

Pressing this button opens a new dialog that allows the user to select a report settings (.set) file. Typically there are a number of report type specific options in the middle of the Reports dialog.Īll of the report types have a Format button. INST & LOC Codes Honor Wildcards When Searching See the blog post about wild cards to see how to include/exclude multiple values. This filtering is far more powerful than single values. Any Project report, in this case, will be from the active project and NOT the project the active drawing is from.įiltering by Installation or Location Code can further limit the components being reported on. Note: If “Active drawing” is not available it is more than likely because the drawing is not a part of the active project.

Most of the reports also have an option for a manual selection (pick) of components to report on. A separate drawing selection dialog opens to allow selection of individual drawings as needed. Project wide isn't necessarily all drawings. Each of the categories come with their own options, sorting, and reportable properties list.Īll of the reports allow project wide as well as active drawing wide reporting. Reports are broken down into the following categories. Of course a few other types could be added to the list if the audits and export options were included. The Drawing List report uses the data stored in the project descriptions and drawing properties. However the Panel report has an option (Full) that will include all values from ALL components. Panel reports only pull values from the panel footprints. Schematic reports only pull values from schematic symbols on the drawings in the project. Schematic, Panel, and the Drawing List report. There are three types of reports in AutoCAD Electrical.
