Cross Reference Symbol Attributes

Standard Reference List Header Symbol Attributes

All reference list header symbols (RHEAD* blocks) have the same set of standard attributes.

TAGNAME	Visible	The tagname of the component the reference list belongs to
SUBTAG	Visible / Optional	The secondary name of the component that the reference list belongs to e.g. core (conductor) name, terminal number
PNLNO	Invisible	The panel number of the component that the reference list belongs to

If the header does not have a SUBTAG attribute, then the secondary name of the component will be appended to the primary name in the TAGNAME attribute, e.g. terminal 3 from a terminal strip "X15" would have the value "X15 3" in the TAGNAME attribute of the reference list header.

If you wish to use a space in the TAGNAME attribute of your components, then you will need to add the SUBTAG attribute to your reference list header symbols.

Standard Reference List Symbol Attributes

All reference list symbols (HX* or VX* blocks) have the same set of standard attributes shown below:

T1	Visible	First of fixed array of six terminal numbers - upper left
T2	Visible	Second terminal number
T3	Visible	Third terminal number
T4	Visible	Fourth terminal number
T5	Visible	Fifth terminal number
T6	Visible	Sixth terminal number
REFERENCE	Visible	Cross-reference data is loaded to this attribute.
VISDESC (optional)	Visible	Visual description of symbol function in the circuit
XREF_ITEM	Visible	Component name or short description for text only cross reference list symbols (hxtext.dwg and vxtext.dwg). Sourced from the catalog.

If the device symbol being referenced does not use all of the terminals T1.. T6, these attributes will be left blank.

Reference Symbol Custom Attributes

Both reference list header and reference list symbols can have custom attributes. You may add an attribute with the same name as a field in the cross reference report and the attribute will be filled with data from the report after cross referencing.

"Complete" Reference Symbol Attributes

A complete reference symbol is essentially a template for a cross reference contained in one symbol rather than a list header symbol and individual reference list symbols. You can draw the complete reference symbol to represent the physical layout of the device with references to each part (subcomponent) of the device shown in appropriate locations on the complete reference symbol.

A complete reference symbol is a reference header symbol with extra attributes. The presence of one or more SUBxx_REF attributes causes Elecdes to treat a reference header symbol as a complete reference. No reference list symbols will be inserted for reference header with one or more SUBxx_REF attributes.

A complete reference symbol will usually be designed for a specific device from the catalog – not a generic symbol for different devices. This is because the complete reference symbol has information about each of the subcomponents used to represent the device in the schematic drawings.

If modular components are attached to a device, then each modular component will require its own complete reference symbol to show its references, which is unlike standard referencing where the modular component references can simply be included in the list of reference symbols under the main header. For more information about modular components see Device Sub-components (Catalog).

TAGNAME	Visible	The tagname of the referenced component
PNLNO	Invisible	The panel number of the referenced component
SUBxx_REF	Visible	The reference of the location of the symbol that represents subcomponent xx. "xx" is the number of a subcomponent of the device. e.g. SUB09_REF will contain the reference to subcomponent 9. There should be one SUBxx_REF attribute for each subcomponent in the catalog entries for the device. This attribute is the equivalent of the REFERENCE attribute in each reference list symbol.
SUBxx_Ty	Visible	The terminal Ty of the symbol that represents subcomponent xx. "y" is the number of a terminal attribute of a subcomponent of the device. e.g. SUB09_T3 will contain the terminal number of terminal T3 of subcomponent 9. The terminal number attributes are optional. They can be omitted if you do not wish to show terminal numbers in your cross reference symbol. This attribute is the equivalent of the Ty attribute in each reference list symbol.

Direct Reference Symbol Attributes

The direct reference symbols have the following set of standard attributes.