WPMidas00053 February2010GuidebyMilesNicholson

KKSWireNumberingConventionAllAutoCADElectricalUsersApopularwirenumberingsysteminthepowergenerationindustryandindeedgenerallyinGermanownedcompaniesistoadopttheKKSwirenumberingconvention.ThisbasicallymeansthatawireconnectingfromtwocomponentswillhavethewirenumberannotatedwiththeFROMpin/TOpindetails.Asadefault,thisisnotafeatureofAutoCADElectricalbutitisavailablefromtheeXtrasribboninstalledfromtheUKEireNordicsLocalisationCDwhichispartofyourmaintenancesubscriptioncontract.TherearesomechangestotheProjectParametersthatneedtobedoneinordertoallowAutoCADElectricaltoadoptawirenumberingconventiononaperphysicalwirebasisratherthanthenormofaperequipotentialbasis.Tochangethesetupoftheproject,rightclickovertheactiveprojectandselectProperties.SelectWireNumberstabUnderthesectionWireNumberOptionsSelect OnaperwirebasisSelectOKCreateanewdrawingcopyingtheprojectsettingsNormallya3devicecircuitwouldbedrawnwithTconnectionsbutthisdoesnotshowhowthe3devicesareactuallywiredandthereforeconnected(typicalstyle).Thereforeinordertogetuniquenumberingoneachphysicalwire,wedrawthewiredirectlyoutoftheconnectingpin(newstyle)

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SelecttheeXtrasribbonSelect KKSWireNumbers

Ifyouhavethe2010LocalisationCDinstalledwithservicepack1,thecommandwillupdatetheentiredrawing.Withoutservicepack1,itwillupdateonewireatatime.Tip:Ifyouwishthewirenumberstobeinlinewiththewireratherthanat0fortheverticalwirenumbers,thenopentheWD_WNV.dwgintheIEC2libraryandchangethepropertiesoftheattributeWIRENO.