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Introduction Installing and Configuring AutoCAD Electrical 2012 Getting Started with AutoCAD Electrical 2012 AutoCAD Electrical Screen Components Drawing Area Command Window Application Status Bar Navigation Bar Annotation Scale Annotation Visibility Automatically Add Scale Workspace Switching Drawing Status Bar Status Bar Tray Options Invoking Commands in AutoCAD Electrical Keyboard Ribbon Application Menu Menu Bar Toolbar Shortcut Menu Tool Palettes Project Manager Components of AutoCAD Electrical Dialog Boxes Saving the Work Save Drawing As Dialog Box Views Create New Folder Up one level Search the Web Tools Auto Save
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AutoCAD Electrical for Electrical Control Designers 1-26 1-27 1-28 1-28 1-28 1-28 1-29 1-30 1-31 1-32 1-32 1-33 1-36 1-37 1-38 1-38
Creating Backup Files Using the Drawing Recovery Manager to Recover Files Closing a Drawing Quitting AutoCAD Electrical Dynamic Input Mode Enable Pointer Input Creating and Managing Workspaces Creating a New Workspace Modifying Workspace Settings WD_M Block AutoCAD Electrical HELP Help Menu InfoCenter Bar Additional Help Resources Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions
Table of Contents Details/Preview Rollout Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 2-36 2-38 2-41 2-44 2-46 2-47 2-48 2-48 2-48
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AutoCAD Electrical for Electrical Control Designers 3-50 3-55 3-56 3-56 3-58 3-58 3-58 3-59 3-59 3-60 3-61 3-62 3-66 3-69 3-70 3-71
Showing Source and Destination Markers on Cable Wires Troubleshooting Wires Bending Wires at Right Angle Checking Line Entities Checking, Repairing, and Tracing Wires and Gap Pointers Checking and Repairing Gap Pointers Checking/Tracing a Wire Manipulating Wire Gaps Inserting Wire Gaps Removing Wire Gaps Flipping Wire Gaps/Loops Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1
Table of Contents Menu Up one level Views Recently Used Area Display Vertical No edit dialog No tag Scale schematic Scale panel Type it Always display previously used menu Annotating and Editing the Symbols Component Tag Area Catalog Data Area Ratings Area Description Area Cross-Reference Area Show/Edit Miscellaneous Pins Area Switch Positions Area Selecting an Existing Part Number View Web Link Clear All Filters Add Catalog Entry Edit Catalog Entry Database Table MANUFACTURE TYPE STYLE Show BOM Details Filter by WDBLKNAM value: XX Use MISC_CAT table Display subassembly entries only for editing Creating a Project Specific Catalog Database Creating Parent-Child Relationships Component Tag Area Inserting Components from the Equipment List Default settings Read settings View/Edit Settings Area Inserting components from the Catalog List Sort by Add Edit Delete 5-3 5-3 5-4 5-4 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-5 5-6 5-8 5-8 5-10 5-13 5-13 5-14 5-16 5-17 5-17 5-18 5-18 5-19 5-19 5-19 5-19 5-19 5-20 5-20 5-20 5-20 5-20 5-21 5-21 5-21 5-23 5-24 5-27 5-29 5-29 5-29 5-32 5-33 5-33 5-33 5-34
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Adding a New Record in the Schematic Component or Circuit Dialog Box Editing an Existing Record in the Schematic Component or Circuit Dialog Box Inserting Components from Panel Lists Extract component list for Area Installation Codes to extract Area Location Codes to extract Area Sort List Reload Mark Existing Display Catalog Check Tag Options Area Scale Vertical Pick File Insert Swapping and Updating Blocks Option A: Swap Block (swap to different block name) Area Option B: Update Block (revised or different version of same block name) Area Attribute Mapping Area Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1
Table of Contents Location Category Show more Freshen Edit Catalog Check Pick New List Toggling Between the Normally Open and Normally Closed Contacts Copying the Catalog Assignment Manufacturer Catalog Assembly Catalog Lookup Find: Drawing Only Multiple Catalog Catalog Check Copying Installation/Location Code Values Pick Master Select Installation/Location Codes to Copy Area Auditing Drawings Electrical Auditing Auditing a Drawing Retagging Drawings Component Retag Component Cross-Reference Update Wire Number and Signal Tag/Retag Ladder References Sheet (%S value) Drawing (%D value) Other Configuration Settings Title Block Update Using Tools For Editing Attributes Moving Attributes Editing Attributes Hiding Attributes Unhiding Attributes Adding Attributes Squeezing an Attribute/Text Stretching an Attribute/Text Changing the Attribute Size Rotating an Attribute Changing the Justification of an Attribute Changing an Attribute Layer Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test 6-14 6-14 6-14 6-14 6-15 6-15 6-15 6-16 6-17 6-18 6-18 6-18 6-18 6-18 6-18 6-19 6-20 6-20 6-20 6-21 6-22 6-26 6-30 6-30 6-30 6-31 6-31 6-32 6-32 6-32 6-34 6-34 6-34 6-35 6-36 6-37 6-37 6-38 6-38 6-39 6-40 6-40 6-41 6-42 6-53 6-56 6-61
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Table of Contents Inserting the WBlocked Circuit Multiple Phase Circuits Adding Multiple Phase Ladders and Wires Adding Three-phase Symbols Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 7-36 7-37 7-37 7-38 7-38 7-45 7-49 7-53 7-54 7-55 7-56
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AutoCAD Electrical for Electrical Control Designers 8-35 8-36 8-36 8-37 8-37 8-37 8-37 8-37 8-37 8-38 8-38 8-39 8-43 8-46 8-47 8-47 8-47 8-48 8-48 8-49 8-49 8-50 8-50 8-51 8-55 8-58 8-60 8-63 8-66 8-67 8-68 8-68 8-69
Making the Xdata Visible XData Value Height Justify Visible Ratings Style Insert Done Adding a Balloon to a Component Adding Multiple Balloons Inserting Nameplates Inserting DIN Rail Rail Type Area Origin and Length Area Orientation Area Scale Area Panel Mounting Area Editing the Panel Footprint Lookup Database File Edit Existing Table Create New Table Create Empty File Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4 Tutorial 5 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3
Table of Contents Terminal Numbers Reports Terminal Plan Reports Connector Summary Reports Connector Detail Reports Cable Summary Reports Cable From/To Reports Wire Label Reports Report Generator Header Area Breaks Area Squeeze Add blanks between entries Sort User Post Change Report Format Edit Mode Put on Drawing Save to File Print Wide> Surf Pin chart Area Internal/External codes left/right Plug/Male side, Jack/Female side, Show All Edit Wire Label and Edit Cable Label Changing Report Formats Available fields Area Fields to report Area Change field name/justification Area Lines for DESCRIPTION Area Adding Fields Using the User Attributes Tool Placing Reports in the Drawing Table Area Text Area Column Width Area First New Section Placement Area Column Labels Area Borders Area Row Definition Area Section Definition Area Title Area Layer Saving the Report to Files Editing a Report New lines Area Swap Generating Panel Reports 9-14 9-14 9-14 9-14 9-14 9-14 9-15 9-15 9-15 9-15 9-16 9-16 9-16 9-16 9-17 9-17 9-18 9-19 9-19 9-19 9-19 9-19 9-21 9-21 9-21 9-21 9-22 9-22 9-23 9-23 9-24 9-26 9-26 9-26 9-26 9-27 9-27 9-27 9-27 9-28 9-28 9-29 9-30 9-32 9-33 9-35 9-35
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Bill of Material Reports Generating the Cumulative Report Report Name Area Format File Name Area Add>> <<Remove <<Remove All Modify Output Selected Reports Area Save Report Grouping Open Report Grouping Drawing Information for Table Output Area Setting the Format File for Reports Format File Area Save Report to File Change Report Fields Put on Drawing Sort Fields Done Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Table of Contents I/O Point Description Area Installation/Location codes Area Pins Area Inserting Individual PLC I/O Points Creating and Modifying Parametric PLC Modules PLC Module Selection List Terminal Grid Area Terminal Attributes Area New Module Module Specifications Style Box Dimensions Settings Using the Spreadsheet to PLC I/O Utility Tool Settings Setup Ladder Reference Numbering Area Module Placement Area Drawing File Creation Area Modifying and Saving the New Setting Configuration Mapping the Spreadsheet Information Spreadsheet data Area Assign spreadsheet or table column numbers to data categories below Area Tagging Based on PLC I/O Address Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 10-13 10-15 10-15 10-15 10-18 10-18 10-20 10-22 10-22 10-25 10-26 10-26 10-28 10-29 10-29 10-29 10-31 10-31 10-32 10-37 10-37 10-37 10-38 10-40 10-44 10-48 10-49 10-50 10-51 10-52
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Terminal Block Property Grid Assign Jumper Delete Jumper Selecting, Creating, Editing, and Inserting Terminal Strips Editing the Terminal Strip Defining the Settings of a Terminal Strip Table Generating the Terminal Strip Table Editing and Creating the Terminal Properties Database Table Editing the Terminal Properties Database Table Creating the Terminal Properties Database Table Resequencing Terminal Numbers First Method Second Method Copying Terminal Block Properties Editing jumpers The Browse Option The Edit Option The Show Option Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2
Table of Contents Select line(s) to update (these are per-drawing values) Area Activate each drawing to process Wide> and Wide< Creating Templates Description Area Measurement New Layer Notification Area Plotting the project Layout tab to plot Pick list (from active drawing) (Optional) For each drawing Area Output device name Area Plot to file Area Order Area Project Task List Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Tutorial 3 Tutorial 4 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2 Exercise 3 12-37 12-38 12-38 12-39 12-40 12-40 12-40 12-40 12-41 12-41 12-42 12-43 12-43 12-43 12-44 12-45 12-47 12-49 12-52 12-54 12-55 12-56 12-56 12-57
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Panel Layout Footprint Symbols Connector Symbols Plug / Jack Connector Pin Symbols Splice Symbol Parametric Twisted Pair Symbols Stand-alone PLC I/O Point Symbols PLC I/O Parametric Build Symbols Stand-alone Terminal Symbols Wire Number Symbols Wire Dot Symbols Source / Destination Wire Signal Arrow Symbols Cable Marker Symbols Inline Wire Marker Symbols One-line Symbol Customizing the Icon Menu Add Miscellaneous Tools Marking and Verifying Drawings Exporting the Data to Spreadsheets Updating the Data from the Spreadsheet Tutorial 1 Tutorial 2 Self-Evaluation Test Review Questions Exercise 1 Exercise 2