Drawing Electrical Systems
This section provides instructions for using AutoCAD MEP to design and draft the electrical systems for a building plan.
About Electrical Systems
AutoCAD MEP includes many features that you can use to create, modify, and plot electrical system designs.
The topics in this section provide general information about electrical features.
Design Workflow for Electrical Systems
Use the electrical features in AutoCAD MEP during the design development and construction document
phases of a building project to design and document a building's electrical systems.
Define System Requirements
Click in the left column to view a workflow demonstration. The right column provides links to help topics
that provide detailed procedures.
Task
Create electrical system
definitions
Create load category
definitions
View more information
Name electrical systems and supply definitions
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for key elements by
Creating Electrical System
Definitions
on page 363
Specify a demand factor for the calculation of
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circuit loads by
Creating Load Category
Definitions
on page 364
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