AutoCAD Electrical

Capable of Circuit design and using symbol libraries Generate PLC layout modules, insert PLC modules, and organize PLC database files Automatic report generation Capable to do wire numbering and component tagging in circuits design

After completing the AutoCAD Electrical course, you will be able to navigate the user interface and follow basic electrical design workflows, manage projects, manage multiple drawing and inter-drawing relationships in projects, insert wires, add wire numbers, manage circuits, and create point-to-point wiring diagrams and drawings, insert and annotate schematic symbols, edit drawings with commands, extract information for Bill of Materials and Wiring, and create and annotate panel layout drawings, including using the Terminal Strip Editor.

Eligibility: B. Tech/M. tech/ Any Graduate/ITI

Course Duration = 60 Hours/1 Month

Session = Weekdays-1-2 hrs/Weekends – 4hrs

Introduction to AutoCAD Electrical

• What is AutoCAD Electrical?
• Drawing Files
• Electrical Components and Wires
• Design Methodologies

Project Files

• Project Files
• Project Manager Interface
• Opening a Drawing
• Creating a Drawing
• Add a Drawing to a Project File
• Managing Drawings in Projects
• Project Manager Drawing List

Schematics I – Single Wires/Components

• Referencing
• Assembly modeling-1, Assembly modeling-2

Ladders

• Insert Wires
• Edit Wires
• Add Rungs
• Wire Setup
• Wire Numbers
• Source & Destination Signal Arrows
• Insert Component
• Parent/Child Components

Schematics II – Multi wire and Circuits

• Dashed Link Lines
• 3-Phase Ladders
• Multiple Wire Bus
• 3-Phase Components
• 3-Phase Wire Numbering
• Cable Markers
• Fan In/Out
• Insert Saved Circuits
• Save Circuits to Icon Menu
• W Block Circuits
• Copy Circuit
• Move Circuit
• Circuit Clipboard
• Circuit Builder

Editing Commands

• Edit Component
• Project Task List
• Scoot
• Move Component
• Copy Component
• Align
• Delete Component
• Surfer Command
• Copy Catalog Assignment
• Copy Installation/Location Code Values
• Attribute Editing Commands

Panel Drawings

• Insert Footprint (Icon Menu)
• Insert Footprint (Schematic List)
• Insert Component (Panel List)
• Edit Footprint
• Assign Item Numbers
• Add Balloons

Terminals

• Insert Terminal Symbols
• Multiple Level Terminals
• Multiple Insert Component Command
• Insert Jumpers
• Terminal Strip Editor
• DIN Rail Command

PLC Symbols

• Insert PLC (Parametric)
• Insert PLC (Full Units)
• Insert Individual PLC I/O Points
• PLC Based Tagging
• Spreadsheet to PLC I/O Utility

Point-to-Point Wiring Drawings

• Insert Connectors
• Edit Connectors
• Insert Splices
• Insert Multiple Wires
• Bend Wires

Symbol Creation

• Schematic Symbols
• Naming Convention
• Icon Menu Wizard
• Auto CAD Electrical Databases
• Project Database
• Catalog Database
• Footprint Lookup Database
• PLC Database

Titleblocks

• Update Titleblocks
• Titleblock Setup

Reporting Tools

• Create Reports
• Save to External File
• Put on Drawing
• Configure Report Templates
• Running Automatic Reports
• Electrical Audit

Settings and Templates

• Project Properties
• Drawing Properties
• Panel Drawing Configuration
• Template Files
• Sharing Symbol Libraries and Databases

Drawing Update Tools

• Project-Wide Update/Retag
• Project-Wide Utilities
• Plot Project
• Export to Spreadsheet
• Update from Spreadsheet
• Copy Project
• Swap/Update Block
• Mark Drawings
• Verify Drawings