autocad electrical 2014 manufacturer footprint libraries

[Anonymous]

I have installed AutoCAD Electrical 2014, and I'd like to go back and add the manufacturer footprints and libraries that I skipped during the installation (during the installation I only added AB and ABB).  So I have gone to my control panel (as if I were uninstalling the program), and run the installer in "maintenance mode".  I chose "add/remove features," selected my manufacturer content and symbol libraries, and pressed next.

On the page that has feature descriptions, the installation path shows:  C:\Program Files\Autodesk\AutoCAD 2014, and it cannot be changed (it is "grayed out").  After I run the installation it says I've successfully updated the product, but I cannot find any of those footprints.  Where is the new manufacturer content?

[TomTom111 · Accepted solution]

Hello kellengross1,

I have ACE 2013, but I assume the libraries are kept up the same.

Where the footprint files are kept for 2013 are...

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade 2013\Libs\Panel

This may be a good place to check if they installed correctly.

Thomas Walls

CADMASTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

www.cadmastertech.com

[RobinShou-Autodesk]

Hello,   

Would you please help to try to add/remove for another time to see if the issue still happen?

Also may I know if you install the ACE2014 directly from a DVD or from a deployment with symbol libraries shared in a server?

The Catalog database is in the following folder:

C:\Users\shouz\Documents\Acade 2014\AeData\en-US\Catalogs\default_cat.mdb

C:\Users\shouz\Documents\Acade 2014\AeData\en-US\Catalogs\footprint_lookup.mdb

And the symbol libs are in this folder:

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade 2014\Libs

C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade 2014\Libs\panel

Thanks,

Robin Shou

Quality Assurance

AutoCAD Electrical

Autodesk, Inc.

[Anonymous]

Thanks Tom, I had no idea where AutoCAD kept these files.

[Anonymous]

Acabo de instalar ace 2014 y la libreria que trae es muy escasa de modo q no puedo poner ni la bobina de un rele, ni ningun tipo de contacto abierto o cerrado. He instalado las librerias de siemens, omron y algunas mas y sigo igual. Alguien me puede ayudar por favor

[Anonymous]

recently i install ACE 2014. when i try to make my first proyect, and open the icon menu, there arent littlel icons for use. I cant to put a relay coil or a contact. Ihave installed the siemens, omron and others library but i dont find anything in the menu. somebody help me???

[TomTom111]

Hello rodrigasso,

Check your projects properties.
Right click on your project in the project manager and go to properties.
In the first tab, check the paths of your schematic, panel, P&ID, etc. And make sure they're pointing to the new 2014 database location.
Also, the symbol library file will be located under the support folder of your databases.

[RePao]

Hy Kellengross,

1) try to load the ribbon again
   with command _ribbon

2) otherwise you can try to unload the cuiix and load the ACADe cuix again
   with command_menuload

hopefully succes

regards René