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Active only when the current environment is a drawing.
•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.
•Error Check - Shows the Drawing SysName Error Check dialog.
•Sync Insert with Database - Checks the selected insert to see if the SysName, Alias, Manufacturer, EquipmentName, Location and User fields match the Equipment List. If they do not you will be presented with the Sync Equipment Decision dialog.
•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.
See also: Project Delete Handling settings.
•Reset Selected SysNames, Reset All SysNames - 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.
•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.
•Link Selected Pointers - Allows you to link a selection of pointers with another selection of pointers.
•Rereference Drawing Pointers (change sheet reference name) - Allows you to change the name of the sheet to which pointer(s) are pointed.
•Assign Cable Number - Assigns the cable a number based on several factors:
The Project Settings[Starting Number].
Project Cable Number Format tool.
Next Number sequence.
Verbose Cable Assignment - See below.
The process of assignment will update drawing with the number as well as place an entry in the project Cables table.
•Error Check - Shows the Error Check dialog.
•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. This function works across pointers. In other words if the cable that is being de-assigned is pointed to another cable/drawing the complementary pointer is de-assigned as well.
See also: Project Delete Handling settings.
•Reset All, Reset Selected Cables - Removes 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. This function does not work across pointers.
•Recover Cables - The Recover Cables function does the following:
Gets all cable data from the drawing.
Compares it to the Cables table of the project.
Updates the Cable Number information in the drawing for matches. A match is found when the source and destination SysNames, Locations, and Port names match.
•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.