Just add the new wires to one drawing and use the Project-wide Utility to Import those wires into any or all drawings in the project. There is even a Project-wide Utility that can copy new wire types into all drawings in a project. Doug McAlexander Design Engineer/Consultant/Instructor/Mentor specializing in AutoCAD Electrical training and implementation support Phone and Web-based Support Plans Available Web site: Phone: (770) 841-8009 Please Accept as Solution if I helped you. To change Drawing Properties only, in an existing project, you can make the changes in Project Properties and Apply the Project Defaults to all drawings. It is covered in the 12-step guide for creating a border template. When a drawing template file is used to start a new drawing it can: Predefine AutoCAD Electrical toolset drawing properties such as component tagging, wire numbering format, and so on. It is technically a block, just like a relay, push button, etc., so I can use Update Block project-wide to update the block in every drawing within an existing project that has drawings made from the same template file that includes the same base level block. A drawing template file is used to provide consistency in the drawings that you create by providing standard styles and settings. If I need to change the border, company logo, title block attributes, WD_TB mapping attribute, I change that in the base level drawing that I started with. If I later need to Change Drawing Properties, Panel Configuration, wire types, etc., in the template file, I open the DWT file and make the changes, then save over the original template file. Design Consulting offers a range of CAD implementation services to setup CAD Systems, Databases, Templates and Libraries for: AutoCAD AutoCAD Electrical. I cover this in a 12-step guide on my web site, under Tips and Tricks. There I add Drawing Properties, Panel Configuration, wires, etc. This block gets inserted into a blank drawing. The method I’ve used from the beginning is to make one block that includes border (with company logo), title block grid, title block attributes, and a WD_TB mapping attribute. Create template in Autocad Electric 2021 Tech4U 1.66K subscribers Subscribe 108 Share 14K views 2 years ago Tech4U is a YouTube channel that shares programming, computer tips, technology.

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