(- (- (cadr first_ladder_XY_org) (* ldr_cnt ladder_2_ladder_dist) ) ladder_width)) (setq plc_desc_en_lst (cadr x)) parallel list of ent names

(setq plc_desc_nam_lst (car x)) list of DESC* attr names I also modified the code such that the text orientation flip doesn't happen unless called. I modified the system(wdio.lsp file) to allow plc card descriptions to be moved by x or y. If everything is correct, you are good to go, if not repeat the steps to modify the blocks as necessary to get what you require. Start a NEW dwg to make sure that no previous blocks are loaded and insert a PLC module to test the block you edited. If you are creating a new style, move all the newly renamed and modified blocks back to your LIBRARY directory so that ACADE can find them. Make the changes to the block that you wish and then save the block. Go to your library directory and find the block dwg and open it. For example Style one uses HP1 as the first three characters, the user defined style 6 would use HP6 and so on.įind the name of the block/s that you wish to change by going through and viewing the Bitmaps. Go through and rename EACH file to match the style you wish to match a BLANK user style. Select a style that is close to what you need and copy the block dwgs for that style from you library directory to a temporary directory. Styles 6 through to 9 are blank and can be defined by the user. Select the graphics style of the PLC that you use and the orientation your drawing is set up for.

This will bring up the list of Terminal Block Settings. I don't have much to do with PLC's but here is a way to find out WHICH blocks are used for the parametric builds. Like I said, hope someone has found a simple solution, I have not seen one for ACE 2014, maybe newer versions have some new features. AutoCAD Electrical inserts the symbols based upon the rung spacing of the underlying ladder, explodes them, draws a rectangular box around the entire assembly, creates a single block out of the collection, and annotates the attributes of the new module. AutoCAD Electrical selects the appropriate symbols to use, stacks them together in the order defined by the parametric data file, and produces a completed I/O module.

If you search Help criteria Generate PLC Layout Modules or Insert a Parametric PLC Module you will run across fun stuff like this:Įach Parametric PLC symbol is a building block with a different arrangement of attributes and wire connection points. First challenge will be to figure out which blocks you need to modify. I hope someone has a better answer for you but the last time I tried to do what you are describing I ended up redoing my drawing setup for the parametric I/O modules to fit rather than changing the modules.

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