Summary of Contents for Autodesk AUTOCAD ELECTRICAL 2005
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Getting Started AutoCAD Electrical 2005 ® 22502-010000-5000A May 11, 2004...
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PURCHASE PRICE OF THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED HEREIN. Autodesk, Inc. reserves the right to revise and improve its products as it sees fit. This publication describes the state of this product at the time of its publication, and may not reflect the product at all times in the future.
Introduction In This Chapter ® ■ AutoCAD Electrical software provides tools that extend About AutoCAD Electrical ■ Learning AutoCAD Electrical ® the capabilities of AutoCAD allowing you to quickly ■ Using Help build and manage an electrical controls drawing set. ■...
About AutoCAD Electrical All of the AutoCAD commands and features are available while working on AutoCAD Electrical drawings. All intelligence is carried directly on the drawing using AutoCAD blocks with attributes and XDATA. AutoCAD Electrical does not require any underlying database. Learning AutoCAD Electrical It is assumed that you have a working knowledge of the AutoCAD interface and tools.
Selecting Projects For your convenience, you can select a project file for the exercises in this book. NOTE You must install the JIC drawing standards for these exercises to function properly. To select an AutoCAD Electrical project Click the Project New/Existing tool. Projects ➤...
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To add drawings to the project file In the Project aegs dialog box, click the Add button. In the ADD drawing(s) dialog box, click Multiple to add multiple drawings to the current project. In the Browse for Folder dialog box, choose the Aegs folder, and then click In the ADD Drawings(s) to Current Project dialog box, select drawings DEMO01.dwg to DEMO09.dwg, and then click OK.
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To quickly view drawings in a project Click the Project New/Existing tool. Projects ➤ Project ➤ Project New/Existing Menu Highlight demo04.dwg. In the Project aegs dialog box, Project Drawing List section, click the View button. In the Project aegs dialog box, continue to click the drawing name you want to preview.
Wires In This Chapter ® ■ AutoCAD Electrical treats AutoCAD line entities as About wires ■ Inserting wires wires when the lines are placed on an AutoCAD ■ Trimming wires Electrical defined wire layer. These lines get tagged with wire numbers and show up in various wire connection reports.
About Wires An AutoCAD Electrical wire is an AutoCAD line entity on an AutoCAD Electrical wire layer. The wire layer for a new wire segment is determined by: ■ Wires that begin or end in space or begin and end at a component connection point, are put on the current layer (if it's a wire layer) or on the first wire layer AutoCAD Electrical finds in a layer name search.
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Respond to the prompts as follows: Add rung passing through this location: Select a location between the two vertical bus wires beside line reference 403 (1) Add rung passing through this location: Select a location between the two vertical bus wires beside line reference 404, underneath the newly created rung (2) Two horizontal wires are created.
Trimming Wires After you insert wires, you may need to trim them. The Trim Wire tool removes wire segments. You can trim single or multiple wires. To trim a wire Click the Trim Wire tool. Wires ➤ Trim Wire Menu Respond to the prompts as follows: Fence/Zext/<Select wire to TRIM>: Specify the wire segment at line reference 404 between the two vertical wires (1)
Schematic Components In This Chapter ® ■ An AutoCAD Electrical schematic component is an About schematic components ■ Inserting parent components AutoCAD block with certain expected attributes. When ■ Inserting child components inserting components, you can use AutoCAD Electrical ■ Generating component reports tools to automatically break wires, assign unique component tags, cross reference related components,...
About Schematic Symbols AutoCAD Electrical supplies a schematic symbol dialog box for inserting schematic components. Besides making it easy to find and insert the desired symbol, it also triggers a number of additional features such as automatic wire breaks, component tagging, real-time cross-referencing, and component annotation.
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In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify the Component Tag is set to CR403, and then click the Lookup button in the Catalog Data section of the dialog box. In the Parts catalog list dialog box, select: MANUFACTURER: AB TYPE: TYPE P In the CATALOG, CONTACTS, MISCELLANEOUS2, DESCRIPTION list, select Catalog Number: 700-P200A1 Click the Catalog Check button to display the BOM information associated...
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In the All Locations - Drawing dialog box, select MCAB5, and then click OK. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, Pins section, notice that the following pin values have been inserted based on the selected part: Pins: 1: K1 2: K2 Click OK.
Scooting Components You may need to scoot the component if it was not inserted in the correct location. To scoot a component Click the Scoot tool. Components ➤ Scoot Menu Respond to the prompts as follows: Select component, wire, or wire number for SCOOT: Select the component that was just inserted at line reference 403 The cursor changes to a box and you are prompted to: Select component, wire, or wire number for SCOOT: to:...
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To insert a child component Click the Insert Component tool. Components ➤ Insert Component Menu In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click the Relays and Contacts button. In the JIC: Relays and Contacts dialog box, click the Relay N.O. Contact button.
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In the Insert/Edit Child Component dialog box, verify that the following options are specified: Component Tag: Tag: CR403 Description: Line 1: MASTER CONTROL Line 2: RELAY Cross-ref: 403 Location code: MCAB5 Pins: Pin 1: A1X Pin 2: A1Y Click OK. The child component is inserted: If necessary, use Edit Component to modify changes.
Aligning Components Align the normally open relay with an existing component. After inserting a component, you can align or edit it as necessary. To align a component. Click the drop-down arrow on the Scoot tool to access the Align Components tool.
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To insert a push button Click the Insert Component tool. Components ➤ Insert Component Menu In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click the Push Buttons button. In the JIC: Push Buttons dialog box, click the Mushroom Head N.C. push button.
Inserting Pilot Lights Use the JIC: Pilot Lights dialog box to insert a pilot light. To insert a pilot light Click the Insert Component tool. Components ➤ Insert Component Menu In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click the Pilot Lights button.
In the All Locations - Drawing dialog box, select OPSTA3, and then click OK. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK. Inserting System Reset Buttons The last component you insert is the system reset button. To insert a system reset button Click the Insert Component tool.
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In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, specify the following value: Component Tag: PB403A In the Description section, specify: Line 1: SYSTEM Line 2: RESET In the Location code section, click the Drawing button. In the All Locations - Drawing dialog box, select OPSTA3, and then click OK. Click OK on the Insert/Edit Component dialog box.
Generating Component Reports AutoCAD Electrical can perform a project-wide extract of all components found on your wiring diagram set, including component tags, location codes, location references, description text, catalog information, and block names. This data can be formatted into various report configurations that can be output to a report file, exported to a spreadsheet or database program, or inserted on to an AutoCAD drawing.
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Click OK in the QSAVE dialog box. The generated report appears in Drawing Schematic Component report for all locations dialog box. Use this dialog box to incorporate this information into your drawing, save it to a file, or to print the report. In the Drawing Schematic Component report for all locations dialog box, click the Close button This is the end of this tutorial chapter.
Drawings In This Chapter ® ® ■ An AutoCAD drawing becomes AutoCAD Electrical Working with templates ■ Inserting ladders compatible as soon as you select a AutoCAD Electrical ■ Inserting 3-phase wiring command to modify your drawing. An invisible block, ■...
Working with Templates In AutoCAD Electrical, you can use templates (*.dwt files) to create drawings. Predefined templates, which contain settings for various drawings, such as acad.dwt or ACAD_ELECTRICAL.dwt, are supplied with AutoCAD Electrical. You can create your own templates, or use any drawing as a template. When you use a drawing as a template, the settings in that drawing are used in the new drawing.
Inserting Ladders You can insert a ladder on a drawing at any time. A drawing may have multiple ladders, as well as single-phase and three-phase ladders. The ladders do not have to use the same parameters such as rung spacing, number of rungs, and ladder width.
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In the Insert New Ladder dialog box, specify: Width: 10.000 Spacing: 1.0000 1st ref: 1001 Length: 20.000 Rungs: 21 Phase: 1 Phase Reference 1001 represents Page 10, Reference 01. NOTE Click OK. Chapter 3 Drawings...
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Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify start position of first rung: Enter 1.5,21, press ENTER A single phase ladder is inserted in the drawing. Use the same process to create three-phase ladder. Inserting Ladders...
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To insert a three-phase ladder Click the Insert Ladder tool. Wires ➤ Ladders ➤ Insert Ladder Menu In the Insert New Ladder dialog box, specify: Phase: 3 Phase Spacing: 0.5000 Spacing: .7500 1st ref: 1022 Index: 1 Click OK. Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify start position of first rung: Enter 16, 21, press ENTER Specify approximate position of last reference number (Z=zoom down,...
The new ladder is placed into the drawing. Inserting 3-Phase Wires You can insert vertical or horizontal 3-phase wiring. Three-phase wiring automatically breaks and reconnects to any underlying components that it finds in its path. If it crosses any existing wiring, wire-crossing gaps automat- ically insert.
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To insert three-phase bus wiring Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert Wire tool to access the Insert 3 Phase Wire tool. Wires ➤ Insert 3 Phase Wire Menu In the 3-Phase Bus dialog box, verify the following default values are set: Horizontal: Spacing: 0.7500 Vertical: Spacing: 0.5000 Starting at: component or another bus...
The three-phase bus is inserted into the drawing: Select vertical wire Adding Drawings to Projects You can add new drawings to your project at any time. Before you add a new drawing to a project, it must be saved. Adding Drawings to Projects...
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To save a file Access the Save As command File ➤ Save As Menu Navigate to the Aegs folder located several directories below Documents and Settings. Save in: Aegs File name: Enter DEMO10.dwg Click Save. To add the current drawing to a project Click the Project New/Existing tool.
Adding Drawing Descriptions Add a description to define the drawing you added to the project. To add a drawing description In the Project Aegs dialog box, highlight DEMO10.dwg, and then click the Properties button. In the Properties: Section/Sub-section Codes and Drawing Description dialog box, Optional description for this drawing section, specify: Conveyor Line Click OK.
In This Chapter ■ Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) modules are built About PLC modules ■ Inserting PLC modules dynamically when selected from the menu. From a small ■ Removing ladder rungs set of library symbols, hundreds of PLC modules can be ■...
About PLC Modules ® AutoCAD Electrical generates any of hundreds of different PLC I/O modules on demand, in a variety of different graphical styles, all without a single, complete I/O module library symbol resident on the system. Modules auto- matically adapt to the underlying ladder rung spacing, whatever that value might be, and can even be stretched or broken into two or more pieces at insertion time.
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Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify PLC module insert point (Z=zoom down, R=realtime pan): Specify first wire closer to neutral wire, ensure the X is directly on the horizontal wire (1), click In the Module Layout dialog box, verify the following defaults are set: Spacing: 1.0000 I/O Points: Insert all Click OK.
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In the I/O Point dialog box, specify the following values, and then click OK: Rack Number: 1 Slot Number: 1 In the I/O Address dialog box, specify the beginning address: Beginning address: I:11/00 NOTE You can also select the beginning address from the Quick picks list. Click OK.
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The PLC module is inserted into your drawing. Chapter 4 PLC...
Removing Ladder Rungs Use the wire cutters to remove the unused ladder rungs. To remove ladder rungs Click the Trim Wire tool. Wires ➤ Trim Wire Menu Respond to the prompts as follows: Fence/Zext/<Select wire to TRIM>: Enter F, press ENTER First fence point: Select above the ladder rung at line reference 1018 (1) First fence point: to:...
Using Multiple Insert Component You can insert components into wires that are tied to the PLC module. You can use the Multiple Insert Component tool to insert a string of normally open limit switches. To insert a limit switch Click the Multiple Insert Component tool. Components ➤...
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In the Description section, specify: Line 1: PALLET ENTERING Line 2: STATION In the Location code section, specify: MACHINE Click OK. NOTE In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, Component Tag section, you can use the Use PLC Address button to add the I/O Address as the component tag. In the Keep dialog box, select Keep this one, Show edit dialog after each, and then click OK.
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To insert terminals Click the Multiple Insert Component tool. Components ➤ Multiple Insert ➤ Multiple Insert (Icon Menu) Menu In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click the Terminals/Connectors button. In the JIC: Terminals and Connectors dialog box, click the Round with Terminal Number button.
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In the Terminals dialog box, specify: Tag-ID: TS1 Terminal Number: 1 Location code: MCAB Click OK. In the Keep dialog box, select Keep all, don’t ask, unselect Show edit dialog after each, and then click OK. Using Multiple Insert Component...
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The terminals are automatically added to your drawing. This is the end of this tutorial chapter. Chapter 4 PLC...
Wire Numbers In This Chapter ■ Wire numbers can be assigned to any and all existing About wire numbers ■ Attaching source signal arrows wires on an individual selection, an entire drawing, ■ Attaching destination signal selected drawings in a project, or an entire project. arrows ■...
About Wire Numbers ® AutoCAD Electrical assigns a unique wire number to each wire network. A wire network consists of one or more wires that are electrically connected. Attaching Source Signal Arrows You can attach a source signal to a wire segment of a wire network. This enables the wire number assigned to the network to jump and continue to another network on the current drawing or on one or more project drawings.
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Respond to the prompts as follows: Select wire end for Source: Select the end of the hot wire on the schematic on the right side of the drawing at line reference 332 (1) In the Signal - Source Code dialog box, specify: Code: 24 VDC Click OK.
In the Source/Destination Signal Arrows dialog box, click No. NOTE Click No to insert the signal arrows on the next drawing. Click OK to insert the signal arrows on the current drawing. Click the Next Project Drawing tool to access demo04.dwg. Now you are ready to insert a destination signal arrow.
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In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, click the Project button. In the Signal codes -- Project-wide SOURCE dialog box, select the following: Click OK. In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, verify the following value: Code: 24 VDC Click the OK + Update Source button. Attaching Destination Signal Arrows...
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Notice the cross-references for your signal are inserted into the drawing above the hot wire. Use the same procedure to attach source and destination signals to the neutral wires. Click the Previous Project Drawing button to return to demo03.dwg. Click the drop-down arrow on the Source Destination Signals tool to access the Source Signal Arrow tool.
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In the Signal - Source Code dialog box, specify: Code: 24 VDC NEUTRAL Click OK. In the Source/Destination Signal Arrows dialog box, click No. NOTE Click No to insert the signal arrows on the next drawing. Click OK to insert the signal arrows on the current drawing. Click the Next Project Drawing tool to access demo04.dwg.
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In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, click the Project button. In the Signal codes -- Project-wide SOURCE dialog box, select the following option: Click OK. Chapter 5 Wire Numbers...
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In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, verify the following value: Code: 24 VDC NEUTRAL Click the OK + Update Source button. Notice the cross-references for your signal are inserted into the drawing above the neutral wire. Now you can view the new signals. Attaching Destination Signal Arrows...
To view signals Click the drop-down arrow on the Source Destination Signals tool to access the Show Signal Path tool. Wires ➤ Signal References ➤ Show Signal Paths Menu Temporary graphics are used to illustrate the flow of the signals on your drawings.
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To insert wire numbers automatically Verify that demo04.dwg is the current drawing. Zoom the top portion of the wire network on the left side of the drawing. Click the Automatic Wire Numbers tool. Wires ➤ Automatic Wire Numbers Menu In the Sheet 4 - Wire Tagging dialog box, click the Pick Individual Wires button. Respond to the prompts as follows: Select objects: Select the wire segment between the two push buttons on line reference 403 (1), right-click...
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To add wire numbers project wide Click the Automatic Wire Numbers tool. Wires ➤ Automatic Wire Numbers Menu In the Sheet 4 - Wire Tagging dialog box, click the Project-wide button. In the Wire tagging (Project-wide) dialog box, verify the following settings: Wire tag mode: Reference-based tags To do: Tag/retag all Freshen database (for Signals)
In the Wire Tagging: Select drawings to process dialog box, Project Drawing List section, hold the SHIFT key and select demo03.dwg and demo04.dwg, and then click the Process v button. Verify the selected drawings are listed in the Drawings to Process section of the Wire Tagging: Select drawings to process dialog box: demo03.dwg and demo04.
Panel Layouts In This Chapter ® ■ AutoCAD Electrical provides tools to create intelligent About panel layouts ■ Inserting panel components panel layout drawings. Layouts can be driven from ■ Modifying attributes information carried on the AutoCAD Electrical ■ Inserting footprints schematic drawings or they can be constructed independently of the schematics.
About Panel Layouts AutoCAD Electrical places no requirements on special naming or attribute requirements on mechanical footprint symbols. This means that vendor supplied footprint symbols, in AutoCAD format, can be used as is with AutoCAD Electrical. Inserting Panel Components Using the AutoCAD Electrical Panel Layout tools, you can select from a list of schematic components and then place the footprint component directly into a panel layout.
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Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert Footprint tool to access the Insert Footprint (Schematic List) tool. Panel Layout ➤ Insert Footprint (Schematic List) Menu In the Schematic Component List Panel Layout Insert dialog box, verify the following settings, and then click OK. Extract component list for: Project Location Codes to extract: All Click OK.
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In the Schematic Components (current project) dialog box, click the Mark Existing button. An x marks the components that have already been placed in the project. Chapter 6 Panel Layouts...
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In the Schematic Components (current project) dialog box, Display section, select the Hide Existing radio button to display the schematic component footprints to be inserted into the panel layout. You are now ready to begin manually inserting schematic component footprints on the panel layout. Inserting Panel Components...
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To manually insert the emergency stop footprint In the Schematic Components (current project) dialog box, select: PB403 OPSTA3 EMERGENCY STOP, and then click the Manual button. NOTE The Manual button is used when schematic component footprints do not have a manufacturer and catalog number defined. Next, you need to define a catalog assignment for an automatic footprint selection.
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To make a catalog assignment In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, click the Catalog lookup button. NOTE Use Choice B to enter a graphic without selecting a catalog number. In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: CATALOG, CONTACTS, DESCRIPTION 800T-D6A 1NO-1NC PUSH BUTTON-MUSHROOM, NEMA 4/13 Click OK.
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Respond to the prompts as follows: Select Location for PB403: Select to the left of PB414A (1) Select Location for PB403: <Ortho on> select ROTATION: Right-click to place the push button In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. Chapter 6 Panel Layouts...
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NOTE The Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box is displayed each time you insert a panel footprint. Information from the schematic representation is automatically carried over to the panel footprint representation. Now you’re ready to insert the system reset button on the panel layout. To manually insert the system reset footprint In the Schematics Components (current project) dialog box, select: PB403A OPSTA3 SYSTEM RESET, and then click the Manual button.
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In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: MANUFACTURER AB TYPE 30.5mm FLUSH STYLE *ALL* CATALOG, CONTACTS, STYLE, DESCRIPTION 800T-A2A 1 NO 1 NC BLACK PUSH BUTTON - MOMENTARY, NEMA 4/13 Click OK. In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, verify the following values: Manufacturer AB Catalog 800T-A2A Click OK.
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In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. NOTE The Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box is displayed each time you insert a panel footprint. Information from the schematic representation is automatically carried over to the panel footprint representation. Now you’re ready to insert conveyor on light.
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To manually insert the light footprint In the Schematic Components (current project) dialog box, select LT404 OPTSTA3 CONVEYOR ON, and then click the Manual button. In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, click the Catalog lookup button. In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: MANUFACTURER AB TYPE 30.5mm VOLTAGE *ALL*...
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Click OK. In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, verify the following values: Manufacturer AB Catalog 800H-QRT24G Click OK. Inserting Panel Components...
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Respond to the prompts as follows: Select Location for LT404: Select to the left of the conveyor running light (3) Select Location for LT404: <Ortho on> select ROTATION: Right-click to place the push button In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. Chapter 6 Panel Layouts...
In the Schematics Components (current project) dialog box, notice the master control relay still needs to be placed. Click the Close button. Modifying Attributes You can align the inserted schematic component footprints with existing footprints. To align footprints vertically Click the drop-down arrow on the Scoot tool to access the Align tool. Components ➤...
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To align footprints horizontally Click the Align tool. Components ➤ Align Menu Respond to the prompts as follows: Select component to align with (Horizontal/<Vertical>): Enter H, press ENTER Select component to align with (Horizontal/<Vertical>): Select the conveyor running button (1) Select objects: Select LT404 (2), right click to align horizontally Follow steps 1 and 2 to align the remaining footprints.
Inserting Nameplate Footprints You are now ready to add nameplates to the panel layout. To insert an automotive type name plate Click the Insert Footprint tool. Panel Layout ➤ Insert Footprint (Icon Menu) Menu In the Insert Footprint: Panel Layout Symbols dialog box, click the Nameplates button.
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In the Nameplate dialog box, Choice A section, verify the following values: Manufacturer AB Catalog 800T-X701 Click OK. Respond to the prompts as follows: Select objects: Select PB403 (1), right-click to the place the nameplate In the Panel Layout - Nameplate Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK to insert the nameplate.
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In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: MANUFACTURER AB TYPE 800T Half Round COLOR_AND_ *ALL* CATALOG, MISCELLANEOUS1, MISCELLANEOUS2, COLOR_AND_, DESCRIPTION 800T-X59E Gray Custom Text Name Plate Click OK. In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, verify the following values: Manufacturer AB Catalog 800T-X59E Click OK.
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Respond to the prompts as follows: Select objects: Select PB403A (2), right-click to place the nameplate In the Panel Layout - Nameplate Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK to insert the nameplate. The nameplate is inserted. This is the end of this tutorial chapter. Chapter 6 Panel Layouts...
Index 3-Phase Bus dialog box dialog boxes (continued) Alert All Locations-Drawing All Locations-drawing Browse for Folder Add Drawings dialog box Create New Project File Alert dialog box Current Drawing List for FAMILY="CR" align components Drawing Extract for All Locations All Locations-Drawing dialog box Drawing Modification All Locations-drawing dialog box I/O Address...
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exercises Qsave dialog box prerequisites setting up for reports footprints aligning horizontally aligning vertically Schematic Component Report dialog box manual insertion schematic component reports Schematic Components dialog box schematic symbols green press to test pilot light Help systems, AutoCAD Electrical limit switch button normally open limit switch normally open push button...
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