Terminal Strip Spacing/Offset Problem

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Has anyone else struggled to get the spacing between terminal footprints correct? I modified the terminal footprint block drawings for the catalogue items I selected and since then the terminal strip Editor seems to place the terminals way too far apart - they used to be adjacent, like one would expect. From othe rforums I gathered that ACADE automatically places the footprints by determining the vertical height of the actual terminal blocks. I have no idea how to check whether this is happening correctly or whether there are other factors to consider with this.

Anyone got any ideas or advice on this? I have attached a file with two of the terminal strips as samples of the problem.

Kind regards.

(ACADE 2016)

[Anonymous]

Hi,

Has anyone else struggled to get the spacing between terminal footprints correct? I modified the terminal footprint block drawings for the catalogue items I selected and since then the terminal strip Editor seems to place the terminals way too far apart - they used to be adjacent, like one would expect. From othe rforums I gathered that ACADE automatically places the footprints by determining the vertical height of the actual terminal blocks. I have no idea how to check whether this is happening correctly or whether there are other factors to consider with this.

Anyone got any ideas or advice on this? I have attached a file with two of the terminal strips as samples of the problem.

Kind regards.

(ACADE 2016)

[Anonymous]

I don't have any ideas for you, but I am trying to figure out how to do foot prints from the terminal blocks in my schematics with out any luck. Would you be able to help me?

[Anonymous]

I don't have any ideas for you, but I am trying to figure out how to do foot prints from the terminal blocks in my schematics with out any luck. Would you be able to help me?

[Icemanau · Accepted solution]

Looking at your blocks, some of the geometry lines had Dynamic Block activators on them.

Deleting those lines and re-inserting them fixed the problems with the spacing with me.

I also made sure everything was on Layer 0, ran overkill on them and purged the block of everything not needed.

Give these a try.

Regards Brad

[Icemanau · Accepted solution]

Looking at your blocks, some of the geometry lines had Dynamic Block activators on them.

Deleting those lines and re-inserting them fixed the problems with the spacing with me.

I also made sure everything was on Layer 0, ran overkill on them and purged the block of everything not needed.

Give these a try.

Regards Brad

[Anonymous]

Brad,

Thank you very much. It worked like a charm.

Best regards.

[Anonymous]

Brad,

Thank you very much. It worked like a charm.

Best regards.

[Anonymous]

Hi Christina,

I would recommend following the instructions at the following link https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-electrical/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/201...

I think this set of instructions will be clearer than mine would be 🙂

Hope this helps. If you need further assistance I suggest starting a new discussion so the subject and topic relate well.

Regards, Roger

[Anonymous]

Hi Christina,

I would recommend following the instructions at the following link https://knowledge.autodesk.com/support/autocad-electrical/learn-explore/caas/CloudHelp/cloudhelp/201...

I think this set of instructions will be clearer than mine would be 🙂

Hope this helps. If you need further assistance I suggest starting a new discussion so the subject and topic relate well.

Regards, Roger