Chad
If you are referring to filling in the LOC field data in the Insert/Edit
Component dialog, yes, there is a way to have the location automatically
entered. This is tied to the catalog selection and accomplished through the
catalog database. In the catalog database there is a field called TEXTVALS.
This field gives you the ability to specify attributes to populated and what
information to populate them with upon selecting that particular catalog
entry. For instance, you may have the following entry in the TEXTVALS field
for a catalog selection:
LOC=USER STATION;DESC1=E-STOP
When the catalog entry is selected that has this information entered
into the TEXTVALS field, AutoCAD Electrical will look for an attribute with
the TAG, LOC, and an attribute with the TAG, DESC1. If found, it will
populate those attributes with the information defined by the user, in our
case, USER STATION and E-STOP.
I hope this information helps!!
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Regards,
Jared Bunch
Technical Support Specialist
Autodesk, Inc
"fdna49" wrote in message
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> I want to use the locations so that when I run the report for components
to insert on the panel I will only see the components that are on the panel,
not the lights and pushbuttons that are on the door. On a tangent, how do
you add something to the panel that isn't shown on the schematic, such as a
ground bar?
>
> Chad