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Catalog Info Not Updating Properly In ACADE 2005?

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Message 1 of 16
Anonymous
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Catalog Info Not Updating Properly In ACADE 2005?

I've had an issue where I update a panel footprint's catalogue info and when I surf to the schematic symbol the catalogue info does not match. The catalogue number had updated but the manufacturer was the original entry. Has anyone else encountered this problem? Jim Dowthwaite
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Message 2 of 16
MartinLee
in reply to: Anonymous

Jim,

This has been an issue for quite sometime, and has been reported some time ago. Another related issue is that if you build the footprint page before the schematic, then match the footprint symbols to the schematic, the catalog info is not brought over. This has also been reported. So it appears that this is still an issue with 2005. Hopefully, the fine folks at Autodesk will discover what is wrong and fix it sometime.

Having said this, if there is any discrepancy in any of the data, then the data will not be updated either.

Martin
Message 3 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Jim, I have tried to reproduce this issue and have been unsuccessful. Could you give me some more information on the steps that you take to get this issue. Does this happen in all situations, or only occasionally? Did you enter or change any other information in the 'Catalog Data' section of the dialog other then Catalog number and manufacture? Here is what I did: I inserted a Pushbutton on the schematic (Allen Bradley part number). I then changed to a panel drawing and inserted this pushbuttons footprint. I then edited the footprint, and change the catalog number to an Eaton part number. It then scanned the project and updated the electrical component on another drawing with the correct Eaton manufacture name and catalog number. Steve AutoCAD Electrical QA Autodesk "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message news:412610bb$1_3@newsprd01... > I've had an issue where I update a panel footprint's catalogue info and when > I surf to the schematic symbol the catalogue info does not match. The > catalogue number had updated but the manufacturer was the original entry. > > Has anyone else encountered this problem? > > Jim Dowthwaite > >
Message 4 of 16
testsubject
in reply to: Anonymous

My guess is that he is not scanning after the change. If you skip the scan, the parts are not updated and the relationship is broken. I use this to my advantage when I want to retag out of sequence.

Robert Hanrahan
Weigh Right Automatic Scale Co.
ACE user since 1998


Bob Hanrahan
Ace User since 1998
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Message 5 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Steve, I know I was giving a training course using the ACADE AOTC and had just finished the "create new catalogue entry with subassembly" portion. We were moving into smart panel creation and I noticed that I had not changed the component catalogue info from ACME back to AB. I selected the AB light from the catalogue and did the full scan/update. I added another component to the panel drawing, then went back to the schematic drawing to show my students the updates and noticed that the mfr was still ACME but the part number was the A part number. Hope this helps. Jim Dowthwaite Applications Engineer Solid Caddgroup Inc. jdowthwaite@solidcadcam.com "Steve Kemp" wrote in message news:41264e34$1_3@newsprd01... > Jim, > > I have tried to reproduce this issue and have been unsuccessful. Could you > give me some more information on the steps that you take to get this issue. > > Does this happen in all situations, or only occasionally? > Did you enter or change any other information in the 'Catalog Data' section > of the dialog other then Catalog number and manufacture? > > Here is what I did: > > I inserted a Pushbutton on the schematic (Allen Bradley part number). I > then changed to a panel drawing and inserted this pushbuttons footprint. I > then edited the footprint, and change the catalog number to an Eaton part > number. It then scanned the project and updated the electrical component on > another drawing with the correct Eaton manufacture name and catalog number. > > > Steve > AutoCAD Electrical QA > Autodesk > > "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message > news:412610bb$1_3@newsprd01... > > I've had an issue where I update a panel footprint's catalogue info and > when > > I surf to the schematic symbol the catalogue info does not match. The > > catalogue number had updated but the manufacturer was the original entry. > > > > Has anyone else encountered this problem? > > > > Jim Dowthwaite > > > > > >
Message 6 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Jim, I am seeing something similar to what you describe, but not exactly. Mine is not updating either value (MFG of catalog). Here is what I am doing. 1 - Insert a schematic pilot light component (LT404) and give it a catalog data: MFG=ACME, Catalog #=ACME-123R-S 2- Go to a panel drawing, and run the 'Insert Footprint from Schematic list' function 3- Select the LT404 pilot light in the 'Schematic Components' list and select 'Insert' to insert the footprint 4- On the 'Footprint' dialog, the catalog data was still MFG=ACME, Catalog #=ACME-123R-S, so I selected the 'Catalog Lookup' button and selected the catalog data MFG=AB, Catalog #=800H-PR16R, and selected OK to insert the footprint 5 - It placed the footprint for the AB catalog number, but it did not update the related schematic component to this new catalog data information. If I placed the footprint using the old ACME catalog data and then edited this footprint and change the catalog number to the AB part, then it correctly updated the schematic component. Could this have been what you seen? I am logging this issue. Steve "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message news:412b46b9$1_1@newsprd01... > Steve, > > I know I was giving a training course using the ACADE AOTC and had just > finished the "create new catalogue entry with subassembly" portion. We were > moving into smart panel creation and I noticed that I had not changed the > component catalogue info from ACME back to AB. I selected the AB light from > the catalogue and did the full scan/update. I added another component to > the panel drawing, then went back to the schematic drawing to show my > students the updates and noticed that the mfr was still ACME but the part > number was the A part number. > > Hope this helps. > > Jim Dowthwaite > Applications Engineer > Solid Caddgroup Inc. > jdowthwaite@solidcadcam.com > > > > > "Steve Kemp" wrote in message > news:41264e34$1_3@newsprd01... > > Jim, > > > > I have tried to reproduce this issue and have been unsuccessful. Could > you > > give me some more information on the steps that you take to get this > issue. > > > > Does this happen in all situations, or only occasionally? > > Did you enter or change any other information in the 'Catalog Data' > section > > of the dialog other then Catalog number and manufacture? > > > > Here is what I did: > > > > I inserted a Pushbutton on the schematic (Allen Bradley part number). I > > then changed to a panel drawing and inserted this pushbuttons footprint. > I > > then edited the footprint, and change the catalog number to an Eaton part > > number. It then scanned the project and updated the electrical component > on > > another drawing with the correct Eaton manufacture name and catalog > number. > > > > > > Steve > > AutoCAD Electrical QA > > Autodesk > > > > "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message > > news:412610bb$1_3@newsprd01... > > > I've had an issue where I update a panel footprint's catalogue info and > > when > > > I surf to the schematic symbol the catalogue info does not match. The > > > catalogue number had updated but the manufacturer was the original > entry. > > > > > > Has anyone else encountered this problem? > > > > > > Jim Dowthwaite > > > > > > > > > > > >
Message 7 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Steve, That sounds like the problem I was having. Hope you can clear this up quick, my customer was pretty spooked that his BOM may have incorrect info...Nothing scares a controls guy more than the thought of swapping that one digit and incorrectly ordering a $600,000 custom wound motor with no possible restock. Cheers, Jim Dowthwaite Applications Engineer Solid Caddgroup Inc. jdowthwaite@solidcadcam.com "Steve Kemp" wrote in message news:412b7720_3@newsprd01... > Jim, > > I am seeing something similar to what you describe, but not exactly. Mine > is not updating either value (MFG of catalog). Here is what I am doing. > > 1 - Insert a schematic pilot light component (LT404) and give it a catalog > data: MFG=ACME, Catalog #=ACME-123R-S > > 2- Go to a panel drawing, and run the 'Insert Footprint from Schematic list' > function > > 3- Select the LT404 pilot light in the 'Schematic Components' list and > select 'Insert' to insert the footprint > > 4- On the 'Footprint' dialog, the catalog data was still MFG=ACME, Catalog > #=ACME-123R-S, so I selected the 'Catalog Lookup' button and selected the > catalog data MFG=AB, Catalog #=800H-PR16R, and selected OK to insert the > footprint > > 5 - It placed the footprint for the AB catalog number, but it did not update > the related schematic component to this new catalog data information. > > If I placed the footprint using the old ACME catalog data and then edited > this footprint and change the catalog number to the AB part, then it > correctly updated the schematic component. > > Could this have been what you seen? > > I am logging this issue. > > Steve > > "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message > news:412b46b9$1_1@newsprd01... > > Steve, > > > > I know I was giving a training course using the ACADE AOTC and had just > > finished the "create new catalogue entry with subassembly" portion. We > were > > moving into smart panel creation and I noticed that I had not changed the > > component catalogue info from ACME back to AB. I selected the AB light > from > > the catalogue and did the full scan/update. I added another component to > > the panel drawing, then went back to the schematic drawing to show my > > students the updates and noticed that the mfr was still ACME but the part > > number was the A part number. > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > Jim Dowthwaite > > Applications Engineer > > Solid Caddgroup Inc. > > jdowthwaite@solidcadcam.com > > > > > > > > > > "Steve Kemp" wrote in message > > news:41264e34$1_3@newsprd01... > > > Jim, > > > > > > I have tried to reproduce this issue and have been unsuccessful. Could > > you > > > give me some more information on the steps that you take to get this > > issue. > > > > > > Does this happen in all situations, or only occasionally? > > > Did you enter or change any other information in the 'Catalog Data' > > section > > > of the dialog other then Catalog number and manufacture? > > > > > > Here is what I did: > > > > > > I inserted a Pushbutton on the schematic (Allen Bradley part number). I > > > then changed to a panel drawing and inserted this pushbuttons footprint. > > I > > > then edited the footprint, and change the catalog number to an Eaton > part > > > number. It then scanned the project and updated the electrical > component > > on > > > another drawing with the correct Eaton manufacture name and catalog > > number. > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > AutoCAD Electrical QA > > > Autodesk > > > > > > "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message > > > news:412610bb$1_3@newsprd01... > > > > I've had an issue where I update a panel footprint's catalogue info > and > > > when > > > > I surf to the schematic symbol the catalogue info does not match. The > > > > catalogue number had updated but the manufacturer was the original > > entry. > > > > > > > > Has anyone else encountered this problem? > > > > > > > > Jim Dowthwaite > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Message 8 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

Jim and Steve The problem here is currently occurring because you have not fully inserted the footprint yet to create the intelligent link between the two components. If you make modifications to the footprint at the point as described, it currently will not trigger a scan or update because the information has not yet been written to the drawing in the footprint for the two devices to be considered linked. You must select OK on the dialog to fully insert the component and then go back and edit it. Thanks Steve for taking this and logging it for further investigation to see what we can further do to this feature to ensure the proper information is populated. For the time being, please finish inserting the footprint from the schematic list by selecting OK on the INSERT FOOTPRINT dialog and then go back and make any changes that are needed at that time. I hope this helps!! -- ---- Regards, Jared Bunch Technical Support Specialist Autodesk, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------- "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message news:412b7e30$1_1@newsprd01... > Steve, > > That sounds like the problem I was having. Hope you can clear this up > quick, my customer was pretty spooked that his BOM may have incorrect > info...Nothing scares a controls guy more than the thought of swapping that > one digit and incorrectly ordering a $600,000 custom wound motor with no > possible restock. > > Cheers, > > Jim Dowthwaite > Applications Engineer > Solid Caddgroup Inc. > jdowthwaite@solidcadcam.com > > "Steve Kemp" wrote in message > news:412b7720_3@newsprd01... > > Jim, > > > > I am seeing something similar to what you describe, but not exactly. Mine > > is not updating either value (MFG of catalog). Here is what I am doing. > > > > 1 - Insert a schematic pilot light component (LT404) and give it a catalog > > data: MFG=ACME, Catalog #=ACME-123R-S > > > > 2- Go to a panel drawing, and run the 'Insert Footprint from Schematic > list' > > function > > > > 3- Select the LT404 pilot light in the 'Schematic Components' list and > > select 'Insert' to insert the footprint > > > > 4- On the 'Footprint' dialog, the catalog data was still MFG=ACME, Catalog > > #=ACME-123R-S, so I selected the 'Catalog Lookup' button and selected the > > catalog data MFG=AB, Catalog #=800H-PR16R, and selected OK to insert the > > footprint > > > > 5 - It placed the footprint for the AB catalog number, but it did not > update > > the related schematic component to this new catalog data information. > > > > If I placed the footprint using the old ACME catalog data and then edited > > this footprint and change the catalog number to the AB part, then it > > correctly updated the schematic component. > > > > Could this have been what you seen? > > > > I am logging this issue. > > > > Steve > > > > "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message > > news:412b46b9$1_1@newsprd01... > > > Steve, > > > > > > I know I was giving a training course using the ACADE AOTC and had just > > > finished the "create new catalogue entry with subassembly" portion. We > > were > > > moving into smart panel creation and I noticed that I had not changed > the > > > component catalogue info from ACME back to AB. I selected the AB light > > from > > > the catalogue and did the full scan/update. I added another component > to > > > the panel drawing, then went back to the schematic drawing to show my > > > students the updates and noticed that the mfr was still ACME but the > part > > > number was the A part number. > > > > > > Hope this helps. > > > > > > Jim Dowthwaite > > > Applications Engineer > > > Solid Caddgroup Inc. > > > jdowthwaite@solidcadcam.com > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > "Steve Kemp" wrote in message > > > news:41264e34$1_3@newsprd01... > > > > Jim, > > > > > > > > I have tried to reproduce this issue and have been unsuccessful. > Could > > > you > > > > give me some more information on the steps that you take to get this > > > issue. > > > > > > > > Does this happen in all situations, or only occasionally? > > > > Did you enter or change any other information in the 'Catalog Data' > > > section > > > > of the dialog other then Catalog number and manufacture? > > > > > > > > Here is what I did: > > > > > > > > I inserted a Pushbutton on the schematic (Allen Bradley part number). > I > > > > then changed to a panel drawing and inserted this pushbuttons > footprint. > > > I > > > > then edited the footprint, and change the catalog number to an Eaton > > part > > > > number. It then scanned the project and updated the electrical > > component > > > on > > > > another drawing with the correct Eaton manufacture name and catalog > > > number. > > > > > > > > > > > > Steve > > > > AutoCAD Electrical QA > > > > Autodesk > > > > > > > > "Jim Dowthwaite" wrote in message > > > > news:412610bb$1_3@newsprd01... > > > > > I've had an issue where I update a panel footprint's catalogue info > > and > > > > when > > > > > I surf to the schematic symbol the catalogue info does not match. > The > > > > > catalogue number had updated but the manufacturer was the original > > > entry. > > > > > > > > > > Has anyone else encountered this problem? > > > > > > > > > > Jim Dowthwaite > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Message 9 of 16
jmburge
in reply to: Anonymous

I am experiencing a similar problem:
1 - I insert a pushbutton from the "schematic to panel" menu
2 - I Click close after inserting
2 - I qsave the drawing and work on something else
3 - I go back to the panel symbol for the push button and change the catalog assignment (after I click ok it does not ask to scan the project)
4 - I open the schematic drawing where the push button is and find that it has not been updated.

Any ideas?
Message 10 of 16
MartinLee
in reply to: Anonymous

I think that this is a long standing issue with ACE. When a footprint device cat number is changed, ACE does not go back and update the schematic symbol. And on a related issue, if you create a panel layout, then do the schematics, when you match the panel layout devices with their schematic counterpart, the catalog info is not brought in. These are issues that have been reported in the past, but so far have not been resolved.
Message 11 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

HMS Controls / MartinLee

When you insert from the schematic list into the panel, AutoCAD Electrical
will pull across all of the information assigned in the schematic and place
it in the panel representation. Now, with the new PANEL TO SCHEMATIC
feature in 2006 that will allow users to design the panel first, the
information is again transferred from the panel device into the schematic
representation.

When making edits, if you use AutoCAD Electrical's EDIT COMPONENT or EDIT
FOOTPRINT commands, modify information (such as the BOM data), AutoCAD
Electrical will then search out and update all related devices. This works
in either direction, whether you update the schematic or the panel, it
doesn't matter, AutoCAD Electrical will search out and update all related
representations within the project.

A few questions HMS Controls:

How are you editing the information?
Exactly what information are you modifying?
Are all the drawings in a project?
If you go to the TOOLS pull down menu, select OPTIONS. Go to the OPEN AND
SAVE tab, is the checkbox to CREATE BACKUP checked?


Furthermore, I use these features on a daily basis (so many times I can't
count), and I have never seen it not update all related devices from a
change I make unless I have told it to "TASK" the changes.

MartinLee, if you can reproduce this problem on demand, as it sounds like
you can, please send us the exact steps you use to do this, as well as
sample drawings to duplicate the problem with and we can test the scenario
and get any issues that may be found resolved.

=======================
Jared (Autodesk, Inc)
=======================


wrote in message news:4850957@discussion.autodesk.com...
I think that this is a long standing issue with ACE. When a footprint
device cat number is changed, ACE does not go back and update the schematic
symbol. And on a related issue, if you create a panel layout, then do the
schematics, when you match the panel layout devices with their schematic
counterpart, the catalog info is not brought in. These are issues that have
been reported in the past, but so far have not been resolved.
Message 12 of 16
jmburge
in reply to: Anonymous

Jared

- I am editing the footprints catalog information by clicking on "edit footprint" from the main tool palette
- All drawings are in the project.
- "Create back-up" is checked in the tools/options menu.
Message 13 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

HMS

Sounds good so far. Now, what information are you changing once in the EDIT
FOOTPRINT command, then what happens when you hit ok? If you hit F2, what
does the command line say, please look at the last 20 lines or so.


wrote in message news:4851523@discussion.autodesk.com...
Jared

- I am editing the footprints catalog information by clicking on "edit
footprint" from the main tool palette
- All drawings are in the project.
- "Create back-up" is checked in the tools/options menu.
Message 14 of 16
MartinLee
in reply to: Anonymous

Jared.

Sorry for the delay in response.

I may have to sit corrected on this issue. I"ve tried this on a recent project and the update seemed to work OK, changing all related symbols. I will keep a watch on this to see if it this problem occurs again.

Martin
Message 15 of 16
jmburge
in reply to: Anonymous

Jared,

Unfortunately, I have not been able to duplicate the problem. I'll post it if it happens again.
Message 16 of 16
Anonymous
in reply to: Anonymous

HMS Controls and MartinLee

Thank you for giving the issue another try. I am glad that it does not
appear to be happening anymore. Should it arise again, please let us know
and we will be more than happy to help investigate it and find a solution
for you.

Thanks again.


wrote in message news:4854807@discussion.autodesk.com...
Jared,

Unfortunately, I have not been able to duplicate the problem. I'll post it
if it happens again.

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