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

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5 Click the arrow on the Insert Connector tool to access the In-
sert Connector from List tool.
6 Click the Insert Connector from List tool.
7 In the Connector List File Selection dialog box, select a con-
nector list file to import into AutoCAD Electrical and click
Open.
8 In the Connector Selection dialog box, define the connectors
to be inserted onto the drawing.
An 'x' in the Placed column indicates if the connector is placed
or was previously placed into the project.
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(Optional) Specify whether to build the connector using fixed pin
spacing or to have it compress or expand to match the pins up with
underlying wire crossings.
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(Optional) Specify whether to insert the entire connector all at once
or to insert it manually, pin by pin, with an option to insert spacers
or to break the connector into 2 or more pieces.
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(Optional) Click the Rotate or Flip buttons to change the display of
the connector symbol.
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(Optional) Click Details for more options to define settings for the
size, shape and display of the parametrically built connector symbols.
9 Select the connectors to insert from the list and click Insert.
10 Click the insertion point in the drawing for each connector.
11 In the Connector Selection dialog box, continue selecting the
connectors to insert and place them onto the drawing.
12 When all connectors are placed on the drawing, click Wire It.
Wires are generated in the drawing. Layers and XRECORDS
are defined in the drawing and applied to the lines. Wire
numbers are also placed in the drawing based on wire place-
ment settings.
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