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Overview of cross-reference settings
Cross-reference settings are supported at the project, drawing, and component
level.
Settings are maintained inside of the project defini-
tion file (.wdp). Once settings are created for the
Project Cross-Reference Settings
project, AutoCAD Electrical applies those settings to
new, existing, and copied drawings inside of the
project. Ultimately, cross-reference settings are writ-
ten to the WD_M block of the drawing file to use
during normal operations.
Settings are maintained on the WD_M block of the
drawing. When the cross-reference command is run,
Drawing Cross-Reference Settings
AutoCAD Electrical uses the drawing settings to de-
termine the cross-reference types. During program
runtime, the cross-reference command looks at the
WD_M block as the definition for all referencing on
the drawing.
Settings are maintained at the component to override
the drawing's WD_M block settings of the drawing.
Component Cross-Reference Settings
During program runtime, the cross-reference com-
mand first looks to the component definition before
the WD_M block as the definition for referencing the
component on the drawing.
During normal operation of cross-referencing commands, AutoCAD Electrical
looks to the component for its settings information before using the drawing
settings. If the component has settings defined, they are used. If there are both
component and drawing cross-reference settings on the same drawing, the
component settings are used where applied and the drawing settings are used
for the rest of the components.
Set cross-referencing display
Cross-reference settings are supported at the project, drawing, and component
level. Changes you make to the settings are automatically updated in real
time.
TIP To set display settings for a specific component that are different from the
drawing, use the Copy/Add Component Override tool.
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