Use this dialog box to import an Excel spreadsheet for a library. You can also map the Excel column names to the column names used in Routing.
This dialog box appears only if you selected Import a library in Excel format.
You can also open either wizard from the Windows Start menu. Click
Cable Wire Library Wizard
The following items apply to the Cable Wire Library Wizard.
| Excel File path |
Lets you browse to the Excel file to import. |
| Library type |
Sets the type of library: Cable Library, Wire Library, or Ribbon Cable Library. The libraries have different sets of attributes, so you need to select the Library type that corresponds with your data. |
| Cables Column List, Wires Column List, or Ribbon Cables Column List |
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Library type Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the library you are creating or editing. |
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Excel Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the Excel file. You can double-click any item in this column to map it to the appropriate item in Library type Column Name. |
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| Cores Column List |
This appears if you set Library type to Cable Library.
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Core Column Name |
Displays the core column names that are used in the library you are creating or editing. |
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Excel Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the Excel file. You can double-click any item in this column to map it to the appropriate item in Core Column Name. |
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Component Library Wizard
The following items apply to the Component Library Wizard.
| Excel File path |
Lets you browse to the Excel file to import. |
| Component Column List |
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Component Library Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the library you are creating or editing. |
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Excel Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the Excel file. You can double-click any item in this column to map it to the appropriate item in Component Library Column Name. |
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Covering Library Wizard
| Excel File path |
Lets you browse to the Excel file to import. |
| Library type |
Sets the type of library: Piping & Tubing or Electrical. The libraries have different sets of attributes, so you need to select the Library type that corresponds with your data. |
| Covering Column List |
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Covering Library Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the library you are creating or editing:
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Covering ID: Unique identifying number for the covering type
- Covering Name: Name that appears in the Coverings PropertyManager and the FeatureManager design tree
- Covering Type: Used to categorize the coverings into different subtypes and filter items in the Coverings PropertyManager
- Width: Outer diameter or range of diameters that are valid for this part
- Thickness: Cross-sectional thickness of the covering
- Packing: Form in which the covering is supplied
- Part Number: Unique value for each covering
- Application: Where the covering can be used
- Voltage Breakdown: Minimum allowable voltage to cause the covering to become electrically conductive
- Shape: Cross-sectional profile of the covering
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Excel Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the Excel file. You can double-click any item in this column to map it to the appropriate item in Covering Library Column Name. |
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| Material Column List |
This appears if you set Library type to Piping & Tubing.
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Material Library Column Name |
Displays the material column names that are used in the library you are creating or editing. |
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Excel Column Name |
Displays the column names that are used in the Excel file. You can double-click any item in this column to map it to the appropriate item in Material Library Column Name. |
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