Specifying Design Rules for Panel Styles
The design rules of a panel style specify the method of wire cleanup used for panels of the style.
NOTE
You can change the layers on which panels are placed when they are added to drawings by remapping
their layers using Layer Manager. For more information, see Remapping Objects to Different Layers in AutoCAD
Architecture Help.
To specify the design rules of a panel style
1
Open the drawing that contains the panel style.
2
From
open the panel style by doing one of the following:
■
Click Manage tab
➤
Style & Display panel
➤
Style Manager
. In the left pane of the Style
Manager, expand Electrical Objects, then expand Panel Styles, and select the style.
■
In the drawing, select a panel that uses the style and click Panel tab
➤
General panel
➤
Edit
Style drop-down
➤
Edit Style
.
3
Click the Design Rules tab.
4
For Wire Cleanup, select a wire cleanup method.
This selection determines how wires are displayed when connected to panels. The preview image
on the right provides an example of the current selection.
Configuring Connectors for Panel Styles
1
From
open the panel style by doing one of the following:
■
Click Manage tab
➤
Style & Display panel
➤
Style Manager
. In the left pane of the Style
Manager, expand Electrical Objects, then expand Panel Styles, and select the style.
■
In the drawing, select a panel that uses the style and click Panel tab
➤
General panel
➤
Edit
Style drop-down
➤
Edit Style
.
2
Click the Connectors tab.
3
For Description, enter a name or phrase that identifies what the connector represents.
4
For Domain, select Electrical.
5
Specify a value for Connection Point X, Y, and Z, or click Add Center Points from View Blocks
in Top View to create a centered connector.
6
To add a connector, click
, and configure its properties.
7
To remove a connector, select the connector, and click
.
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