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Contents | iii Contents Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 About AutoCAD Electrical. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Learning AutoCAD Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Using Help. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Selecting Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Add Existing Drawings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Chapter 1 Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 About Wires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Inserting Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Trimming Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Chapter 2 Schematic Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 About Schematic Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Inserting Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Inserting Parent Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Scooting Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Inserting Child Components. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Aligning Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Inserting Push Buttons. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Inserting Pilot Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Inserting System Reset Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Generating Component Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 iv | Contents Chapter 3 Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Working with Templates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Selecting Templates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26 Inserting Ladders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27 Inserting 3-Phase Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .31 Adding Drawings to Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .33 Adding Drawing Descriptions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 Chapter 4 PLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 About PLC Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Inserting PLC modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38 Removing Ladder Rungs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43 Using Multiple Insert Component. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44 Chapter 5 Wire Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 About Wire Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Attaching Source Signal Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50 Attaching Destination Signal Arrows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52 Inserting Wire Numbers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58 Deleting Wire Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61 Chapter 6 Panel Layouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 About Panel Layouts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Inserting Panel Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64 Modifying Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77 Inserting Nameplate Footprints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79 Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 1 In This Chapter Introduction AutoCAD ® Electrical software provides tools that extend the capabilities of AutoCAD ® allowing you to quickly build and manage an electrical controls drawing set. This manual provides conceptual information to help get you started and exercises that introduce you to the capabilities of AutoCAD Electrical. ■ About AutoCAD Electrical ■ Learning AutoCAD Electrical ■ Using Help ■ Selecting a Project 2 | Introduction 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. If you do not, use the integrated Design Support System (DSS) to access the online documentation. It is also recommended that you have a working knowledge of Microsoft ® Windows NT ® 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP, and a working knowledge of electrical design and schematic ladder wiring diagrams. Using Help As you work, you may need additional information on the task you are performing. The AutoCAD Electrical Help system provides detailed concepts, procedures, and reference information about every product feature. To access the Help system: ■ Select Help ➤ Electrical Help Topics from the standard toolbar. ■ Click the Help button or press F1 within a dialog box. Selecting Projects | 3 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 1 Click the Project New/Existing tool. Menu Projects ➤ Project ➤ Project New/Existing 2 In the Project dialog box, click the Pick Project button. 3 In the Recent Projects dialog box, click the Other Projects button. 4 In the Select Project file, select AEGS.wdp from the AeData/Proj/Aegs directory, and then click Open. Add Existing Drawings Add existing drawings to the active project. 4 | Introduction To add drawings to the project file 1 In the Project aegs dialog box, click the Add button. 2 In the ADD drawing(s) dialog box, click Multiple to add multiple drawings to the current project. 3 In the Browse for Folder dialog box, choose the Aegs folder, and then click OK. 4 In the ADD Drawings(s) to Current Project dialog box, select drawings DEMO01.dwg to DEMO09.dwg, and then click OK. The Project aegs dialog box is displayed with the files listed in the Project Drawing List section. 5 Click OK Project in the Project aegs dialog box. 6 In the No Project Database File Found dialog box, click OK. You now have convenient access to the needed files when you start using the exercises in this book. View drawings using the Project aegs dialog box. Selecting Projects | 5 To quickly view drawings in a project 1 Click the Project New/Existing tool. Menu Projects ➤ Project ➤ Project New/Existing 2 Highlight demo04.dwg. 3 In the Project aegs dialog box, Project Drawing List section, click the View button. 4 In the Project aegs dialog box, continue to click the drawing name you want to preview. 5 When you have finished viewing the drawings, click the Close button in the Drawing Preview dialog box. After you open a drawing, you can still quickly view drawings using the Next and Previous Project Drawing tool. To view project drawings once a drawing is open 1 In the Project aegs dialog box, double-click demo04.dwg to open. 2 Use the navigation tools Previous Project Drawing and Next Project Drawing to view the drawings. This is the end of this tutorial chapter. 6