Wire Names Not Copied

[Anonymous]

Whenever I try to copy a wire from one drawing file to the next, I can keep its layer, length, etc, but lose the wire name associated with that wire. I have tried adding the drawings into my project, but still the wire name is deleted. Right now we are having multiple people working on the same drawing. So when parts are completed they are copied and pasted into the main drawing. It would be really nice if we did not lose the wire names. All other attributes are kept also, such as device location, terminal and so on. Thanks.

Nickolas

[dougmcalexander]

Are you using the copy circuit tool to copy the wire to another drawing? If so, are your wire numbers fixed? You can use Wire Number Edit to make a wire fixed. If you don't uncheck the Make Fixed box when you "OK" from the editor the wire will become fixed anyway. Fixed wire numbers normally display in a different color, set by the layer WIREFIXED. You can choose any color you wish, perhaps green for fixed and yellow for layer WIRENO (UNFIXED wires). Then they are easy to see on the screen. Just bear in mind that each drawing has its own configuration and it may not necessarily match with the drawing you copied from, unless you are using a common template. Be sure that the valid wire layer exists in the drawing copied to and that the wire layer is named in the Drawing Configuration, remembering that wild cards are acceptable, such as RED*, BLK*, etc.