassign new numbers.

Reset All SysNames

Slurp SysNames

Gets all of the SysName data from the drawing and adds it to the database if not found in the database.

Assign Terminal(s)

Starts the terminal assignment dialog for the current selection of assignable terminals

Drawing SysName Error Check

Shows the Drawing SysName Error Check dialog.

Assign Cable Number

Assigns the cable a number based on several factors:

The process of assignment will update drawing with the number as well as place an entry in the project Cables table

Verbose Cable Assignment

When checked displays the Cable Assignment dialog. Otherwise the assignment proceeds with all default information.

Add Multicore Cable

Displays the Add Multi-core Cable dialog. There you select the cable type number base, etc. and build an entry in the Cables table for every core in the associated cable type marking the records available.

Draw Cable

Starts the Draw Cable function.

De-Assign Cable Number

De-Assign will remove the Cable data from the drawing and mark the record in the database deleted/available.

Reset All

Reset All Cable Numbers in Drawing will remove the Cable data from the drawing and do nothing to the database. The Reset functions are useful if you need to reuse a drawing and reassign new numbers.

Recover Cables

The Recover Cables function does the following:

Drawing Error Check

Shows the Error Check dialog.

Tidy Cable

Forces the selected cable to be orthogonal (horizontal or vertical only).

Slurp Cables

Gets all of the Cable data from the drawing and adds it to the Cables table if not found in the database.

Auto Block

Shows the Auto Block dialog. With Auto Block you can place functional blocks in the drawing on a grid simply by selecting which SysName to place.

Ratsnest

Shows the Ratsnest dialog. Used in conjunction with Auto Block to wire the placed blocks. Pulls cable data from the Cables table, searches the drawings for matches and when found places a cable.

WireCADify Block

Shows the WireCADify Block dialog. Add the WireCAD attribute set to your CAD blocks. You do not need to use this command on any WireCAD generated block.

Add Connection Point

Shows the Add Connection Point dialog. Add WireCAD Connection Points you blocks that you have WireCADified. You do not need to use this command on any WireCAD generated block.