Page 1: Getting Started
AutoCAD Electrical 2010 Getting Started Part No. 225B1-050000-PM01A January 2009...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Contents AutoCAD Electrical Environment ....1 Chapter 1 Introduction ......3 About Standards .
Page 4 About Schematic Components ..... . 23 Inserting Components ......23 Relocating Components .
Page 5 Editing Terminal Strips ......156 Point-to-Point Diagramming ....165 Chapter 9 Connector Diagrams .
Page 6 Index ....... 245 vi | Contents...
Page 7: Autocad Electrical Environment
AutoCAD Electrical Environment ® Part 1 of this manual provides information about access to AutoCAD Electrical commands and how to set up a project.
Page 9: Introduction
Introduction ® ® AutoCAD Electrical software extends the capabilities of AutoCAD so that you can quickly build and manage an electrical controls drawing set. This manual provides concepts and exercises to help you get started with AutoCAD Electrical. About Standards AutoCAD Electrical currently supports the following industry standards: JIC (US), IEC (Europe), JIS (Japan), GB (China) and AS (Australia).
Page 10: Prerequisites
NOTE The exercises in this manual must be performed in order. It is advised to turn off the AutoCAD Dynamic Input feature (found on the status bar) before starting the exercises. The Getting Started manual uses two manufacturers: Allen Bradley and Siemens. You must install both manufacturers in order to have the same results that are shown here.
Page 11: Command Summary
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Page 13: Projects
Projects ® This chapter contains information about AutoCAD Electrical projects and how to work with them. Working with Projects AutoCAD Electrical is a project-based system. An ASCII text with a .wdp extension defines each project. This project file contains a list of project information, default project settings, drawing properties, and drawing file names.
Page 14 Create an AutoCAD Electrical project 1 Click Project tab Project Tools panel Manager. 2 In the Project Manager, click the New Project tool. NOTE You can also use the Project Manager to open an existing project. In the Project Manager, click the project selection arrow and select Open Project. 3 In the Create New Project dialog box, specify: AEGS Name:...
Page 15 5 Click OK-Properties. Your new project is added to the current projects list and automatically becomes the active project. The Project Properties dialog box displays, where you can modify your project default settings. All information defined on these tabs are saved to the project definition file as project defaults and settings.
Page 16: Working With Drawings
5 Review the various options on the different tabs of the Project Properties dialog box. NOTE In the Project Properties dialog box, icons indicate whether the settings apply to project settings or drawing defaults. Settings that apply to project settings have the project icon next to them and are saved inside the project definition file (*.wdp).
Page 17 Create a drawing 1 In the Project Manager, click the New Drawing tool. 2 In the Create New Drawing dialog box, specify: AEGS11 Name: Bill of Materials Report Description 1: 3 Click Browse next to the Template edit box. A set of templates (*.dwt files) installed with AutoCAD Electrical contain settings for various kinds of drawings, such as acad.dwt and ACAD_ELECTRICAL.dwt.
Page 18 NOTE You could click OK-Properties to display the Drawing Properties dialog box. This dialog box has options like the options found in the Project Properties dialog box. It defines drawing-specific settings that are maintained inside the WD_M block of the drawing. 6 In the Project Manager, double-click the project name (AEGS) to display the drawing files.
Page 19 5 In the Reorder Drawings dialog box, select AEGS10.dwg and AEGS11.dwg and click Move Down until the drawings are at the bottom of the list. 6 Click OK. AEGS11.dwg is now at the bottom of the project drawing file list in the Project Manager.
Page 20 5 In the Project Manager, Details section, review the drawing descriptions. The drawing details update when you highlight a drawing file and remain visible until a new drawing file is selected. Displayed information includes the status, file name, file location, file size, last saved date, and the name of the last user who modified the file.
Page 21 2 To view the drawings, Click Project tab Other Tools panel Previous DWG. or Click Project tab Other Tools panel Next DWG. A new window opens and the original window closes when you click the navigation tools unless you hold the Shift key while clicking the tools. Working with Drawings | 15...
Page 23: Ladder Style Diagrams
Ladder Style Diagrams Part 2 of this manual provides information about how to set up and work with ladder style diagrams.
Page 25: Wires
Wires ® This chapter contains information about wires and how they are used in AutoCAD Electrical. About Wires ® AutoCAD Electrical treats AutoCAD line entities as wires when the lines are placed on an AutoCAD Electrical defined wire layer. The number of wire layers available in AutoCAD Electrical is unlimited.
Page 26: Inserting Wires
Inserting Wires You can start or end a wire segment in empty space, from an existing wire segment, or from an existing component. If you start from a component, the wire segment snaps to the wire connection terminal closest to your pick point on that symbol.
Page 27: Trimming Wires
Create two vertical wires between two horizontal wires 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Insert Wires drop-down Wire. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify wire start or [wireType/X=show connections]: Select the top wire at line reference 403(1) Specify wire end or [V=start Vertical/H=start Select the lower wire at line reference 404 (2) Horizontal/Continue]:...
Page 28 Trim a wire 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Wires/Wire Numbers panel Trim Wire. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Fence/Crossing/Zext/<Select wire to TRIM>: Specify the wire segment at line reference 404 between the two vertical wires (1), right-click Wire segments are trimmed back to a connecting dot, a component, or completely if neither is encountered along the segment.
Page 29: Schematic Components
Schematic Components ® This chapter contains information about schematic components in AutoCAD Electrical and inserting them into drawings. About Schematic Components ® An AutoCAD Electrical schematic component is an AutoCAD block with certain expected attributes. When inserting components, use AutoCAD Electrical tools to break wires, assign unique component tags, cross reference related components, and enter values for catalog information, component descriptions, and location codes.
Page 30 In this exercise, you insert components on the wires previously defined in AEGS04.dwg. Insert a parent component 1 Zoom in on the upper left corner of the drawing. 2 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Components drop-down Icon Menu. 3 In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click Relays/ Contacts.
Page 31 AutoCAD Electrical automatically determines the unique tag name for the new relay based on the line reference location that you inserted the symbol on. CR” indicates that it is a control relay and 403” indicates that the symbol is on line reference 403. If you inserted this symbol on line reference 404 then the tag name would be CR404.”...
Page 32 10 Click Catalog Check. 11 In the Bill Of Material Check dialog box, review the BOM information associated with the selected part number. Click Close. 12 In the Parts catalog dialog box, click OK. The selected manufacturer code and catalog number display in the Insert/Edit Component dialog box.
Page 33 MASTER CONTROL Line 1: RELAY Line 2: Up to three lines of description text can be entered as a description for components. If the third description line is unavailable, the symbol does not carry an attribute for a third line of description. NOTE You can specify a description by entering text or by clicking Defaults to select from a list of standard component descriptions.
Page 34: Relocating Components
17 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK. Any values entered here are saved as attribute values on the symbol itself. Relocating Components You might need to scoot the component if it was not inserted in the correct location. Use the Scoot tool to select a component or wire number and slide it back and forth along the wire while keeping everything connected.
Page 35 Scoot a component 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Modify Components drop-down Scoot. 2 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.
Page 36 2 In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click Relays/ Contacts. 3 In the JIC: Relays and Contacts dialog box, click Relay NO Contact. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point: Position the cursor on the wire at line reference 404 near the hot wire and click The Insert/Edit Child Component dialog box displays.
Page 37 7 Click OK. The values of the parent are immediately transferred to the contact. 8 In the Insert/Edit Child Component dialog box, verify that the following options are specified: CR403 Component Tag: MASTER CONTROL Description: Line 1: RELAY Description: Line 2: Cross-reference: MCAB5 Location code:...
Page 38: Aligning Components
9 In the Insert/Edit Child Component dialog box, click OK. The child component is inserted. It is cross-referenced in real time. The coil is annotated with the line reference number of the new child contact and the child contact gets annotated with the line reference location of the parent coil.
Page 39: Inserting Components
2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Pick component to align with (Horizontal/<Vertical>): Select the normally open limit switch component near the hot wire at line reference 406 (1) A dashed line is displayed. Select objects: Select the previously inserted child contact component near the hot wire at line reference 404 (2), right-click The aligned component is placed.
Page 40 Position the push button on the wire at line reference 403 near the hot wire and click (1) 5 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify the following: PB403 Component Tag: AutoCAD Electrical automatically assigned the tag name based on the line reference.
Page 41 Position the pilot light on the wire at line reference 404 near the neutral wire and click (2) TIP Having Snap turned on makes positioning the pilot light easier. 5 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify: LT404 Component Tag: 6 In the Descriptions section, specify: CONVEYOR Line 1:...
Page 42: Editing Components
Position the push button on the middle of the wire at line reference 403 and click (3) 5 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify: PB403A Component Tag: AutoCAD Electrical automatically assigned the tag name based on the line reference. It added the A” suffix since it is your second push button on this line reference.
Page 43 3 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Components drop-down Icon Menu. 4 In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click Selector Switches. 5 In the JIC: Selector Switches dialog box, click 2nd+ NC Contact. 6 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point: Position the selector switch at line reference 410 near the left side of the ladder and click (1)
Page 44 Specify insertion point: Position the pilot light at line reference 410 near the neutral wire but exactly in line with the selector switch and click (2) 5 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify: LT410 Component Tag: 6 In the Descriptions section, specify: MAINT Line 1: MODE...
Page 45 5 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select component: Select the bottom sibling contact (3) of the existing switch on line reference 408 AutoCAD Electrical reads the sibling contact and transfers the appropriate annotation to your new switch contact. Editing Components | 39...
Page 46: Linking Components
6 In the Insert/Edit Child Component dialog box, click OK. The sibling contact information is displayed on the drawing. Linking Components In this exercise, you link the selector switch you inserted to the existing RAM MODE selector switch residing on line reference 406 through 408 using dashed link lines.
Page 47 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify wire start or [wireType/X=show connections]: Click the wire connection point on the right-hand side of the switch contact (4) Specify wire end or [Continue]: Drag the wire to the right and click the wire connection point on the left-hand side of the blue pilot light (5) Specify wire start or [Scoot/wireType/X=show connections]: Click the left-hand side of the switch contact...
Page 48: Editing Catalog Information
Component to link to: Click anywhere on your new switch contact (7), right-click The annotation of the contact is changed to invisible and a dashed link line is drawn from the bottom of the upper contact to the top of your new contact.
Page 49 3 In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: Manufacturer: 30.5mm Type: 120VAC XFMR Voltage: 4 Change the catalog assignment to 800T-PT16E. Add a catalog entry 1 In the Parts Catalog dialog box, click Add. Editing Catalog Information | 43...
Page 50 The entries are prefilled with the information for the currently assigned catalog part number. It is easy to add a new entry with similar information. 2 In the Add Catalog Record dialog box, specify: BOG-123B Catalog: BOGUS Manufacturer: The catalog lookup works most efficiently when field values that are meant to be the same are the same in both spelling and capitalization.
Page 51 5 In the Add Catalog Record dialog box, click List next to the Type, Voltage and Miscellaneous fields. Select the values shown in the following image if not already selected. AutoCAD Electrical provides three blank user fields for your own internal use.
Page 52: Moving Between Symbols
7 In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select the BOG-123B catalog entry and click OK. 8 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK. Moving Between Symbols Use the AutoCAD Electrical Surf utility to move from component reference to reference across the project drawing set quickly. 1 Zoom on the upper left-hand portion of the first ladder column.
Page 53 All instances of CR407 appear in the Surf dialog box. 4 Select the reference on sheet 6. 5 Click Go To. The instance of CR407 on sheet 6 is surfed to and displayed in the drawing next to the Surf dialog box. Moving Between Symbols | 47...
Page 54: Swapping Components
6 Select the reference on sheet 9. 7 Click Go To. You can edit or delete the component using options in the Surf dialog box. 8 Double-click the first entry in the Surf dialog box to return to the original AEGS04.dwg drawing.
Page 55 2 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Swap/Update Block. 3 In the Swap Block/ Update Block/ Library Swap dialog box, specify: Option A: Swap a Block - drawing wide Pick new block from icon menu Retain old block scale Auto re tag if parent swap causes FAMILY change Attribute Mapping: Use Same Attribute Names (default) Click OK.
Page 56: Creating Custom Symbols
Creating Custom Symbols You can use the Symbol Builder to create an AutoCAD Electrical symbol easily. This utility builds a smart schematic symbol by either adding AutoCAD Electrical attributes to the geometry of the symbol, or by converting text entities to AutoCAD Electrical attributes. You can also use AutoCAD attribute definition and editing commands to do the same thing.
Page 57: Adding Attribute Symbols
4 In the Select Symbol/Objects dialog box, Attribute template section, browse to the Library path C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\jic125 (or C:\Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\jic125 on a Windows Vista installation). 5 In the Attribute template section, select Symbol: Horizontal Parent, Type: Generic.
Page 58 Click Symbol Builder tab Edit panel Palette Visibility Toggle. Use this palette to assign attributes to the rectangle as well as set the height and justification for each attribute. The palette displays the AutoCAD Electrical attributes that you can insert and define as part of the symbol.
Page 59 Center Justify: Click OK. 3 Click the Insert Attribute tool. Insert the attribute above the rectangle. In the Symbol Builder Attribute Editor, notice the check mark next to the TAG1 attribute. Continue placing the rest of the attributes. 4 In the Symbol Builder Attribute Editor select DESC1. Click the Insert Attribute tool.
Page 60: Adding Wire Connection Points
9 Select MFG and insert near the center of the rectangle. Repeat for CAT and ASSYCODE. Adding Wire Connection Points If a X?TERMxx of the component (for example, "X2TERM01") wire connection-point attribute lies within the small trap distance of the end of a wire, then AutoCAD Electrical interprets the component connected to the wire.
Page 61 3 On the Insert Wire Connection dialog box select Terminal Style: Screw. This terminal style inserts both the graphic to represent the screw and the wire connection points. 4 Check Use this configuration as default. It directs Symbol Builder to use the current Terminal Style and Scale as the default in the Symbol Builder Attribute Editor.
Page 62 11 Select the Insert Wire Connection tool and insert the terminal in the upper right-hand corner. You can continue to insert wire connections until you press ENTER by entering the characters indicated in the command line prompt followed by a space. You can also select from the Direction / Style list. 12 Insert the rest of the terminals as follows: TERM03: Right : below TERM02...
Page 63: Saving Symbols
Your drawing should look like the following image: Saving Symbols You have two options for saving the symbol: WBlock or Block. WBlock creates the symbol .dwg file while Block creates the symbol for this drawing file only. Save and insert the symbol onto a drawing 1 Click Symbol Builder tab Edit panel Done.
Page 64 5 Click OK. 6 When asked to insert the symbol, click Yes. 7 Place the symbol on the empty wire on the left-hand side of the drawing. The wire breaks, the component tag inserts, and the wires connect to the symbol.
Page 65: Chapter 5 Circuitry
Circuitry This chapter provides information about working with collections of interconnected components, or circuits. Circuits can be simple or complex, single or multiple, and with or without interconnecting wiring. Reusing circuits can both speed up drawing creation and reduce errors. Moving an Existing Circuit When you move a circuit, most of the parent components contained in the circuit automatically retag since the drawing is set up for reference-based...
Page 66 This circuit has component tags FU215” on the 3-pole fuse 215CBL” on the multi-conductor cable DS215” on the disconnect switch MOT216” on the motor 3 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Circuit drop-down Move Circuit. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select Objects: Window select the circuit on line reference 215 to capture the connection wire and dots that tie in to the vertical bus, right-click...
Page 67 Related child references on the active drawing update to match the newly retagged parent components. 6 In the Update other drawings dialog box, click OK. Related child components and panel layout references on other drawings update to match the parent components on the moved circuit. 7 If asked to save the drawing, click OK.
Page 68 Extending the 3-phase bus 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Wires/Wire Numbers panel Trim Wire. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Fence/Crossing/Zext/<Select wire to TRIM>: Click the bottom ends of the three dangling wires, right-click 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.
Page 69 5 Click OK. 6 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select existing wire to begin multi-phase bus connection: Select the bottom corner of the left-most vertical bus on line reference 214 as shown Select existing wire to begin multi-phase bus connection: to Pull the cursor down to line reference 218.
Page 70: Creating A New Motor Circuit
7 Click to create the wires. 8 Right-click to exit the command. The 3-phase bus and wire connection dot symbols are inserted on the drawing. Creating a New Motor Circuit You now construct a new motor circuit on the extended 3-phase bus. Insert and configure the circuit 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel...
Page 71 3 Expand 3ph Motor Circuit. 4 Select Horizontal - FVNR - non reversing. 5 Change the Rung Spacing: Horizontal to 0.5. 6 Select Configure. 7 Specify insertion point at rung 217. Creating a New Motor Circuit | 65...
Page 72 Circuit Configuration A circuit is made up of individual circuit elements and the wiring that connects them. Circuit Builder inserts a template drawing. This template contains the base wiring for the circuit and strategically positioned marker blocks”. The marker blocks” control what circuit elements are presented in the Circuit Configuration dialog box.
Page 73 Setup & Annotation section: The options within this section change according to your selections in the Circuit Elements and Select sections. Type in values or select the Browse button to access a lookup table. Select an entry from the lookup table to obtain values for the individual settings.
Page 74 4 In the Circuit Elements section, select Power Factor correction. In the Select section, select Include power factor correction capacitor: None. 68 | Chapter 5 Circuitry...
Page 75 5 In the Circuit Elements section, select Overloads. In the Select section, select Overload elements: Thermal, Include N.O. auxiliary contact: No. Creating a New Motor Circuit | 69...
Page 76 6 In the Circuit Elements section, select Motor terminal connections. In the Select section, select Motor connection terminals: Round. 70 | Chapter 5 Circuitry...
Page 77 7 In the Circuit Elements section, select Cable marker. In the Select section, select Cable: None. Creating a New Motor Circuit | 71...
Page 78 8 In the Circuit Elements section, select Safety disconnect at the load. In the Select section, select Safety disconnect: Disconnect switch, Include N.O. auxiliary contact: No. 72 | Chapter 5 Circuitry...
Page 79 9 Select the Insert all circuit elements tool. Circuit Builder inserts each of the selected circuit elements. 10 Select Done. NOTE See the Circuit Builder topics later in this section for more examples. Multi-level terminals 1 In the Project Manager, Project Drawing List, double-click AEGS02.dwg. Creating a New Motor Circuit | 73...
Page 80 2 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Edit Components drop-down Edit. 3 Select the round terminal on rung 217. The Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box displays, where you can annotate the terminal properties and associations. 4 In the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, Project List section, select Tag Strip TB.
Page 81 The Manufacturer and Catalog information for the selected part displays in the Catalog Data section of the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box. 10 On the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, click OK. 11 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Edit Components drop-down Edit.
Page 82 3 Select the terminal block node you inserted on line reference 217 (10, , (3)). The terminal numbers defined on the block are listed, separated by commas. The number of levels defined in the block properties displays at the end of the node string in parenthesis. For example, 1,21,GND (3). If a level is not represented on the schematic, it is represented by empty space: 1, , GND (3).
Page 83 Once you click Associate, the middle level updates with the terminal number in the grid in the Active Association section of the dialog box. 5 Click OK. The level assignments display in the Properties/Associations section of the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box. Notice that the terminal is three levels and levels 1 and 2 are now assigned.
Page 84 7 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Edit Components drop-down Edit. 8 Select the bottom terminal on rung 218. The Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box displays. 9 In the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, Project List section, select Tag Strip TB. 10 Enter Location: MCAB5 and Number: 12.
Page 85 15 Click OK. The level assignments display in the Properties/Associations section of the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box. Notice that levels 1, 2, and 3 are now assigned. 16 On the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, click OK. Creating a New Motor Circuit | 79...
Page 86 Insert a ground 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify wire start or [wireType/ X=show connections]: Select a point on the motor symbol near its 5 o clock position Specify wire end or [Continue]: Move the cursor down past the bottom pole, left-click, pull the wire to the left and down, then left-click to insert the wire, press ESC to exit the command 3 Click Schematic tab...
Page 87: Saving And Inserting Standard Circuits
Saving and Inserting Standard Circuits ® AutoCAD Electrical makes saving and inserting pre-drawn circuits easy and convenient. You can save and insert from a user circuits page on the Insert ® Component icon menu or you can use the normal AutoCAD WBlock command to save selected circuitry to disk and an Insert Circuit command to insert WBlocked circuits into the active drawing.
Page 88 Base point: Select the left-most wire connection point where the circuit ties into the left-hand vertical bus wire Select objects: Window around the circuit from left to right to capture all the components and wiring, but exclude the vertical bus, press ENTER 7 On the Save Circuit to Icon Menu dialog box, click OK.
Page 89 3 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Circuit drop-down Save Circuit To Icon Menu. 4 On the Save Circuit to Icon Menu dialog box, click Add New circuit. 5 On the Create New Circuit dialog box, specify: Motor starter circ Name: Active and Create PNG from current screen image Image file:...
Page 90 2 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Circuit drop-down Insert Saved Circuit. 3 In the JIC: Saved User Circuits dialog box, select the Motor starter circ button. 4 In the Circuit Scale dialog box, click OK. 5 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point: Place the circuit insertion point on the vertical bus wire at line reference 427, left-click to insert the circuit.
Page 91 3 In the Insert/Edit Child Component dialog box, Component Tag section, click Project. 4 In the Complete Project list for Family=”M” dialog box, select M427 HYDRAULIC MOTOR NO. 2 and click OK. The tag M427 is now displayed in the Component Tag edit box. Notice that the description, cross-reference, and location code boxes have also updated.
Page 92 Using the icon menu to add a motor 1 Reopen drawing AEGS04.dwg and zoom to the blank area at line references 430-431. 2 Repeat the steps for inserting the saved Motor starter circ circuit. 3 In the Circuit Scale dialog box, click OK. 4 Insert the circuit at line reference 430.
Page 93 14 In the Complete Project list for Family=”M” dialog box, select M430 HYDRAULIC MOTOR NO. 3 and click OK. The tag M430 is now displayed in the Component Tag edit box. Notice that the description, cross-reference, and location code boxes have also updated.
Page 94 3 In the Modify Properties/Associations section, click Block Properties. 4 On the Terminal Block Properties dialog box, specify: Levels: Level 1 Level Description: Wires Per Connection: PinL: PinR: Level 2 Middle Level Description: Wires Per Connection: PinL: PinR: Level 3 Bottom Level Description: Wires Per Connection:...
Page 95 Notice on the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, Properties/Associations section that the block now has three levels. Terminal 4 is assigned to the top level of the block. 5 On the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, click OK. 6 On the Update other drawings dialog box, click OK. 7 If asked to save the drawing, click OK.
Page 96 NOTE The command prompt area indicates that the terminal was added as level 02 or level 03 once you pick the terminal. 3 Right-click terminal 6 and select Edit Component. On the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, Properties/Associations section, all three levels have been assigned. You can now move a terminal to another level using the Add/Modify Association dialog box.
Page 97: Inserting Saved Circuits Using Wblock
The grid updates to reflect the move. Notice that terminal 6 is now assigned to level 2. 6 Click OK. 7 On the Insert/Edit Terminal Symbol dialog box, click OK. 8 If asked to update related components, click Yes-Update. Add wire tee markers to your circuits 1 Pan your view so the circuit on line reference 204 is visible.
Page 98 Saving a circuit using WBlock 1 Pan to display the 3-phase motor circuit at line references 207 - 209. 2 Enter wblock at the command line and press ENTER. 3 In the Write Block dialog box, click Pick point. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion base point: Select the intersection of the left vertical bus with the upper horizontal wire at line reference 207...
Page 99: Inserting A One-Line Motor Circuit
2 In the Insert Wblocked Circuit dialog box, browse to the folder containing the circuit you saved. 3 Select the WBlocked motor circuit, and click Open. 4 In the Circuit Scale dialog box, select: Move all lines to wire layers Keep all source arrows Update circuit’s text layers as required Click OK.
Page 100 4 Click Configure. 5 Specify an insertion point on the one-line bus. The Circuit Configuration dialog box displays. 6 In the Circuit Elements section, select Motor Setup. 94 | Chapter 5 Circuitry...
Page 101 In the Setup & Annotations: Motor Setup section, select the Browse button. The Motor Table Not Found dialog box displays. The sample project is set up to use the NEC standard. However, a MOTOR_NEC table is not supplied, only a default MOTOR table. 8 Select Use default table.
Page 102 The values are entered in the Motor Setup section. A default wire size, based on the load for the motor, is selected and shown in the Wire Setup section. In the Setup & Annotations: Wire Setup section, select the Browse button.
Page 103 many times over in reduced energy losses in the wiring during the life of the motor. 18 Select a wire size in the grid based on the values shown. 19 Select a Grounding conductor size. The minimum size is preselected based on the load of the motor.
Page 104: Inserting A Dual One-Line Power Feed Circuit
27 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Edit Components drop-down Edit. 28 Select the motor symbol. 29 On the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, enter FIELD for the Location code and MY MOTOR for Description Line 1. 30 Save the drawing. Inserting a Dual One-line Power Feed Circuit In this part of the exercise, you insert a dual power feed circuit.
Page 105 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Circuit Builder drop-down Circuit Builder. 2 The Circuit Selection dialog box displays. 3 Select One-line Power Feed: Vertical - Dual feed. 4 Click Configure. 5 Specify an insertion point on the one-line bus. The Circuit Configuration dialog box displays.
Page 106 8 Select Type: Transformer, Voltage (V): 480, and Phase: 3. 9 Select an entry from the grid and click OK. 10 Continue selecting Circuit Elements for the first circuit: Load: Generic box Disconnecting means: None Terminal strip or connector: Square Cable marker: None 11 In the Circuit Elements section, select (2) Load Setup.
Page 107: Referencing An Existing Circuit
18 Save the drawing. Referencing an Existing Circuit When a new circuit is inserted, you can reference an existing circuit picked from a list of circuits pulled from the active project. The components, values, descriptions, and tag assignments from the selected circuit, become defaults for the new circuit.
Page 108 3 Click Yes to apply the project default values to the drawing settings. 4 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Insert Ladder drop-down Insert Ladder. 5 Insert a 3-phase ladder. 6 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Circuit Builder drop-down Circuit Builder.
Page 109 It directs Circuit Builder to use the tags from the one-line circuit for the components with matching marker block code values. 14 Select Configure. 15 Select an insertion point on the bus for the new circuit. 16 Verify that the same circuit elements as the referenced one-line motor circuit are selected.
Page 110 Circuit Elements Select Power Factor correction Include power factor correction capacitor: None Overloads Overload elements: None Include N.O. auxiliary contact: No Motor terminal connections Motor connection terminals: None Cable marker Cable: Yes Safety disconnect at the load Safety disconnect: None Include N.O.
Page 111: Chapter 6 Plc
Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) modules are built dynamically when selected from the menu. From a small set of library symbols, hundreds of PLC modules can be built on request. This method allows the module to conform to the underlying ladder rung spacing, so you can add spacers and break the module at insertion time.
Page 112 Skip: You do not need to specify the Length since it is automatically calculated once the first Reference, Index, and Rungs are specified. NOTE Reference 519 represents Page 5, Reference 19. 4 Click OK. 5 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify start position of first rung or [wireType]: Enter 16, 21 press ENTER NOTE You can also specify the start position of the first rung by left-clicking...
Page 113: Inserting Plc Modules
Inserting PLC Modules AutoCAD Electrical generates any of hundreds of different PLC I/O modules on demand, in various different graphical styles, all without a single, complete I/O module library symbol resident on the system. Modules adapt to the underlying ladder rung spacing, whatever that value might be. They can be stretched or broken into two or more pieces at insertion time.
Page 114 3 Click OK. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify PLC module insertion point or [Z=zoom, P=pan]: Pick a point on wire line reference 520 closer to the right side, ensure the X is near the horizontal wire, click 108 | Chapter 6 PLC...
Page 115 5 In the Module Layout dialog box, verify the default settings: 1.0000 Spacing: Insert all I/O Points: Click OK. AutoCAD Electrical reads the vertical rung spacing of your ladder and calculates how long the module is going to be. It multiplies the rung spacing by the number of wire connections specified by the module you selected.
Page 116 8 In the I/O Address dialog box, specify: I:11/00 Beginning address: NOTE You can also select the beginning address from the Quick picks list. 9 Click OK. 10 In the I/O Addressing dialog box, click Decimal. The PLC module is inserted into your drawing with incremental address numbers already annotated as the module goes in, it breaks and reconnects to underlying wires.
Page 117: Using Multiple Insert Component
Remove ladder rungs 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Wires/Wire Numbers panel Trim Wire. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Fence/Crossing/Zext/<Select wire to TRIM>: Select the ladder rung at line reference 519, right-click The ladder rung is removed from your drawing. Using Multiple Insert Component You can insert components into wires that are tied to the PLC module.
Page 118 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Component Fence, From Point: Select above the wire at line reference 520 (1) Component Fence, From Point: to: Drag below the wire at line reference 522, click the point (2), right-click 5 In the Keep dialog box, select: Keep this one Show edit dialog box after each Click OK...
Page 119 STATION Description: Line 2: MACHINE Location code: Click OK. 9 In the Keep dialog box, select: Keep this one Show edit dialog box after each Click OK 10 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, specify: LS522 Component Tag: PALLET LEAVING Description: Line 1: STATION Description: Line 2:...
Page 120 3 In the JIC: Terminals and Connectors dialog box, click Round with Terminal Number. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select above wire at line reference 520 (1) Component Fence, From Point: Component Fence, From Point: to: Select below wire at line reference 535 (2), left click to end command, right-click to add terminal 5 In the Keep dialog box, select Keep this one.
Page 121 7 Click OK. 8 In the Keep dialog box, select: Keep all, don’t ask Clear Show edit dialog box after each Click OK The terminals are automatically added to your drawing. Using Multiple Insert Component | 115...
Page 122: Annotating Plc I/O Descriptions
Annotating PLC I/O Descriptions You can add description text to a PLC module using the Edit Component tool. You can change the descriptions at any time. However, edit each split PLC piece separately. Add description text 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Edit Components drop-down...
Page 123 The Edit PLC Module dialog box displays. This dialog box provides spaces for you to enter description text for each I/O point. Assume that the descriptions already assigned to the connected limit switches are like what you want to use for the PLC I/O point descriptions.
Page 124: Inserting I/O Based Wire Numbers
5 Make sure that the correct description is specified and click OK. 6 Click Next to highlight I/O address 1:11/01 in the Addressing list. The corresponding device description highlights automatically. 7 Select the highlighted description, PALLET INSIDE STATION, and click 8 Repeat this process for the remaining I/O point.
Page 125 NOTE If you want PLC I/O based wire numbering to be the automatic default for a drawing, set it up in the Drawing Properties dialog box. Select the Search for PLC I/O address on insert toggle. Insert PLC I/O wire numbers 1 Open AEGS05.dwg.
Page 126 The wire numbers are inserted with the specified format. If some of the I/O points short-circuit to other I/O points, the last point wire number prevails for that common wire network. 120 | Chapter 6 PLC...
Page 127: Resequencing Ladders
Resequencing Ladders AutoCAD Electrical drawings can be easily renumbered and retagged with a minimum of manual clean-up. You can resequence line reference numbers, component tags, and wire numbers. It is useful when a drawing has been copied from a previous project and the line reference numbers and tagging format of the drawing do not conform to the project requirements.
Page 129: Chapter 7 Wire Numbers
Wire Numbers This chapter provides information about working with wire numbers in drawings and across projects. About Wire Numbers Wire numbers can be assigned to any existing wires on an individual selection, an entire drawing, selected drawings in a project, or an entire project. ®...
Page 130 Attach a source signal arrow 1 Open AEGS03.dwg. 2 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Signal Arrows drop-down Source Arrow. 3 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) 4 In the Signal - Source Code dialog box, specify: 24 VDC...
Page 131: Attaching Destination Signal Arrows
AutoCAD Electrical allows one description line on a source arrow. This description can then be carried over to the associated destination arrow. You can define some default description lines to make them easier to enter without typing them in each time. AutoCAD Electrical looks for a file called WDSRCDST.WDD.
Page 132 Attach a destination signal 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Signal Arrows drop-down Destination Arrow. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select wire end for Destination: Select the top of the hot wire on the schematic on the left side of the drawing at line reference 402 (2) 3 In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, click Project.
Page 133 5 Click OK. 6 In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, verify: 24 VDC Code: Signal Arrow Style: Click OK + Update Source. The cross-references for your signal insert into the drawing above the hot wire. Attach source and destination signals to the neutral wires. 1 To return to AEGS03.dwg Click Project tab Other Tools panel...
Page 134 2 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Signal Arrows drop-down Source Arrow. 3 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select wire end for Source: Select the bottom of the neutral wire at line reference 332 (3) 4 In the Signal - Source Code dialog box, specify: 24 VDC NEUTRAL Code: Click OK.
Page 135 Click Project tab Other Tools panel Next DWG. 7 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Signal Arrows drop-down Destination Arrow. 8 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select wire end for Destination: Select the top of the neutral wire at line reference 402 (4) 9 In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, click Project.
Page 136 11 Click OK. 12 In the Insert Destination Code dialog box, verify: 24 VDC NEUTRAL Code: Signal Arrow Style: Click OK + Update Source. NOTE If asked to change the destination wire layer, click Yes. The cross-references for your signal insert into the drawing above the neutral wire.
Page 137: Inserting Wire Numbers
13 Click Schematic tab Edit Wires/Wire Numbers panel Show Signal Paths. Temporary graphics illustrate the flow of the signals on your drawings. NOTE There is no limit to the number of source and destination links you can set up. One source network can jump to multiple destinations on one or many drawings.
Page 138 AutoCAD Electrical works from left to right, top to bottom as it processes wire networks by default. You can change the direction of wire numbering using the Project Properties Wire Numbers dialog box (in the Project Manager. Right-click the project name, and select Properties. In the Project Properties dialog box, click the Wire Numbers tab).
Page 139 Add wire numbers to the entire drawing 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Insert Wire Numbers drop-down Wire Numbers. 2 In the Sheet 4 - Wire Tagging dialog box, click Drawing-wide. Wire numbers are assigned to each segment in your drawing. Add wire numbers project-wide 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel...
Page 140: Working With Wire Layers
5 In the Select Drawings to Process dialog box, Project Drawing List section, press SHIFT as you select AEGS03.dwg and AEGSO04.dwg. Click Process. 6 Verify AEGS03.dwg and AEGS04.dwg are listed as the drawings to process and click OK. 7 If asked to save the drawing, click OK. Wire numbers are processed for the selected drawings.
Page 141 The Change/Convert Wire Type dialog box lists all the valid wire layers that are defined for the active drawing. The wire layer name and the wire properties like color, size, and user-defined properties are listed in the grid. An X” in the Used column indicates the layer name is currently being used.
Page 143: Chapter 8 Panel Layouts
Panel Layouts This chapter provides information about working with tools that insert footprint components ® into panel layouts in AutoCAD Electrical. About Panel Layouts AutoCAD Electrical provides tools to create intelligent panel layout drawings. You can drive layouts from information on the AutoCAD Electrical schematic drawings or you can construct them independently of the schematics.
Page 144 3 In the Schematic Component List -- Panel Layout Insert dialog box, verify: Project Extract component list for: Location Codes to extract: 4 Click OK. 5 In the Select Drawings to Process dialog box, select AEGS04.dwg and click Process. 6 Verify that AEGS04.dwg is listed in the Drawing to Process section and click OK.
Page 145 8 In the Schematic Components (active project) dialog box, Display section, select Hide Existing. The schematic component footprints not yet inserted into the panel layout are displayed. Inserting Panel Components | 139...
Page 146 Now you can begin to insert schematic component footprints manually on the panel layout. Insert the system reset footprint manually 1 In the Schematics Components (active project) dialog box, select PB403 OPSTA3 SYSTEM RESET. 140 | Chapter 8 Panel Layouts...
Page 147 2 Click Manual. NOTE The Manual button is used when schematic component footprints do not have a manufacturer and catalog number defined. The next step is to make a catalog assignment for the automatic footprint. 3 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, click Catalog lookup. NOTE Use Choice B to enter a graphic without selecting a catalog number.
Page 148 6 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, verify: Manufacturer: 800T-A2A Catalog: Click OK. 7 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select to the left of PB414A (1) Select Location for PB403: Select Location for PB403: <Ortho on> select ROTATION: Right-click to place the push button 142 | Chapter 8 Panel Layouts...
Page 149 The component may already have an Item Number assigned. If AutoCAD Electrical finds a component with the same catalog information, it automatically assigns the same item number to this new component. If no item number is assigned, and you think a matching component was already inserted, use one of the Find buttons to look through the drawing or project.
Page 150 NOTE The Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box displays each time you insert a panel footprint. Information from the schematic representation is automatically carried over to the panel footprint representation. 8 In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. The Schematics Component (active project) dialog box redisplays.
Page 151 2 Click Manual. 3 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, click Catalog lookup. 4 In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: Manufacturer: 30.5mm Type: Style: 5 Change the catalog assignment to 800T-D6A 1NO-1NC PUSH BUTTON-MUSHROOM, NEMA 4/13 and click OK. 6 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, verify: Manufacturer: 800T-D6A...
Page 152 Right-click to place the push button 8 In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. Insert the light footprint manually 1 In the Schematic Components (active project) dialog box, select LT404 OPTSTA3 CONVEYOR ON. 146 | Chapter 8 Panel Layouts...
Page 153 2 Click Manual. 3 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, click Catalog lookup. 4 In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: MANUFACTURER: 30.5mm TYPE: *ALL* VOLTAGE: 5 Change the catalog assignment to 800H-QRT24G PLASTIC LENS 24VAC/VDC FULL VOLT GREEN PILOT and click OK. NOTE To sort the Catalog list easily, select Show list sorted by catalog part number in the Parts catalog dialog box.
Page 154 6 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, verify: Manufacturer: 800H-QRT24G Catalog: Click OK. 7 Respond to the prompts: 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 pilot light 148 | Chapter 8 Panel Layouts...
Page 155: Modifying Attributes
8 In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. In the Schematics Components (active project) dialog box, notice the master control relay must still be placed. 9 In the Schematic Components (active project) dialog box, click Close. NOTE You can modify a footprint at any time using the Edit Footprint tool.
Page 156 Align footprints vertically 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Align. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select component to align with (Horizontal/<Vertical>): Enter V, press ENTER Select component to align with (Horizontal/<Vertical>): Select the power on button on the top, left of the layout (1) Select objects: Select the three components that were just inserted (2-4), right-click The components are aligned vertically.
Page 157 Enter H, press ENTER Select component to align with (Horizontal/<Vertical>): Select the conveyor running button (1) Select LT404 (2), right-click Select objects: 3 Follow steps 1 and 2 to align the remaining footprints horizontally. Move an attribute 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Move/Show Attribute.
Page 158 AutoCAD Electrical provides a way to change the extended entity data manually into visible attributes tied to an inserted footprint block. Change Xdata to attributes 1 Click Panel tab Other Tools panel Make Xdata Visible. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select LT404 Select footprint: The Select XData to Change to a Block Attribute dialog box displays.
Page 159: Adding Nameplate Footprints
Adding Nameplate Footprints You can add nameplates to the panel layout. Nameplates are associated with existing component footprints. Nameplates can be inserted from the main panel icon menu or from a vendor menu. Insert an automotive type nameplate 1 Click Panel tab Insert Component Footprints panel Insert Footprints drop-down...
Page 160 As you select each footprint to insert, the nameplate block inserts and the Panel Layout - Nameplate Insert/Edit dialog box displays where you can annotate the nameplate and assign a BOM item number if needed. 9 In the Panel Layout - Nameplate Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. NOTE A tag name links the data on the nameplate a tag name to the footprint and to the schematic component of the same name.
Page 161 6 Change the catalog assignment to 800T-X59E Gray Custom Text Name Plate and click OK. 7 In the Nameplate dialog box, Choice A section, verify: Manufacturer: 800T-X59E Catalog: Click OK. 8 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select PB403A (2), right-click to place the nameplate Select objects: Adding Nameplate Footprints | 155...
Page 162: Editing Terminal Strips
9 In the Panel Layout - Nameplate Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. The nameplate is inserted. Editing Terminal Strips Terminal blocks connect devices that require quick disconnect or disassembly during product shipment, while at other times they can be used to distribute power to other devices.
Page 163 2 Click Panel tab Terminal Footprints panel Editor. 3 On the Terminal Strip Selection dialog box, select Terminal Strip TB” and click Edit. 4 On the Terminal Strip Editor dialog box, Terminal Strip tab, select terminal 1 in the grid. Editing Terminal Strips | 157...
Page 164 5 In the Terminal section, click the Move Terminal button. 6 In the Move Terminal dialog box, click Pick Above. In the Terminal Strip Editor grid, select terminal 4. NOTE You can also use the Move Up tool to move terminal 1 to the top of the grid.
Page 165 10 In the Properties section, click the Paste Terminal Block Properties button. The properties you copied from terminal 4 are pasted to terminals 7 and 10. Notice that both terminals are now 3-tiered terminals with level 1 assigned for both. Associate terminals 1 Select terminals 8 and 9 in the grid.
Page 166 Click OK. 4 In the Spare section, click Delete Spare Terminals/Accessories to remove the blank terminals resulting from the Associate. 5 On the Terminal Strip Editor dialog box, select terminals 11 and 12 in the grid. 6 In the Multi-Level section, click the Associate Terminals button. 7 On the Associate Terminals dialog box, select terminal 10, , (3) and click Associate.
Page 167 8 In the Spare section, click Delete Spare Terminals/Accessories to remove the blank terminals resulting from the Associate. Insert spare terminals and accessories 1 Select terminal 7 in the grid. 2 In the Spare section, click the Insert Spare Terminal button. 3 On the Insert Spare Terminal dialog box, specify: SPARE Number:...
Page 168 7 Select terminal 15 in the grid. 8 In the Spare section, click the Insert Accessory button. 9 On the Insert Accessory dialog box, specify: Number: Quantity: Click Insert Below. Insert the terminal strip into the drawing 1 On the Terminal Strip Editor dialog box, click the Layout Preview tab. 2 Select Graphical Terminal Strip as the terminal type to insert into the drawing.
Page 169 5 On the Terminal Strip Editor dialog box, click OK. 6 On the Terminal Strip Selection dialog box, click OK. Editing Terminal Strips | 163...
Page 171: Point-To-Point Diagramming
Point-to-Point Diagramming Part 3 of this manual provides information on creating point-to-point diagrams using connector tools. You can also create drawings for hydraulic, pneumatic, and P&ID style diagrams.
Page 173: Connector Diagrams
Connector Diagrams This chapter provides information about working with point-to-point style wiring schematics. About Connector Diagrams The connector wiring tools help you more easily create and work with point-to-point style wiring schematics (as opposed to ladder-style schematics). Although some of these tools are useful for ladder-style schematics, they are tuned to work well with drawings that are heavy on point-to-point connector diagrams.
Page 174 3 On the Drawing Properties Components dialog box, select Sequential. 4 On the Drawing Properties Wire Numbers dialog box, New Wire Number Placement section, select In-Line. 5 Click OK. Add connectors to the drawing 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Connector drop-down Insert Connector.
Page 175 4 Click Insert. A preview outline of the connector displays for placement on the drawing. It shows rounded corners for the plug side of the connector. An x” indicates the insertion point of the connector. An arrow indicates the plug side wire connection direction for plug/receptacle or plug-only connector inserts or shows the wire connection direction for a receptacle-only connector insert.
Page 176 0.75 Pin Spacing: Pin Count: Fixed Spacing Pin List: Insert All 8 Click the Flip button to flip the connector. The preview should look like the following image. 9 Click Insert. 10 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point or [Z=zoom, P=pan, X=wire crossing, V=horizontal/vertical, TAB=flip]: Select to place the connector in the middle of the left-hand border of Black Box The connector was automatically assigned a component tag of PJ2.
Page 177: Wiring Connectors
Wiring Connectors Black Box 1 is associated to a larger component such as a power box. Black Box 2 - Black Box 4 are smaller components that are part of the power box. The components must be wired together. The easiest way to do it is to use the Insert Wire and Multiple Wire Bus tools.
Page 178 3 Repeat to connect PJ1 (Pin 2) to PJ3 (Pin A) and PJ1 (Pin 3) to PJ4 (Pin A). Right-click to exit the command. Notice that the Insert Wire tool drew the wire between the connectors while avoiding any existing geometry on the screen. 4 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Multiple Bus.
Page 179 6 Click OK. 7 Respond to the prompts as follows: Window select starting wire connection points Select pins 5-7 on Black Box 1 (1) and right-click to (T= wiretype): Drag the wires to the right past the three wires you inserted, to Point (Continue/Flip): Drag the wires up towards PJ2 on Black Box 2, enter C and press ENTER (to continue and lock the drag)
Page 180 8 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Multiple Bus. 9 On the Multiple Wire Bus dialog box, click OK to use the previous settings. 10 Respond to the prompts as follows: Window select starting wire connection points: Select pins 9-11 on Black Box 1 and right-click to (T= wiretype): Drag the wires to the right, to Point (Continue/Flip):...
Page 181 11 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Multiple Bus. 12 On the Multiple Wire Bus dialog box, click OK to use the previous settings. 13 Respond to the prompts as follows: Window select starting wire connection points: Select pins 13-15 on Black Box 1 and press ENTER to (T= wiretype): Drag the wires to the right, to Point (Continue/Flip):...
Page 182: Grouping Wires
Grouping Wires Now that you wired the connectors together, you insert in-line connectors to group the wires. Insert in-line connectors 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Connector drop-down Insert Connector. 2 On the Insert Connector dialog box, specify: Pin Spacing: Pin Count: At Wire Crossing...
Page 183 7 Click Insert. 8 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point or [Z=zoom, P=pan, X=wire crossing, V=horizontal/vertical, TAB=flip]: Select to place the connector on the wires connected to PJ1, Pins 1-3 9 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Connector drop-down Insert Connector.
Page 184 14 When the Custom Pin Spaces/Breaks dialog box says Inserted So Far: 6 of 9,” click Break Symbol Now. 15 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point or [Z=zoom, P=pan, X=wire crossing, V=horizontal/vertical, TAB=flip]: Select to place the connector starting on the line at PJ1, Pin 13 16 On the Connector Layout dialog box, select Insert All.
Page 185 NOTE Another method is to insert the entire connector and then use the Split Connector tool to break the existing connector. 18 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Dashed Link Line drop-down Link Components with Dashed Line. 19 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select the bottom portion of PJ6 (1) Component to link from: Select the top portion of PJ6 (2), right-click...
Page 186: Modifying Connectors
Modifying Connectors The Insert Connector toolbar has tools for modifying connectors and connector pins. You can also add, remove, or move the pins found inside of the connector. Stretch existing connectors 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Modify Connectors drop-down Stretch Connector.
Page 187 3 Repeat for PJ6, pulling the bottom of the connector down so that it is even with PJ1. Add connector pins 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Modify Connectors drop-down Add Connector Pins. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select PJ1 Select connector: Specify where to insert new pin or [Reset]<16>:...
Page 188 3 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Modify Connectors drop-down Add Connector Pins. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select PJ6 Select connector: Specify where to insert new pin or [Reset]<10>: Select the new pin 16 on PJ1 to insert pin 10 in-line with it, right-click and select Enter NOTE You can delete pins using the Delete Connector Pins tool.
Page 189 Select pin 16 on PJ1 Select connector pin to move: Select 2 spaces up on PJ1 Specify new location for pin 16: Select pin 10 on PJ6 Select connector pin to move: Specify new location for pin 10: Select pin 16 on PJ1 to move pin 10 in-line with it, right-click 3 Click Schematic tab Edit Components panel Modify Connectors...
Page 190 7 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Connector drop-down Insert Connector. 8 On the Insert Connector dialog box, specify: Pin Spacing: Pin Count: Fixed Spacing Pin List: Insert All 9 Click Details. 10 On the Type section, select Add Divider Line. 11 On the Display section, set Pins to Plug Side.
Page 191: Adding Wire Numbers
Adding Wire Numbers ® Wire numbers are blocks or attributes inserted on a line wire entity. AutoCAD Electrical assigns each wire number type to its own layer. You can assign a different color to each of these layers so you can easily tell them apart. The wire number placement is set to in-line as defined on the Drawing Properties Wire Numbers dialog box.
Page 192: Adding Connector Descriptions
Adding Connector Descriptions AutoCAD Electrical supports two lines of description text on each connector: one for the plug and one for the receptacle side of the connector. Add descriptions 1 Right-click connector PJ1 and select Edit Component. 2 On the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, Pins section, click List. 3 On the Connector Pin Numbers In Use dialog box, connector pin grid, click in the Description column for Pin 1.
Page 193 9 Click OK. 10 On the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK. 11 Repeat to add the description POWER IN for Pins A on Black Box 2, Black Box 3 and Black Box 4. Your finished point-to-point diagram should look like the following image.
Page 195: Pneumatic, Hydraulic, And P&Id Diagrams
Pneumatic, Hydraulic, and P&ID Diagrams This chapter goes through the steps for creating Piping & Instrumentation (P&ID) and Hydraulic drawings. The same workflow can be applied for Pneumatics. Once your drawing ® is created, you can use the regular tools in the AutoCAD Electrical software to modify your drawing.
Page 196: Inserting Hydraulic Schematic Symbols
The hydraulic symbol library consists of all the hydraulic symbols and is found at \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\hyd_iso125 or \Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\hyd_iso125 on a ® Windows Vista installation.
Page 197 Insert hydraulic symbols 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Hydraulic Components. 2 In the Insert Component: Hydraulic Symbol dialog box, select the check box for Vertical. 3 In the Insert Component: Hydraulic Symbol dialog box, click the General Valves icon.
Page 198 11 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Hydraulic Components. 12 In the Insert Component: Hydraulic Symbol dialog box, click Motors & Pumps. 13 In the Hydraulic: Motors and Pumps dialog box, click Fixed Displacement. 14 In the Hydraulic: Fixed Displacement dialog box, click Uni-Directional Pump.
Page 199 18 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Hydraulic Components. 19 In the Insert Component: Hydraulic Symbol dialog box, click Filters. 20 In the Hydraulic: Filters dialog box, click Filter. 21 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select to place the filter below the shut off valve Specify insertion point: 22 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, specify: Component Tag:...
Page 200: Creating Pipes
27 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK. Creating Pipes In the AutoCAD Electrical application, we use different types of wires to represent the type of running pipes that allows water or oil flows from one instrument to another. Let's start by setting up the type of wires for pipe runs. Insert wires as pipes 1 Click Schematic tab Edit Wires/Wire Numbers panel...
Page 201 Size: The Layer Name is automatically created. The name RED_20 is assigned to the wire layer you are creating. 3 Click Color. 4 In the Select Color dialog box, select red and click OK. 5 Click Linetype. 6 In the Select Linetype dialog box, select Continuous and click OK. 7 In the Create/Edit Wire Type dialog box, specify: GREEN Wire Color:...
Page 202 10 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire. 11 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify wire start or [wireType/X=show connections]: Enter X and press ENTER Specify wire start or [wireType/X=show connections]: Select the bottom of the shut off valve Specify wire end or [Scoot/T=wiretype, X=show connections]: Select the top of the check valve 12 Continue inserting wires connecting the components together.
Page 203 NOTE You can also insert the vertical or horizontal pipes first and then insert the components onto the pipe, one at a time. 13 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Hydraulic Components. 14 In the Insert Component: Hydraulic Symbol dialog box, select the check box for Vertical.
Page 204 16 In the Hydraulic: Pressure Relief Valves dialog box, click N.C. Pressure Relief Valve with Preset -1. 17 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select to place the valve to the right of the pump Specify insertion point: 18 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, specify: VAL4 Component Tag: Pressure Relief...
Page 205: Completing The Hydraulic Drawing
You now need to insert a pipe that connects the end of the valve back to the pump. TIP Make sure that Snap is turned off and that the Wire Layer is set to GREEN_10. Specify wire start or [wireType/X=show connections]: Select the bottom connection point on the pressure relief valve Specify wire end or [V=start Vertical/H =start Horizontal/Continue):...
Page 206 Insert components 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Hydraulic Components. 2 In the Insert Component: Hydraulic Symbol dialog box, click Meters. 3 In the Hydraulic: Meters dialog box, click Pressure Gauge. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point: Select to place the pressure gauge to the far left (and slightly above) of the pump 5 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, specify:...
Page 207 Select to place the valve to the right of the pressure gauge 10 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK. 11 Set the wire layer to RED_20. 12 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire. 13 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify wire start or [wireType/X=show connections]: Select the right connection point on the pressure gauge Specify wire end or [Continue]:...
Page 208 14 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Hydraulic Components. 15 Insert and place the devices listed below as shown in the following illustration. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK after each insertion. NOTE You can also insert the vertical or horizontal pipes first and then insert the components onto the pipe, one by one.
Page 209 Icon Symbol to Insert General Valves Checkvalve Flow Left (insert as a Vertical symbol) Filters Filter (insert as a Vertical symbol) Restrictors Restrictor with Variable Output Flow Restrictors By-Pass Flow Regulator with Variable Output Flow Cylinders Single Acting Single Ended Piston Rod Completing the Hydraulic Drawing | 203...
Page 210 TIP Align the components horizontally and vertically using the Align tool to make inserting the pipes easier. 16 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire. 17 Connect the pipes from one control device to another as illustrated. 18 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert Hydraulic Components.
Page 211 20 In the Hydraulic: General Valves dialog box, click Checkvalve Flow Left. 21 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select to place the valve below the restrictor Specify insertion point: 22 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK. 23 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire.
Page 212: Setting Up P&Id Drawings
The hydraulic schematic diagram is complete. If you want to create a pneumatic drawing, use the Insert Pneumatic Components tool on the Schematic tab Insert Components panel. Refer to the pneumatic demo drawing file (Demo03.dwg) in the Extra Library Demo project. Setting Up P&ID Drawings Use the Project Manager to manage your P&ID drawings.
Page 213 3 In the Create New Drawing dialog box, specify: AEGS13 Name: Mouse over the edit box to verify AutoCAD_Electrical.dwt is Template: specified P&ID Example Description 1: Click OK. NOTE You can also Click OK-Properties to proceed to Drawing Properties dialog box if you want to set the component, wire number, cross-reference, style and drawing format settings.
Page 214 Size: The Layer Name is automatically created. The name RED_25 is assigned to the wire layer you are creating. 3 Click Color. 4 In the Select Color dialog box, select red and click OK. 5 Click Linetype. 6 In the Select Linetype dialog box, select Continuous and click OK. 7 Click Lineweight.
Page 215 12 In the Load or Reload Linetypes dialog box, click File. 13 In the Select Linetype File dialog box, select acade.lin and click Open. NOTE The default location for the acade.lin file is \Documents and Settings\{username}\Application Data\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release number}\{country code}\Support or \Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical ®...
Page 216: Inserting P&Id Schematic Symbols
The P&ID symbol library consists of all the piping and instrumentation symbols and is found at \Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\Pid or \Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs\Pid on a Windows Vista installation. Insert P&ID Symbols 1 Click Schematic tab Insert Components panel Insert P&ID...
Page 217 3 In the PID: Equipment dialog box, click Ball Mill. 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point: Select to place the ball mill in the upper left corner of your drawing 5 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, specify: C-100 Component Tag: BALL MILL...
Page 218 12 In the PID: Equipment dialog box, click Mixer 2. 13 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point: Select to place the mixer to the right and diagonally below the conveyor 14 In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, specify: A-100 Component Tag: MIXER...
Page 219: Creating Pipes
Icon Symbol to Insert Instrumentation Discrete Instruments Field Mounted Component Tag = TE 201 TIP Align the components horizontally and vertically using the Align tool to make inserting the pipes easier. Creating Pipes In AutoCAD Electrical, we use different types of wires to represent the type of running pipes that allow water or oil flows from one instrument to another.
Page 220 4 In the AutoCAD Layers toolbar, change the wire layer to POS and the linetype to HIDDEN2. 5 Click Schematic tab Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel Wire. 6 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify wire start or [wireType/X=show connections]: Select the bottom of the discrete instrument Specify wire end or [Continue]: Drag the wire down a few spaces, press ENTER 7 Click Schematic tab...
Page 221 8 In the Insert Component: Piping and Instrumentation Symbols dialog box, click Flow Arrows. 9 In the PID: Equipment dialog box, click Flow Arrow Down. 10 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify insertion point: Select to place the flow arrow at the bottom of the new wire The P&ID diagram is complete.
Page 223: Generating Reports
Generating Reports Part 4 of this manual includes information on generating reports, modifying the format of the reports, and inserting report tables.
Page 225: Report Generation
Report Generation ® AutoCAD Electrical provides a number of reports as well as great flexibility in each report format. This chapter provides information about generating a report and then using various methods to manipulate the report format in AutoCAD Electrical. Generating Bill of Material Reports Using AutoCAD Electrical, you can perform a project-wide extract of all BOM data found on your project drawing set.
Page 226: Inserting Bom Tables Into Drawings
Location Codes to extract: Click OK. 4 In the Select Drawings to Process dialog box, select AEGS03.DWG, and click Process. 5 Verify that AEGS03.DWG is displayed in the Drawings to Process section of the dialog box and click OK. The generated report is displayed in the Report Generator dialog box. 6 In the Report Generator dialog box, select: Time/Date Header:...
Page 227: Editing Bom Tables On Drawings
NOTE The extents of the BOM table are displayed in temporary graphics. Press Z to zoom down, or R to flip into real-time pan and zoom mode, if necessary. 3 The table outline moves with your cursor. Position the table, and then click to place the table.
Page 228 The report is displayed using the current report settings. 3 In the Report Generator dialog box, click Edit Mode. 4 In the Edit Report dialog box, select FU307. 5 Click Move Up. The lines that make up a single BOM entry are kept together and moved up one space in the report dialog box.
Page 229 NOTE You can also edit report data, delete BOM entries and add new catalog items to the report. 6 Click OK - Return to Report. 7 In the Report Generator dialog box, click Put on Drawing. The report on the drawing updates to reflect the changes you made. 8 In the Table Generation Setup dialog box, click OK.
Page 230: Changing Formats Of Boms
Changing Formats of BOMs Each AutoCAD Electrical report is customizable, from which data fields are reported and the order in which they appear to the justification of any column and the column labels. Remove the TAGS columns from the BOM 1 Erase the table, or UNDO, and rerun the BOM extract for AEGS03.DWG.
Page 231: Exporting Boms To Spreadsheets
NOTE This new format becomes the default the next time you extract a BOM report. The BOM data in the Report Generator dialog box is reformatted and displayed. 6 Scroll down the report to verify that the component tags column is removed.
Page 232 Your BOM data is displayed in spreadsheet format. You can slide the column borders to expose the full column of text for each field. The first six columns of the spreadsheet are shown in the previous image. The first column is the tallied quantity, followed by subassembly quantity, catalog number, and manufacturer code.
Page 233: Migrating Autocad Data
Migrating AutoCAD Data ® ® Part 5 of this manual includes information on migrating AutoCAD data to make it AutoCAD Electrical smart.
Page 235: Migration Of Autocad Data
Migration of AutoCAD Data ® This chapter describes using the tagging and linking tools in AutoCAD Electrical to convert non blocked geometry and text to a fully functional AutoCAD Electrical-aware block insert. About Tagging and Linking Tools AutoCAD Electrical has tagging and linking tools that enable non blocked geometry to be made aware of AutoCAD Electrical.
Page 236 2 In the Project Manager, right-click the project name (AEGS), and select Add Drawings. 3 In the Select Files to Add dialog box, double-click the CONVERT subfolder. 4 Select files Convert-01.dwg through Convert-04.dwg and click Add. 5 When asked to apply the project defaults to the drawing settings, click Yes.
Page 237: Tagging Schematic Components
Select push button lights A - D (including all graphics and text) on lines 401 - 407 (use either single picks or window-select), right-click The blocks explode into separate text entities and geometry. Tagging Schematic Components Use the AutoCAD Electrical Tagging tools to convert text entities into an attributed block.
Page 238: Linking Schematic Attributes
Tag schematic components 1 Click Conversion Tools tab Schematic panel Tag Component. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select 9PB, 10PB, 11PB, and 12 PB, right-click Select objects: NOTE You may have to right-click several times to exit the command. The text changes color to indicate that it has been tagged.
Page 239 Linking Results: The selected text entities are replaced with an AutoCAD Electrical attribute. Colors change to visually distinguish what has been already converted as defined in the WD_M block. Temporary lines display the link. The Link Descriptions tool links simple text as Description 1-3 attributes on an AutoCAD Electrical block file.
Page 240 Colors change to visually distinguish what has been converted and temporary lines display the link. 3 Click Reports tab Schematic panel Reports. 4 In the Schematic Report dialog box, specify: Component Report Name: Active Drawing Click OK. 5 If asked to QSave the drawing, click Yes. In the Report Generator dialog box, notice that 9PB-12PB are still listed in the TAGNAME column of the report.
Page 241: Adding Wire Connections
8 Click OK. The Report Generator dialog box now lists the TAGNAME and DESC1 values from the active drawing. 9 In the Report Generator dialog box, click Close. Adding Wire Connections Wire connection attributes can also be merged into the new generic block insert.
Page 242 Terminal attribute colors change to visually distinguish what has been already converted as defined in the WD_M block. Convert device pins to wire connection attributes 1 Click Conversion Tools tab Tools panel Add Wire Connections. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select 9PB Select block TAG or PLC Address: Enter P and press ENTER...
Page 243 Pause the mouse over 9PB - 12 PB. The text, wire connection attributes, and description text should all highlight. We still must convert the wire number text and add the geometry to our block. 4 Click Schematic tab Edit Wires/Wire Numbers panel Create/Edit Wire Type.
Page 244: Adding Geometry
9 Right-click to exit the command. Adding Geometry The Add Geometry tool in AutoCAD Electrical adds AutoCAD geometry to a template block file to be created as part of a unique block instance. It creates a new block definition with the newly added geometry. You can subsequently create a new block file if the block is exploded.
Page 245: Tagging And Linking Panel Components
3 Repeat steps 1 -2 for 10PB, 11PB, and 12 PB. Your blocks are now AutoCAD Electrical-smart. Tagging and Linking Panel Components The AutoCAD Electrical Tagging and Linking tools work on panel components the same way they work on schematic components. Tag and link panel components 1 Open Convert-04.dwg.
Page 246 The blocks explode into separate text entities and geometry. The Tag Panel Component tool makes selected text entities an attributed block file with the P_TAG1 attribute visible. The template block file (ACE_P_TAG1_CONVERT.DWG) contains attributes for a panel component. 5 Click Conversion Tools tab Panel panel Tag Footprint.
Page 247: Updating Panel Or Schematic Components
Updating Panel or Schematic Components Once a panel component has a component tag assigned, it is automatically linked to the related schematic component. Updates to either the schematic or panel component prompt an update to the related component. Surf to the related schematic component 1 Click Project tab Other Tools tab Surfer.
Page 248 Surfer goes to the schematic drawing and zooms on the schematic component. 4 If asked to save the drawing, click Yes. 5 In the Surf dialog box, click Edit. 6 In the Component Insert/Edit dialog box, change the description to LIGHT 1 and click OK.
Page 249 11 In the Surf dialog box, double-click the component marked with type #.” Surfer goes to the panel layout drawing and zooms on the physical representation of the push button. Notice that the description for 9PB updated to reflect the change you made to the schematic component. 12 In the Surf dialog box, click Close.
Page 251 Index save to icon menu command summary add connector pins Component Data Fields to Report dialog add geometry Add Rung tool component fence align components component tag All Locations-Drawing dialog box 27, 34 components attributes aligning child DESC1 parent FAMILY scooting INST swap...
Page 252 Bill of Materials Data Fields to Wire Tagging (Project-wide) Report dot tee markers Change/Convert Wire Type drafting settings 190, 207 Component Data Fields to drawing details Report drawing properties Connector Layout drawings Create New Drawing 189, 207 Create/Edit Wire Type descriptions Custom Pin Spaces/Breaks in projects...
Page 253 restrictor with variable output flow shut off valve open 191, 200 name plates single ended piston rod insertion 153–154 solenoid spring return New Drawing tool uni-directional pump New Project tool I/O Address dialog box one-line circuit 93, 98 I/O Point dialog box Insert Connector dialog box 168–169, 176–177, 184...
Page 254 Signal Codes-Proj-wide Source dialog reference-based tags Signal-Source Code dialog box renumber terminals signals reorder drawings destination Report Generator dialog box show reports source change format Source/Destination Signal Arrows dialog edit 125, 128 export to spreadsheet stretch connectors reverse connectors Surf dialog box rotate connectors surf symbols swap components...
Page 255 move single-phase 20, 59, 73 projects trimming 21, 62 Wire Tagging (Project-wide) dialog Wire Tagging dialog box 132, 185 wires xdata multiple wire bus Index | 249...

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