CIRCUIT Translate

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Compatible with AutoCAD Versions: 13, 14, 2000, 2000i, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

CIRCUIT SYMBOL

This command inserts a circuit symbol. The scale of the symbol is automatically adjusted for the scale of the drawing. Once the circuit symbol has been inserted the "fins" can be erased and shortened as needed. See "Using the circuit symbol" below.

User configurable options: 

• Appearance of block - See Customizing standard symbol blocks

Layers:

• If you are using "No Layer Control" the circuit symbol will be inserted on whatever layer is current. See the Layer Control section of the APS Configuration Utility.

• The default layer type for this symbol is "Electrical".
  • If you are using "Direct Layer Assignment" the layer name is assigned to this layer type in the Layer assignments portion of the Layer Control section of the APS-CONFIG command.
  • If you are using "Layer Schemes" the layer name is assigned to this layer type in the Assigning Layer Names to Layer Types portion of the SCHEMEDIT command.

  The layer type for this command can be changed in the Assigning Layer Types to Commands portion of the Layer Control section of the APS-CONFIG command.  

Known limitations:

• None reported. If there is something this command will not do that you think it should please let us know.

Alternate uses:

• None reported. If you have an alternate use for this command submit it here.

SAMPLE CIRCUIT COMMAND SYNTAX:

Command:
Command: CIRCUIT

Insertion point:

Select the insertion point for the circuit symbol. The nearest object snap is added to the snaps currently running if isn't already one being used.

Rotation angle (along line, arc etc.):

Select a point to show the command roughly the rotation angle of the line or arc at the insertion point.

--The symbol is inserted at the selected point--

 

Using the circuit symbol

The circuit symbol is made up of four individual lines. Each of these lines is divided into a short line and extensions as shown below. (The short lines are shown in red and the extensions are shown in green.) Each of these "line sets" can also be copied should you need more than four lines. 

The extensions on each end of the short lines are a block and will erase together so you only need to select one of the extensions when erasing to make a short line. We will demonstrate with an example. In this example we need to end up with only 3 lines two of which are short.

We will start by using the erase command and using a crossing window we will select both the short line and the extensions as shown.

Next we will select just the extensions of two of the lines as shown above.

Press <Enter> or <Space> and the circuit symbol looks like we need it to.

Solutions to common questions and problems with this command

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