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Specifies to retain the scale value from the origin-
al block. Retain old block scale
Specifies to include non-wire LINEs for reconnec-
tion when the new block swaps in. The LINEs Allow undefined Wire Type line reconnections
then display in the Wire From/To and Cable
From/To reports. If unselected, the non-wire
LINEs are excluded and do not appear in reports.
Automatically retags the component if the Family
code of a component changed due to the swap. Auto retag if parent swap causes family
change
Otherwise, the tag remains the same even if it
does not match the new component's Family
code.
Update block (revised or different version of same block name)
Updates all instances of a given block with an
updated version of the same block. Update a block
Updates all instances of a library symbol with an
updated version of the same symbol Library swap
Attribute mapping
Uses the same attribute names from the original
block. Use same attribute names
Allows the values of certain attributes to be
mapped to different attribute names. Use attribute mapping file
Determines how AutoCAD Electrical should map
the attributes. The file should have two columns Mapping file
of attribute names. The first column should
contain the current attribute name and the
second column the new attribute name. The
mapping file may be an Excel spreadsheet, a
comma-delimited file (.CSV), or a simple text file
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