This procedure explains how to display a notation in your cable block diagrams that will specify the filter settings used in an open CBD. You add a special macro to a document template and the software will display the notation on all the CBDs that use this template. For example:
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In Catalog Manager or SmartSketch, open the appropriate title block symbol that is used in your cable block diagram template.
The software supplies a number of shipped templates with title blocks (.sym files) in the reference data.
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In the open title block symbol, add the following macro text:
&Document.Filters
You can insert the macro anywhere in the template depending on where you want the notation to appear in your CBDs.
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Save the modified title block and close Catalog Manager.
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In Smart Electrical, select File > New > Template and create a template using the title block you just created in Catalog Manager.
If the template contains a title block, select it and then delete it.
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Select Insert > Symbol.
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Select the .sym file to which you added the Document.Filters macro.
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Select an appropriate X point in the template to insert the title block symbol.
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Save and close the template.
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All the cable block diagrams based on the modified template will display the filter settings notation.
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If you open a CBD that is not filtered, the software will not display the notation.
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For details on how to set a filter for a CBD, see Hide Cable Types.