Pin List issue

[Anonymous]

Hello.

I'm having trouble creating a pin list. In the Motor starter coil edit dialog, I enter the markings, and then when I place the three-pole contact symbol, the program bypasses the first contact and starts marking from the second contact. Then I have to move everything manually.

I work in the AutoCAD Electrical 2016

 

 

[vladop]

Hi @Anonymous,

At first glance, it seems to me that the problem is on the block and not on the pinlist.

Have you checked the FAMILY, CONTACT and PINLIST_TYPE attributes on the block?

Although these attributes should be the same for all three blocks?!?

Regards,

Vladimir

[Anonymous]

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@vladop wrote:

...Although these attributes should be the same for all three blocks?!?...

Exactly. I insert coil and contacts from the same menu. I select the main three-pole contacts. They should all be the same. And why does the program persistently bypass the first contact??

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[rhesusminus]

I see that you don't use the catalog. So, you:

1. Insert the coil. Manually enter the pin list

2. Insert a contact. How do you assign the -QA1 tag to the contact? Do you use the parent/sibling button?

[Anonymous]

That's right, I don't use a catalog. I insert the coil and then the contacts. They connect themselves, I don't have to go to the parent/sibling button. As soon as I name the contact it connects to the coil. Below the coil you can see the cross references for the three contacts. And I have three contacts on the drawing. The coil and contacts are recognized, that's why it's strange that the program skips the first contact when marking the pins.

[rhesusminus · Accepted solution]

Just for fun.... If you try to use the parent/sibling button when inserting the contact... Is there any difference in behavior?

[Anonymous]

Just for fun :)... Thank you. You helped me. So first I place the coil, then, when placing the contacts, I don't enter the tag, but simply go to the parent/sibling button (if both are on the same drawing) or to the project button (if the coil and contact are not on the same drawing). And the pins fit nicely, just right.