This procedure shows you how to open an existing cable block drawing.
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In the Electrical Index, Documents Folder, expand the Cable Block Diagrams folder.
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Select the cable bock diagram that you want to open, select File > Open > Drawing
. You can also open double-click the selected drawing to open it or you can right-click
and select Open.
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For information about placing items on a drawing and connecting cable between equipment items in a CBD, see Place and Connect Items in a Cable Block Diagram.
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Sometimes, after the software opens a drawing, the distance between connected items is either too long or too short, which results in an inappropriate display of connectors. To control the visual consistency of connectors, you can set a Clearance value that specifies the amount of space that the software will maintain between the connector and the connected element (also known as range avoidance). This action allows you to control the visual consistency of connectors that make right-angle turns just before they attach to a symbol.
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To set Clearance, select a connector and then type the minimum distance from the symbols where you would like the first turn in the connectors to occur. Note that the default setting is zero.