Validating Selected Devices

Command

Ribbon: FireCAD > Validation > Validate Selection

Prerequisites

• A FireCAD project must be open

Overview

The ATVALIDATE_SELECTION command runs validation on only the selected devices and wirepath segments, then updates their labels. This is a lightweight alternative to ATVALIDATE when you only need to check specific elements.

Steps

1. Type ATVALIDATE_SELECTION in the AutoCAD command line
2. Select the devices and/or wirepath segments to validate
3. Press Enter to confirm
4. FireCAD validates the selected elements
5. Labels update for the validated selection

When to Use

• After making changes to specific devices
• When you need a quick validation of a few elements without processing the entire drawing
• For troubleshooting issues with specific devices

Tips

• Much faster than ATVALIDATE for targeted checks
• Only validates and updates labels for the selected elements

Related Commands

• Validating the Active Drawing
• Validating Segments

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