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The shield inserts into the drawing. <p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-6D6604CD-CE42-4B5E-934E-5032F03445D1> </a> </span> If you chose to insert a cable marker with a shield, the standard Insert/Edit Cable Marker dialog box displays.</p></ol><div><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-7F36F2B5-5497-4EE7-BC30-C6D85CF9ED8E> </a> </span><div class=note-note><span class=label> Note </span><p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-B342D62F-B166-446A-876F-5EC1C974771C> </a> </span> Each successive symbol is automatically related to the parent (the top/left-most wire) as it is inserted.</div></div><div class=section><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=WS1A9193826455F5FFF471E10F6E5EDF70-5459> </a> </span><p class=section_title_h1><a name=TOC_ENTRY__d30e169083> </a> <span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-6CC6C1CD-0A84-4FDF-A195-FD4AD76A29EA> </a> </span> Add a second shield to a cable/shield representation<p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-6BA8699D-3BBC-46D8-9D5B-CD3898BBF854> </a> </span> You can add a second shield representation to an existing set of cable/shield markers.</p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=WS1A9193826455F5FF68908C3E11A1FA06A23-5330> </a> </span><ol start=1 type=1><li><span class=DynamicHelpContent id=divDynamicHelpMenu title=ID_WDCBLNUM> <span class=DefaultContent id=GUID-E2627CB6-5CA3-4A75-923E-AC9B493466F2> Click <span class=MenuCascade id=GUID-6B37ACDA-A3C1-41DB-8F37-C87CDD2F3F32> Schematic tab </span> <span class=glyphArrow name=glyph_span> <img src=../images/ac.menuaro.gif> </span> <span class=MenuCascade id=GUID-8727FDA0-9620-4006-89B5-BFFF23A7A4A1> Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel </span> <span class=glyphArrow name=glyph_span> <img src=../images/ac.menuaro.gif> </span> <span class=MenuCascade id=GUID-58B16E38-634B-4092-AD7B-BA4F8832941C> Cable Markers drop-down </span> <span class=glyphArrow name=glyph_span> <img src=../images/ac.menuaro.gif> </span> <span class=MenuCascade id=GUID-46AA6136-75B5-4E27-9093-5F505BF21287> Cable Markers </span> . <img src=../images/GUID-78A45622-0831-4C9E-9325-C26BFB43E03A-low.png> </span> <span class=AltContentHidden id=AltContent> Enter AECABLEMARKER at the command prompt. </span> </span><li>Select to Add 2nd Shield.<li>Select an existing shield marker (either select the first or last cable/marker shield symbol).<li>Specify the insertion point and right-click to end the selection.</ol></div><div class=section><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=WS73099CC142F48755-1257E12111BF108800E-5914> </a> </span><p class=section_title_h1><a name=TOC_ENTRY__d30e169124> </a> <span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-325E4ACB-AB86-4227-900C-285B5F7467C6> </a> </span> Custom shield symbols<p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-B7250EE3-A530-48D5-9B47-206038DB5B8B> </a> </span> A special command, âwd_cblshld_bld {type}â, is used to insert the shield symbols and connecting lines. The {type} parameter indicates which library symbols to use to generate the shield and whether to cross the connecting lines or not. There are three symbols that are used to generate the cable shield, a top (HW01_#), middle (HW02_#B), and bottom (HW02_#) symbol. The â#â indicates whether the connecting lines should cross or not. A â1â results in straight connecting lines, and a â2â results in crossing connecting lines.<p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-E192A3E5-CAE1-4BD0-89EA-5910DC00B554> </a> </span> You can create you own custom top and bottom shield symbols by copying the existing symbols and adding a suffix to the symbol names after the â_#â. For example, a new top shield symbol might be called HW01_1U, and the corresponding bottom symbol, HW02_1U. Modify the symbols to meet your needs. In the <span class=char_link> <a href=GUID-3D3D98F6-13A3-442B-9F1D-C6FC4E616533-reference.htm#WS1A9193826455F5FFA23CE210C875431153988> icon menu </a> </span> add a new command option calling âwd_cblshld_bld 1Pâ.<div><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-C877F4FE-2196-41CF-B672-68D941E46590> </a> </span><div class=note-note><span class=label> Note </span><p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-08159238-8833-4FBC-A9EC-546FD0A17E0E> </a> </span> The same middle shield symbol can be used for all types.</div></div></div><p><span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-D76D8E4E-A82D-4DC1-8E7A-2EBC327AE91C> </a> </span>  <span class=anchor_wrapper> <a name=GUID-6AC62CC2-7F6B-4FD6-A0BA-79B316492B16> </a> </span></div><div class=footer-block><a href=javascript:doComments('../html/ac.cmtdialog.htm');> <span class=comments-link> Please send us your comment about this page </span> </a></div><br></div><script>var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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