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■ The electrical connectors on all the selected devices are listed by number. If a connector of a given number
has a different system type for at least one of the devices, *VARIES* is shown for System Type, and only
the properties in common are shown.
■ *VARIES* is also shown for any other property that does not have the same value for all of the selected
devices.
■ Power and Lighting connectors only: *VARIES* is also shown for properties with values that are retrieved
from different sources (for example, style override versus By Circuit). Additionally, when the value is By
Circuit for all of the selected devices, *VARIES* is shown if the selected connector on all of the devices
is not assigned to the same circuit. Refer to the following table for example scenarios.
Value displayed in worksheet Value for connector 1 on device
2 Value for connector 1 on device
1
*VARIES* <By Circuit> [same value as for device
1] value is the style default
*VARIES* <By Circuit> [same value as for device
1] value is a style override
<By Circuit> <By Circuit> <By Circuit>
<By Circuit> [*VARIES*] <By Circuit> <By Circuit> [value from assigned cir-
cuit]
<By Circuit> [value from circuit 1] <By Circuit> [value from circuit 1] <By Circuit> [value from circuit 1]
<By Circuit> [*VARIES*] <By Circuit> [value from circuit 2] <By Circuit> [value from circuit 1]
To modify the electrical connectors of devices
1 Select the devices, and click Device tab
➤
Circuits panel
➤
Circuit Properties .
2 On the Electrical Properties worksheet, select a connector.
Optionally assign the connector to a circuit
3 If necessary, you can filter the list of available circuits by selecting a panel for Show circuits from
panel, and by specifying values for the connector properties.
The selections available for Circuit include the circuits in the current drawing, and, if specified
for the current drawing, in the
electrical project database that match the values you have specified
for the connector properties, and that have a system type of General. If the system type of the
selected connector on all of the devices is the same, the selections also include the circuits that
have that system type (Power and Lighting, or Other). However, if the system type of the
connector varies across the selected devices, the selections are limited according to their values.
Beside each circuit name, the current load on the circuit is displayed. The load is the total load
on the circuit across all applicable drawings, including the electrical project database.
4 For Circuit, do one of the following:
■ Select a circuit to assign the selected connector on all of the devices to it.
■
Select Unassigned to remove any circuit assignments from the devices.
NOTE Once a circuit is selected, the System value is not editable. If the system type of the connector
is Power and Lighting, then the values for Voltage and for Number of poles are also uneditable. This
prevents changes that do not agree with the selected circuit.
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