Validating the Active Drawing

Anthony Conte

February 19, 2026 15:17

Command

Command	Description
`ATVALIDATE`	Run comprehensive validation on the active drawing

Ribbon: FireCAD > Validation > Validate Devices

Prerequisites

A FireCAD project must be open
A drawing must be open in AutoCAD

Overview

The ATVALIDATE command performs a comprehensive validation of the active drawing. This includes segment validation, device validation, property synchronization, and a full label refresh. Unlike the Design Assistant (which checks design rules), this command validates the underlying data integrity.

Steps

Type ATVALIDATE in the AutoCAD command line
FireCAD validates:
- All segments in the drawing
- All devices and their database records
- Project property synchronization
All device and wirepath labels refresh automatically

What Gets Validated

Entity database records match the drawing geometry
Segment data integrity
Project properties are synced to drawing custom properties
Orphaned records are identified

When to Use

After importing or restoring data
When devices or segments appear to have incorrect data
As a general health check on the drawing
Before generating reports to ensure data is consistent

Tips

ATVALIDATE focuses on data integrity; use ATDESIGN_ASSISTANT for design rule validation
After validation, labels are automatically refreshed

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