Electrical Design Software | Elecdes Design Suite by Scada Systems Ltd

How to rename copied symbols.

COPY command causes renaming of symbols

You can use COPY command to rename the symbols on your drawing. The settings for controlling the behaviour of COPY command are located in Elecdes Preferences.

NOTE: Rename after copy command option is not available in PowerCAD and FelixCAD.

Copy and Paste (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V) causes renaming of symbols

You can use Copy and Paste (Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V) to rename the symbols on your drawing. The settings for controlling the behaviour of Copy and Paste are located in Elecdes Preferences.

NOTE: Rename after copy and paste command option is not available in PowerCAD and FelixCAD.

Renaming options

Settings for these commands are independent of each other i.e. you can have different settings for both commands simultaneously.

  • If you choose the first option you will be asked every time before Elecdes renames the symbols. You will see the dialog shown below.

  • If you choose the second option then Elecdes will never rename the components.

  • If you choose the third option then Elecdes will always rename the components.