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    Valued Contributor
    Posts: 56
    Registered: ‎12-04-2003

    "Smart" wire color/gauge label

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    12-04-2003 12:23 AM
    When I put a wire color/guage label on a wire,
    the label does not update if I change the
    layer of the wire. Do I need to use an update
    utility to have the label reflect the new wire
    layer?
    Lynne
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    Valued Contributor
    Posts: 56
    Registered: ‎12-04-2003

    Re: "Smart" wire color/gauge label

    12-04-2003 12:26 AM in reply to: Lint
    Also, the wire selection does not carry over
    the loops.
    Please use plain text.
    *Autodesk, Inc\

    Re:

    12-04-2003 12:49 AM in reply to: Lint
    Lint

     

        Are you using Electricals' WIRE
    LAY utility or just using general AutoCAD commands to modify the layer?  If
    you use the WIRE LAY utility, it will change the layer of the entire "wire" and
    not just the one selected line segment.  Also, using this utility will
    force the wire color/gauge labels to update.  This command can be found on
    the pull down menus' at:

     

    ELECTRICAL > WIRING MISC > WIRE
    LAYERS

     

        I hope this helps!

     


    --
    Sincerely,

     

    Jared Bunch
    Technical Support Specialist
    Autodesk, Inc


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    Also,
    the wire selection does not carry over
    the loops.
    Please use plain text.
    *Autodesk, Inc\

    Re:

    12-04-2003 12:50 AM in reply to: Lint
    Sorry.....using general AutoCAD functions will not
    do all of this work for you.


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    Lint

     

        Are you using Electricals'
    WIRE LAY utility or just using general AutoCAD commands to modify the
    layer?  If you use the WIRE LAY utility, it will change the layer of the
    entire "wire" and not just the one selected line segment.  Also, using
    this utility will force the wire color/gauge labels to update.  This
    command can be found on the pull down menus' at:

     

    ELECTRICAL > WIRING MISC > WIRE
    LAYERS

     

        I hope this
    helps!

     


    --
    Sincerely,

     

    Jared Bunch
    Technical Support Specialist
    Autodesk, Inc


    style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
    Also,
    the wire selection does not carry over
    the
    loops.
    Please use plain text.
    Valued Contributor
    Posts: 56
    Registered: ‎12-04-2003

    Re:

    12-04-2003 04:54 AM in reply to: Lint
    Yes, that helps! thanks.
    Is there a central place where I can set the
    test height and move the label a set distance off the wire?
    It seem like I have to reset this on each drawing.
    Lynne
    Please use plain text.
    *Autodesk, Inc\

    Re:

    12-04-2003 05:39 AM in reply to: Lint
    Lint

     

        The settings for the Wire/Color
    Gauge label are just like the drawing config settings, they are held on each
    individual drawing.  If you are modifying these settings, you would want to
    do this in your template file so that you do not have to modify each drawing
    that you create.  When you use leaders, you can specify with the placement
    of the leader how far it is from the wire.  If you place them without
    leaders or use the auto-placement, you must adjust the spacing after they are
    inserted.  I hope this helps to give some insight.

     


    --
    Sincerely,

     

    Jared Bunch
    Technical Support Specialist
    Autodesk, Inc


    style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
    Yes,
    that helps! thanks.
    Is there a central place where I can set the
    test
    height and move the label a set distance off the wire?
    It seem like I have
    to reset this on each drawing.
    Lynne
    Please use plain text.