Autodesk 22505-051400-9000 - AutoCAD Electrical 2008, User Manual

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Scale
Sets the scale factor used when inserting new com-
ponents or wire numbers on the drawing. To insert Feature Scale Multiplier
everything 25% bigger than normal, change the edit
box value from 1.00 to 1.25.This change does not
affect components and wire numbers that are already
present on the drawing.
Select inch if your drawing is to use library symbols
from the JIC1/JIC125 libraries or mm full size for the inch/inch scaled to mm/mm full size
metric scaled symbol libraries. This adjusts the wire
connection trap distance that determines whether
closely spaced wire ends connector not.
Tag/Wire Number Order
Sets the default wire numbering and component tag sort order for the drawing.
Your selection overrides the project settings for sort order unless you select
No override.
Layers
Defines and manages wire and component layers.
NOTE No matter what layer is current, wires will always go to a wire layer and
components to component layers.
Drawing properties: drawing settings tab
Apply a drawing-specific settings that are maintained inside the drawing's
WD_M block and the project .wdp file.
Access:
Click the Project Manager tool. In the Project Manager, right-click the drawing
name, and select Properties
➤
Drawing Properties.
From the Projects menu, select Project
➤
Project Manager. In the Project
Manager, right-click the drawing name, and select Properties
➤
Drawing
Properties.
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