If it does change then you will need to right click on the blocks and go into the properties and update the source file location. By dragging using the blue grips you are essentially doing the AutoCAD 'move' command.Īgain, make sure the source drawing that you are using is named and in a location that will not change. Left click and drag by NOT dragging on the blue grips.When adding blocks by dragging onto the palette If the wire layer you are trying to place doesn’t exist in the drawing you are working on ACE will automictically draw the wire on the default 'WIRES' layer. Then you can be assured that the blocks and layers will exist in future designs. When customizing the palette keep in mind that if you are adding blocks or changing layers (Like we are doing here.) you may want to do it from your companies template file. Change the layer to the appropriate wire type and rename the command to add the wire type. Right click on each of them individually and select 'properties'. So, we will add 3 instances of the 'Insert Wire' command, customizing each instance of to use a different wire type.

In a true story I made up Company 'A' uses 3 types of wires 90% of the time. Search for the desired command and drag into the palette. After creating a new tab for the ACE commands simply right click and select 'Customize Commands'. Adding Commands is as simple as it is in AutoCAD.

The easiest way of turning it on is to simply type 'TP' into the command line and hit enter. So, why not do the same for ACE? Lets take a look.įirst thing to do is turn on the Tool Palette in ACE. Recently I have had multiple students who love customizing the Tool Palette for AutoCAD. Wait for it….but, there are times when using AutoCAD commands and methods can enhance the user expierance within ACE.

Then the next statement is something like 'Well, forget what you know about AutoCAD because this is ACE.'. Typically, the first question I ask at the beginning of each AutoCAD Electrical (ACE) class is 'Who knows AutoCAD?' and most hands typically shoot up.

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