Reference replacement

The 'Reference replacement' command is used to automatically change the first few letters of the component reference name for all similar components in a drawing set and also to automatically change the size of all reference names in a drawing set. As a reference name can also include a unit designation and/or field designation (UFD), this function enables you to replace the UFD in the complete drawing set.

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WSCAD 5 can change reference names, even if the component is already numbered.

Parts stored in the component libraries are assigned Reference names that help to identify them, e.g. R for a resistor, C for a ca­pacitor, F for a Fuse. If you do not agree with these assignments, you can change them with this command, e.g. substituting a 'Q' with a 'B', even if the components are already placed in your schedule and numbered. To change a reference name, select the 'Replace text' command and you are prompted for the "replaceable tokens", i.e. the char­acters of the existing name that you wish to replace. After en­tering the characters you are prompted to enter the "new tokens" (or characters). After entering the new characters, WSCAD 5 processes each of the drawings in turn and replaces the existing Reference names with the new ones. During the replacement process the information bar shows the name of the file currently being processed.

 

Example:  If you want to change circuit breaker 'Reference Names' from '-Qxx' to '-Bxx': enter '-Q' first, then '-B'. All the components designated '-Qxx' will be changed to '-Bxx'.

 

If you are using UFD in your project, internally the local UFD (of the current page) is combined with the reference name, if you have not manually added a UFD to the reference name. Therefore you must also enter a reference name including the UFD, if you want to replace a reference name in such case.

 

Example

The local UFD is '=27A12+2C5', the reference name is     '-S16' and should be replaced with '-S2.3':

Ref. name to be replaced

=27A12+2C5-S16

New ref. name

=27A12+2C5-S2.3

Hint

The local UFD of the current page is automatically shown at the input prompt. Please press the 'END' key before any other text, otherwise the input field will be cleared.

If you want to change the UFD, enter only the UFD text

 

Example

 

You want to change UFD '=27A12' to '=15A12':

UFD TO BE REPLACED

=27A12

New UFD

=15A12

 

This command changes not only the UFD in front of the ref­erence name, but also the local UFD on all pages of your drawing set.

 

If you only enter '=27' and '=15', all UFD's beginning with '=27' will be replaced with '=15' !

Tip

This command provides an easy method of making Ref­erence names visible, or invisible, in the drawings

It also works if the Reference names are numbered.

The length of the Reference name is limited to 48 characters.

The replacement process, for the characters in a Reference name, is case sensitive.