The AutoCAD Electrical 2021: A Tutorial Approach is a tutorial-based book that introduces the readers to AutoCAD Electrical 2021 software, designed specifically for creating professional electrical control drawings. The book has a wide range of tutorials covering the tools and features of AutoCAD Electrical such as schematic drawings, panel drawings, parametric and nonparametric PLC modules, ladder diagrams, Circuit Builder, point-to-point wiring diagrams, report generation, creation of symbols, and so on. These tutorials will enable the users to create innovative electrical control drawings with ease. Moreover, the tutorials used ensure that the users can relate the information provided in this book with the practical industry designs. The chapters in this book are arranged in a pedagogical sequence that makes it very effective in learning the features and capabilities of the software.

Salient Features of this Book are as Follows:

• Consists of 13 chapters that are organized in a pedagogical sequence.
• Brief coverage of AutoCAD Electrical 2021 concepts and techniques.
• Tutorial approach to explain the concepts of AutoCAD Electrical 2021.
• Step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process.
• More than 38 tutorials and one student project.
• Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips.
• Self-Evaluation Tests and Review Questions 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 (Enhanced)
Chapter 3: Working with Wires
Chapter 4: Creating Ladders (Enhanced)
Chapter 5: Schematic Components (Enhanced)
Chapter 6: Schematic Editing
Chapter 7: Connectors, Point-To-Point Wiring Diagrams, and Circuits
Chapter 8: Panel Layouts (Enhanced)
Chapter 9: Schematic and Panel Reports
Chapter 10: PLC Modules
Chapter 11: Terminals (Enhanced)
Chapter 12: Settings, Configuration, Templates, and Plotting
Chapter 13: Creating Symbols
Student Project
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]
• Drawing files used in exercises* and tutorials
• Instructor Guide with solution to all review questions and instructions to create the models for exercises *
  (* For Faculty Only )

About the Authors:

CADCIM Technologies, Prof. Sham Tickooof 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 CAD/CAM/CAE, 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.

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