2011
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- AutoCAD Electrical What's New
- Overview of AutoCAD Electrical Help
- Join the Customer Involvement Program
- What's New in AutoCAD Electrical 2011
- What's New in Previous Releases
- What's New in 2008 Release
- What's New in 2009 Release
- What's New in 2010 Release
- Ribbon Interface
- Migration
- Project Management
- Overview of projects
- Use recently opened projects
- Work with projects
- Create a project
- Add a new drawing to the current project
- Add existing drawings to the current project
- Copy a project
- Group drawings within a project
- Change the order of drawings in the project
- Remove a drawing from the active project
- Assign a description to each drawing
- Preview a drawing
- Pick a different project
- About collaborative design
- Create a drawing
- Change drawing display options
- Overview of project-related files
- Overview of the project file format
- Archive a project
- Delete a project
- Work with Multiple Clients
- Drawing List Report
- IEC tag mode update
- Task list
- Overview of projects
- Drawing and Project Properties
- Symbol Libraries
- Determine symbol block names
- Library Symbol Naming Conventions
- Overview of symbol naming conventions
- Cable Marker Symbols
- Components - General
- Component Location Mark Symbols
- Configuration and Ladder Master Line Reference Symbols
- Connector Symbols
- Hydraulic Symbols
- Inline Wire Marker Symbols
- One-line Symbols
- P&ID Symbols
- Panel Layout Footprint Symbols
- Parametric Twisted Pair Symbols
- PLC I/O Parametric Build Symbols
- Plug/Jack Connector Pin Symbols
- Splice Symbols
- Source/Destination Wire Signal Arrow Symbols
- Stand-alone PLC I/O Point Symbols
- Standalone Terminal Symbols
- User-defined Symbols
- Wire Dot Symbols
- Wire Number Symbols
- Overview of symbol naming conventions
- Split a tag name into two pieces
- Use multiple symbol libraries
- Overview of one-line symbols
- Overview of Hydraulic and P&ID symbols
- Attribute Requirements
- Schematic attributes
- Overview of schematic attributes
- Schematic parent and child components
- One-line
- Wire connection/terminal pin number pairs
- Schematic connector parametric build symbols
- Schematic terminal symbols
- Special Multiple Connection Sequence Terminal symbol
- Source/Destination wire signal symbols
- Stand-alone Source/Destination cross-reference symbols
- In-line wire labels or wire numbers
- PLC single I/O point symbols
- Splice symbols
- Parametric Twisted Pair symbols
- Overview of parent and stand-alone component attributes (TAG1)
- Overview of child component attributes (TAG2)
- Overview of schematic attributes
- Panel attributes
- Attributes for other symbol categories
- Copy attributes
- Schematic attributes
- Managing Library Symbols
- Symbol Builder
- Symbol Preview Guide
- JIC Symbols
- IEC Symbols
- Push Buttons
- Selector Switches
- Breakers, Disconnects
- Fuses, Transformers, Reactors
- Relays, Contacts
- Time Delay Relays
- Motor Control
- Pilot Lights
- PLC I/O
- Terminals, Connectors
- Limit Switches
- Pressure and Temperature Switches
- Proximity Switches
- Miscellaneous Switches
- Solenoids
- Instrumentation and Sensors
- Qualifying Symbols
- Miscellaneous
- One-Line Components
- PLC
- Generate PLC layout modules
- Insert PLC modules
- Overview of the PLC database file
- Single, Stand-alone I/O Points
- Work with PLC styles
- Create PLC I/O Drawings from Spreadsheets
- Circuits
- Component Tools
- Insert schematic components
- Insert or edit child components
- Insert a copy of a component
- Insert from catalog lists
- The schematic lookup file
- Insert from equipment lists
- Insert from panel lists
- Manipulate Components
- Swap contact states
- Component Cross-References
- Insert dashed link lines
- Follow signals
- Show signal paths
- Overview of DIN Rails
- Overview of user data records
- Wire Jumpers
- Component Attribute Tools
- Edit attribute values
- Force attributes to layers
- Manipulate component text
- Manipulate terminal text
- Move description values
- Move attributes
- Hide attributes
- Show attributes
- Rotate attributes
- Change attribute justification
- Change attribute text style
- Change attribute text size
- Rename an attribute
- Add attributes to blocks
- Set tags to fixed
- Retag components
- Change to multi-line text
- Add location codes
- Update child codes
- Location Mark Symbols
- Location box
- Modify library symbols
- Wire/Wire Number Tools
- Overview of wires
- Use wire layers
- Change wire types
- Insert wires
- Insert multiple wires
- Interconnect components
- Trim wires
- Stretch wires
- Bend wires at right angles
- Overview of wire color/gauge labels
- Insert in-line wire markers
- Cable Markers
- Wire Gaps
- Ladder Tools
- Wire Numbers
- Signal Arrows
- Wire Sequencing
- Terminal Tools
- Point-to-Point Wiring Tools
- Project-Wide Tools
- Icon Menus
- BOM and Catalogs
- Reports
- Generate reports
- Schematic Reports
- Generate schematic reports
- Bill of Materials reports
- Component report
- Wire From/To report
- Component Wire List report
- Connector Plug report
- PLC I/O Address and Description report
- PLC I/O Component Connection report
- PLC Modules Used So Far report
- Terminal Numbers report
- Terminal Plan report
- Connector Summary report
- Connector Details report
- Cable Summary report
- Cable From/To report
- Wire Label report
- Generate a schematic report
- Generate schematic reports
- Panel Reports
- Overview of format files
- Run automatic reports
- Export/Import spreadsheet data
- Create user-defined attributes
- Export to Autodesk Inventor Professional
- Panel Layout
- Overview of panel layouts
- Overview of footprint attributes/Xdata
- Panel drawing configuration and defaults
- Relationship between schematic drawings and panel layouts
- Footprint/Terminal Insertion
- Insert panel footprints from a schematic list
- Insert panel footprints using vendor menus
- Insert panel footprints using icon menu
- Insert panel footprints manually
- Insert panel footprints from a catalog list
- Insert footprints from an equipment list
- Insert a copy of a panel footprint
- Use panel templates and assemblies
- Footprint/Terminal Edit
- Layout Wire Connection Annotation
- Lookup Files
- Item Numbers/Balloons
- Nameplates
- Panel Leveling/Sequencing Tools
- Conduit Tools
- Conversion Tools
- Miscellaneous Tools
- Tutorials
- Introduction
- Projects
- Title Block
- Wiring
- Schematic components
- Wire layers
- Circuits
- Surf
- Block swap
- PLC
- Schematic terminals
- Wire numbers
- Panel layout
- Generating reports
- Connector diagrams
- P&ID and Hydraulic diagrams
- Symbol Builder
- Migration of AutoCAD Data
- Interoperability: Inventor and AutoCAD Electrical
- Introduction
- Introduction (continued)
- Part 1: 2D to 3D
- Rename component tags
- Export to XML
- Set the project
- Open the dataset
- Add harness segments
- Add harness segments (continued)
- Import the AutoCAD Electrical data
- Issues
- Assign missing RefDes
- Finish the Import
- Route the wires into the harness segments
- Part 2: 3D to 2D
- Create wires
- Create Wires (continued)
- Route wires
- Export to XML
- Import the Inventor data
- Summary
- Advanced Productivity
- Set up peer-to-peer component relationships
- Create automated pin assignments
- Set up AutoCAD Electrical for multiple users
- Show source and destination markers on cable wires
- Use the PLC Database File Editor
- Customize Circuit Builder
- Circuit Builder overview
- Circuit Builder spreadsheet
- Circuit Builder drawing templates
- Circuit Builder database
- Add a new circuit
- Circuit Builder - How to
- Overview
- Add a multiple catalog option
- Assign different attribute values on a multi-pole insert
- Assign attribute values using AutoLISP
- Conditionally trim or remove a wire segment
- Conditional component insertion
- Control the multi-pole insertion direction
- Control the bus wire spacing
- Define the wire type
- Define the wire type as no wire numbering
- Format the numeric tag of the motor symbol in a wire number
- Format the numeric tag of the motor symbol into other component tags
- Link a child contact to the parent
- Map motor parameters to the motor symbol attributes
- Override the default tag format
- Override the default wire number format
- Predefine attribute values
- Predefine attribute values using annotation presets
- Predefine a wire number
- Set circuit element defaults
- Set up component auto-sizing
- Stretch and connect wiring from a nested template
- Overview
- Build your own symbols
- Add your own symbols, circuits, and commands to the icon menu
- Configure projects for various drawing standards
- Use Autodesk Vault with AutoCAD Electrical
- AutoCAD Electrical Command
- Index
inserting terminals from 795–796
Panel Missing Level/Sequence Assignments
Data Fields to Report dialog
box 1346
Panel Nameplate Data Fields to Report
dialog box 1350
Panel Nameplate dialog box 1439
panel reports
about 1318, 1428
automatic generation 1496
bill of materials reports 1340, 1432,
1446
component exception reports 1342,
1433, 1448
component reports 1344, 1435,
1451
generating 1330, 1428, 1430
list of 1428
missing level/sequence assignments
reports 1346, 1436, 1452
nameplate reports 1350, 1439, 1456
terminal exception reports 1352,
1440, 1458
types of 1428
wire annotation exception
reports 1348, 1437, 1454
wire connection reports 1354,
1441, 1461
Panel Tag List dialog box 758
Panel Terminal Exception Data Fields to
Report dialog box 1352
Panel Terminal Exception dialog
box 1440
Panel Terminal List - Schematic Terminals
Insert dialog box 795
Panel Terminal Strip Graphical Report
Parameters dialog box 1624
Panel Terminals Data Export dialog
box 1506
Panel Terminals dialog box 796
panel terminals lists 795
Panel Wire Annotation Exception Data
Fields to Report dialog
box 1348
Panel Wire Connection Data Fields to
Report dialog box 1354
Panel Wire Connection dialog box 1441
panels
about 1523
automatic updates 1532
configuration 1527, 1529
editing 1565, 1569, 1574
exporting data 1506
footprint lookup files 1594
item number balloons 1600–1602
level assignments 1614, 1619, 1622
level/routing wire connections 1029
nameplates 342, 1609
naming conventions 298
panel assemblies 1563–1565
relationships to schematic
drawings 1534
reports 1428
resequencing item number
balloons 1605
schematic-to-panel terminal
relationships 1055
sequencing assignments 1611, 1613
surfing references 1187
tag lists 758
tagging 1657
templates 1563
tools 1524
wire annotation format 1531
Xdata 1526–1527
paralleled wires 720
parameters
drawing properties 239
wire annotations 1590, 1592
wire numbers 990
wires 720
parametric connectors 320
parametric PLC modules 588, 590
parametric twisted pair symbols
naming conventions 298
schematic attributes 320
parent attributes 342
parent cable markers 931, 939, 943, 945,
947
parent location codes 882–883
parent symbols
about 342
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