AutoCAD Electrical 2021 for Electrical Control Designers, 12th Edition

Prof. Sham Tickoo

• Publisher: CADCIM Technologies
• Year: 2020
• Print ISBN: 9781640570979
• eBook ISBN: 9781640570979
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• Subtopic: Electrical Engineering & Telecommunications
• Index: Technology & Engineering

The AutoCAD Electrical 2021 for Electrical Control Designers textbook has been written to assist the engineering students and the practicing designers who are new to AutoCAD Electrical. Using this textbook, the readers can learn the application of basic tools required for creating professional electrical control drawings with the help of AutoCAD Electrical. Keeping in view the varied requirements of the users, this textbook covers a wide range of tools and features such as schematic drawings, Circuit Builder, panel drawings, parametric and nonparametric PLC modules, stand-alone PLC I/O points, ladder diagrams, point-to-point wiring diagrams, report generation, creation of symbols, and so on. This will help the readers to create electrical drawings easily and effectively.

Salient Features of theBook:

• Consists of 13 chapters and 2 projects that are organized in a pedagogical sequence.
• Comprehensive coverage of AutoCAD Electrical 2021 concepts and techniques.
• Tutorial approach to explain the concepts of AutoCAD Electrical 2021.
• Detailed explanation of all commands and tools.
• Summarized content on the first page of the topics that are covered in the chapter.
• Hundreds of illustrations for easy understanding of concepts.
• Step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process.
• More than 45 tutorials and projects.
• Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips.
• Self-Evaluation Tests, Review Questions, and Exercises at the end of each chapter to help the users assess their knowledge.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD Electrical 2021
Chapter 2: Working with Projects and Drawings
Chapter 3: Working with Wires
Chapter 4: Creating Ladders
Chapter 5: Schematic Components
Chapter 6: Schematic Editing
Chapter 7: Connectors, Point-To-Point Wiring Diagrams, and Circuits
Chapter 8: Panel Layouts
Chapter 9: Schematic and Panel Reports
Chapter 10: PLC Modules
Chapter 11: Terminals
Chapter 12: Settings, Configuration, Templates, and Plotting
Chapter 13: Creating Symbols
Project 1
Project 2 (For free download)
Index

Free Teaching and Learning Resources:

CADCIM Technologies provides the following free teaching and learning resources with this book:

• Technical support by contacting [email protected]
• Part files used in tutorials, exercises *, and illustrations
• Instructor Guide with solution to all review questions and instructions to create the models for exercises *
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We also provide video courses on AutoCAD Electrical. To enroll, please visit the CADCIM website using the following link: https://www.cadcim.com/video-courses

About the Authors:

CADCIM Technologies, Prof. Sham Tickoo of Purdue University Northwest, and the team of dedicated contributing authors at CADCIM Technologies are committed to bring you the best textbooks, eBooks, and free teaching and learning resources on Computer-Aided Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), Computer Programming and Applications, GIS, Civil, Animation and Visual Effects, and related technologies. We strive to be the first and the best. That is our promise and our goal.

Our team of authors consists of highly qualified and experienced animation and visual effects artists who have a strong academic and industrial background. They understand the needs of the students, the faculty, and the challenges the students face when they start working in the industry.

Chapter 3

Working with Wires

Learning Objectives

After completing this chapter, you will be able to:

• Insert different types of wires

• Modify inserted wires

• Create wire layers

• Create and manage wire types and their properties

• Insert, erase, hide, fix, and reposition wire numbers

• Insert special wire numbering

• Insert in-line wire markers

• Understand the source and destination signal arrows

• Insert cable markers in wires

• Show the source and destination markers on wires

• Check line entities on non-wire layers

• Show and edit wire sequences

• Manipulate wire gaps

introduction

In this chapter, you will learn in detail about the types of wire and wire layers. Also, you will learn how to insert wires in a drawing, modify wires using commands such as trim, stretch, create different wire types in drawings, insert in-line wire markers in wires, insert wire numbers in wires and reposition them, and troubleshoot wires. Later in this chapter, you will learn how to check, repair, trace wire gaps and pointers, and manipulate wire gaps. You will also learn about the source and destination signal arrows in this chapter.

wires

A wire is a stretched out strand of drawn metal and is usually cylindrical in shape. They are used to carry electricity and telecommunication signals. The standard size of a wire is determined by wire gauge.

Wires are AutoCAD lines when they are placed on an AutoCAD Electrical defined wire layer. By default, the WIRES wire layer is present in a drawing. In AutoCAD Electrical, you can create as many wire layers as you want. You can also assign wire numbers to the wires that will be included in various wire connection reports. Two wire segments or a wire segment and a component are said to be connected if they fall within a trap distance of any part of the other wire segment or component. If more than one wires are connected together, it forms a wire network. In the next section, you will learn about the types of wires and the insertion of wires in drawings.

Inserting Wires into a Drawing

In this section, you will learn about different types of wires and will also learn to insert them in a drawing. You can insert wire segments on a wire layer horizontally, vertically, or angled at 22.5, 45, or 67.5 degrees.

Inserting Single Wire

Ribbon: Schematic > Insert Wires/Wire Numbers > Wire drop-down > Wire
Toolbar: ACE:Main Electrical > Insert Wire or ACE:Wires > Insert Wire
Menu: Wires > Insert Wire
Command: AEWIRE

The Wire tool is used to insert wires. To insert a wire, choose the Wire tool from the Insert Wires/Wire Numbers panel of the Schematic tab; you will be prompted to specify the start point of the wire. You can either select a point using the pointing device or...

Table of contents

• CoverImage
• Introdustion to AutoCAD Electrical 2021
• Working with Projects and Drawings
• Working with Wires
• Creating Ladders
• Schematic Components
• Schematic Editing
• Connectors, Point to Point Wiring Diagrams, and Circuits
• Panel Layouts
• Schematic and Panel Reports
• PLC Modules
• Terminals
• Settings, Configurations, Templates, and Plottings
• Creating Symbols
• Project1