Hi,
Please help on the below questions.
How we can change thecomponent family names as per our requirement?.
Regards,
Rajesh.
Rajesh,
Here is some information from the Help -
A component’s family name can be overridden at insertion time, during a later edit, or automatically using the wd_fam.dat mapping file. The wd_fam.dat file overrides the family tag code of library symbols by mapping the codes to new values. The tag code of a symbol is used in generating the tag-ID of inserted components, such as the “PB” of tag-ID “PB101.”
AutoCAD Electrical searches for this mapping file in the following order:
Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\User\
Windows 7: C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support\User\
Depending on how you want to override component family names, you can move the wd_fam.dat file into the various locations mentioned above.
Regards,
Hi,
Thank you for your reply.
Unfortunately I am not able to find out wd_farm.data file in my system. Following the path name from the Help menu & Search result of the wd_farm.data file is zero. What to do for solve this ploblem?. please help.
regards,
Rajesh
Rajesh,
AutoCAD Electrical does not supply a WD_FAM.DAT file since the libraries provided follow the standards for component family names. The file is used to override the default family names.
You can use a simple text editor such as Notepad to create one and place it in a folder based on the information I provided earlier. The WD_FAM.DAT file is a text file in the format of <old>, <new>.
Here is an example:
MOT,MTR
PE,PEC
PX,PRS
PW,PWS
FS,FLS
FLT,FS
TD,TR
Regards,
Pat
I have a question regarding this topic being discussed here. If I wanted to create some additional, custom family codes, would I use the same method described above, or is there another way to achieve this?
You can easily create your own family codes.
Create an attribute template with the correct family code. Also, use Microsoft Access to edit the _FAMILY_DESCRIPTION table in default_cat.mdb.
Now, when creating a new symbol with the symbol builder, things should look nice and "integrated".