PLC break/split file

[acclarkJR2TJ]

Good afternoon, does anyone know what drawing file Electrical uses when doing a break/split on a PLC IO card? We are having issues with the font that is being used. We use the WD style on the PLC card, which is Electricals base style. But when the PLC IO card gets split, the text is on the Standard style. Any thoughts?

[arshdeepsingh404]

Hi @acclarkJR2TJ 

There are tons of different drawing file that are used to create a parametric PLC, It just depends upon the configuration.

If you run PLC Database File Editor (AEPLCDB), You can browse to the PLC catalog that you are using and look under settings to see what DWGs are used to make up that Parametric PLC. 

[acclarkJR2TJ]

Thanks for the info, but that doesn't help to identify the Break/split block that ACADE uses. That is something you can't program into the PLC database.

[arshdeepsingh404]

Hi @acclarkJR2TJ 

I did a quick test using 1769-IQ32 PLC symbol. If you look in my snips of AEPLCDB above, you will see that the first terminal is set to module info I/O point wire left and under settings you can see that this option uses HP1WA-DL dwg. Now I modified this drawing file to set to Red Colour on attributes and WD text style and that's what I get when I insert and split the PLC.

Make sure you are removing the old PLC blocks and purging your drawing before inserting the new PLC module after modifications or simply test on fresh clean drawing.

[acclarkJR2TJ]

Thank you Arshdeep. 🙂

[arshdeepsingh404]

You're Welcome!

[acclarkJR2TJ]

FYI, looked into this and it still didn't solve my problem. Thanks for the input.

[arshdeepsingh404]

Is this a custom parametric PLC symbol that you developed?
If not, can you please provide me the Part Number so I can test it on my end.

Are you able to upload the drawing file with split PLC symbol?

[james.mcmillanNYR6A]

I have recreated something similar to this, in my case the width factor is not following the block following plc breaks.

I know on my custom plc symbols I use different width factors with the same style.

I couldn't narrow it down, when the expected width factor was as the style is was ok (could be coincidence!) but if the expected width factor was different it came out at different values, I couldn't see a pattern.

[acclarkJR2TJ]

My issue isn't so much with the width factor as it is with the font style. The PLC blocks are all set to WD text style which is set to ROMANS font. But when the child block comes in, it comes in with the Standard text style, which is currently set to TXT font.

[arshdeepsingh404]

Hi @acclarkJR2TJ 

I will need more information to help you further. I still think it's related to a symbol in AEPLCDB setup. Are you able to share a photo of your Parametric PLC setup in the AEPLCDB, Maybe a video or a drawing file?
If you don't use Standard text style for any blocks, you can try opening all blocks listed in your PLC setup in the AEPLCDB and change the attribute text styles to Romans. I would also search for symbols starting with PLCIO prefix.

Would it help if I wrote you a lisp command that find the child PLC symbol on current drawing and changes all attributes text styles to WD?

[james.mcmillanNYR6A]

does the issue only happen for you when you break the module then cancel and restart?

[acclarkJR2TJ]

No, I never cancel and restart the module. We have a break setup in the PLC database, so it knows when to do the break. I just don't understand why ACADE seems to put that text on the Standard font style when the program uses the WD font style for everything electrical.

[acclarkJR2TJ]

ACADE uses the WD font style for everything, and all our blocks are set to WD, so I don't understand why ACADE puts it on the Standard font style. I'll try to get you an image. 🙂