Catalog lookup for a foot print symbol

[keithjk]

I have placed all of our company's standard components in the appropriate tables of default_cat.mdb. I then have a lisp program that does a variety of things that includes inserting footprints automatically. The syntax to insert the footprint is: (c:wd_insymp "H:/electricalcatalogs/Libs/panel/chromalox/CB/0017-65322"(list x y) 0.0 1.0 nil)

The footprints insert fine and they insert with the MFG and CAT properly populated. When I right click and select "Edit Footprint" on the aforementioned footprint, the Manufacturer and Catalog are still correct. However, if I then select catalog lookup, I see the attached dialog (Assign Different Lookup Table Name). If I select find, it then finds the component in the correct table.

I must be missing something if this is happening. Is there some XDATA that needs to be attached to my footprints so it knows what table name to find them in? Or is there a naming convention?

Thank you...
Keith

[Anonymous]

Keith,

Try adding the XDATA 'VIA_WD_WDBLKNAM' to the block. You would give this
XDATA a value of maybe 'CB' for a Circuit Breaker and it will use the CB
table.

Steve

"keithjk" wrote in message news:6296482@discussion.autodesk.com...
I have placed all of our company's standard components in the appropriate
tables of default_cat.mdb. I then have a lisp program that does a variety
of things that includes inserting footprints automatically. The syntax to
insert the footprint is: (c:wd_insymp
"H:/electricalcatalogs/Libs/panel/chromalox/CB/0017-65322"(list x y) 0.0 1.0
nil)

The footprints insert fine and they insert with the MFG and CAT properly
populated. When I right click and select "Edit Footprint" on the
aforementioned footprint, the Manufacturer and Catalog are still correct.
However, if I then select catalog lookup, I see the attached dialog (Assign
Different Lookup Table Name). If I select find, it then finds the component
in the correct table.

I must be missing something if this is happening. Is there some XDATA that
needs to be attached to my footprints so it knows what table name to find
them in? Or is there a naming convention?

Thank you...
Keith

[keithjk]

Steve,

Works! Thanks!

Keith