Pick a general component category from a generic icon menu (such as pilot lights). Once a component is selected, choose from the options available to insert the footprint.

Choice A - make catalog assignment for automatic footprint selection. AutoCAD Electrical finds a match for the manufacturer and catalog number combination in the footprint look-up file to determine the correct footprint block to insert.
Choice B - manual footprint selection or creation.
Choice C - in cases where a manufacturer and catalog is given but is not in a lookup file, AutoCAD Electrical enables this option allowing you to add an entry in the footprint look-up database file.

Procedures

Insert panel footprints using icon menu

Click Panel tabInsert Component Footprints panelInsert Footprints drop-downIcon Menu.
In the Insert Footprint dialog box, select the component to insert from the Symbol Preview window and click OK.
On the Footprint dialog box, choose one of the following:
- Choice A - make catalog assignment for automatic footprint selection.
- Choice B - manual footprint selection or creation.
- Choice C - in cases where a manufacturer and catalog is given but is not in a lookup file, AutoCAD Electrical enables this option allowing you to add an entry in the footprint look-up database file.
Insert or draw the footprint.
Enter values in the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box.
Click OK.

References

Insert footprint

Inserts a panel footprint you select from the icon menu.

Ribbon: Panel tab

Insert Component Footprints panel

Insert Footprints drop-down

Icon Menu.

Toolbar: Panel Layout

Menu: Panel Layout

Insert Footprint (Icon Menu)

Command entry: AEFOOTPRINT

You can insert smart footprint outlines of electrical components and devices onto layout drawings. You pick the insertion point and orientation for the footprint. Assign values on the footprint such as tag, catalog assignment, location, installation, descriptions, ratings, and miscellaneous values.

Select an icon picture or the component type from the Menu tree structure. The main menu in the tree structure is displayed as the menu heading just above the menu tree structure.

This icon menu can be modified, expanded, or replaced with your own custom menu. You can change the default icon menu using the Library and Icon Menu Paths section of the Project properties: project settings tab. Use the Icon Menu Wizard to modify the menu easily. The default icon menu can also be redefined in "wd.env". Add entry "WD_MENU" for schematic icon menu and "WD_PMENU" for panel layout icon menu.

Tabs	Menu: Changes the visibility of the Menu tree view. Up one level: Displays the menu that is one level before the current menu in the Menu tree view. It is unavailable if the main menu is selected in the Menu tree view. Views: Changes the view display for the Symbol Preview window and Recently Used window. The current view option is indicated with a check mark. Options include: Icon with text, Icon only or List view.
Menu	The tree structure is created by reading the icon menu file (.dat). The tree structure is based on the arrangement order of submenus defined in the .dat file. Note If the program cannot find any of the icon menu files listed in the .wdp, an alert dialog box appears.
Symbol Preview window	Displays the symbol images corresponding to the menu or the submenu selected in the Menu section. Clicking on the icon performs one of the following functions based on the icon properties as defined by the .dat file: Executes a command Displays a submenu Note When you move the cursor over an icon, the icon name and block/circuit/command name display as tooltip information.
Recently Used	Displays the last components inserted during the current editing session; the most recently used icon displays in the top. The list box follows the view options setting in the symbol preview window (icon, icon with text or list view) and the total number of icons displayed depends on the value specified in the Display edit box.
Display	Specifies the number of icons to display in the Recently Used list box. Enter integer numbers only; the default value is 10.
No edit dialog box	Turns off the Insert/Edit Component dialog box when inserting symbols onto the drawing. To add component detail later, click the Edit Component tool, and select the component to edit.
No tag	Inserts the component, untagged (example: without assigning a unique Component Tag). The untagged value that displays is the TAG1/TAG2 default value of the component. To add component detail later, click the Edit Component tool, and select the component to edit.
Always display previously used menu	Indicates to display the previously used menu each time you open the Insert Component dialog box. For example, if you insert a push button from the Push Buttons menu, the next time you open the Insert Component dialog box the Push Button menu displays by default.
Scale schematic	Specifies the component block insertion scale. This defaults to the value set in the Panel Drawing Configuration dialog box. Once set, this value is remembered until reset or until the drawing editing session ends.
Scale panel	Specifies the footprint insertion scale. This defaults to the value set in the Panel Drawing Configuration dialog box. Once set, this value is remembered until reset or until the drawing editing session ends.
Type it	Manually type in the component block to insert.
Browse	Browses to and selects the component to insert.

Right-click menus

Options for the Menu tree structure view

Right-click the main menu or submenu in the Menu tree structure view to display the following options:

Expand/Collapse: Toggles the visibility of the menus.
Properties: Opens a Properties dialog box to view the existing menu or submenu properties like the menu name, image, or submenu title. Use the Icon Menu Wizard to change any menu properties.

Options for the Symbol Preview window

Right-click an icon or in empty space in the Symbol Preview window to display the following options:

View: Changes the view display for the Symbol Preview window and Recently Used window. The current view option is indicated with a check mark. Options include: Icon with text, Icon only or List view.
Properties: (available for icons only) Opens a Properties dialog box to view the existing symbol icon properties like the icon name/image/block names and so on. Use the Icon Menu Wizard to change any icon properties.

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