topic Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues in AutoCAD Electrical Forum

Source / Destination Arrow Issues

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 15:56:30 GMT

Having an issue with Source & Destination Arrows.

This happens when using a Source arrow and Destination Arrow on the same sheet or from one sheet to another.

Draw a wire.
Assign a wire number
Add a Source Arrow (I've named it the same as the wire number and I've also named it something completely different from the wire number).
Draw another wire.
Attach the Destination Arrow
- When selecting Project to see all Destination Arrows, I can see my source Arrow.
When I click Freshen, that source arrow (along with any other source arrows), disappears completely.

I can manually type in the Signal Code and everything references as should.

Is there a way of correcting this?

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

rhesusminus — Wed, 01 Aug 2018 18:58:14 GMT

Is the drawing part of the active project?
Is this a custom signal arrow?
Can you share the drawing, so we can have a look?

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 07:27:01 GMT

Thanks for the reply.

Yeah, its the active project.

The signal arrow, is style 1 with the attributes slightly re-positioned, but I've had the same issue with style 2 which is unedited.

Here's an additional head scratcher; after adding a destination arrow and getting the blank Project Wide pop up, I then insert the arrow with either a source code manually typed in or a random code just to add it to the drawing.

I then edit that destination arrow, click the Project button and I get all the Source codes. I'm able to click Freshen and it actually freshens the list instead of removing it.

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

rhesusminus — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 08:19:45 GMT

Your screenshots says that these are stand-alone signals, not source/destination signals...
Can you supply me with a DWG-file?

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 09:16:48 GMT

Strange. Ok, DWG attached. Thanks for taking the time.

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

rhesusminus — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 10:26:47 GMT

Your signal symbol is missing the WIRENO attribute.
What happens if you add this attribute to the symbol, and update all the existing signal symbols?

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:00:37 GMT

I think you've sussed it.

When I edited the block, I assumed the wire number would be linked via the cross reference and the WIRENO attribute was there purely as description.

Key word in these, 'assume', mother of all ****ups.

In the process of updating my blocks and will report back.

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

Anonymous — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 11:16:46 GMT

Problem solved. Thanks for your help. Very much appreciated.

Re: Source / Destination Arrow Issues

rhesusminus — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 21:46:32 GMT

Glad to help. It's all in the details 🙂
Enjoy your continuous work with AcadE, and please get back here if you should have more questions!