Item numbers and balloons can be added to panel drawings to reference schematic components. Author Shaun Bryant shows you how to add these to your panel drawings.
- [Instructor] We're staying in the demo08.DWG file … and we're going to look now at checking item numbers … and placing balloons onto our panel drawings … so that we can obviously itemize each of the elements … on a panel drawing, … or the footprints that we've already placed. … Now you can see some balloons already on the drawing itself, … there's an 11, a seven, and a six. … Now all of these balloons have … the item number in the balloon. … So this particular nameplate enclosure … has the item number 11, so if I hover over it, … right click and hold and go edit footprint, … you'll see it has item number 11 there. … And that's how it works. … Every element on the drawing has an item number. … Now if I want to place a balloon against, let's say, … one of the new buttons, one of the new nameplate enclosures, … I need to go up to the balloon command here, … in the insert components footprints panel, … on the panel tab on the ribbon. … So I'm going to go here to balloon, first of all, …
Author
Shaun Bryant
Released
3/27/2019- Navigating the AutoCAD Electrical interface
- Creating electrical drawings
- Inserting, editing, and numbering wires
- Inserting components
- Using 3-phase ladders and components
- Working with saved circuits
- Using the Circuit Clipboard and Circuit Builder
- Editing, moving, copying, and deleting components
- Copying installation and location code values
- Editing panel drawings
- Inserting terminals and jumpers
- Using PLC symbols
- Inserting connectors for point-to-point wiring
- Creating custom symbols
- Setting up title blocks
- Running reports
- Adjusting settings and templates
- Using the drawing update tools
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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What you should know1m 53s
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1. Explore the AutoCAD Electrical User Interface
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Right-click marking menu3m 45s
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The Project Manager4m 30s
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Drafting Settings dialog box3m 32s
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2. Manage Files and Projects
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Open projects2m 11s
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Open drawings2m 7s
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3. Navigate in the Drawing
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Use zoom and pan2m 17s
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Use the mouse2m 31s
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4. Work in a Project
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5. Schematics: Single Wires and Components
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Use ladders in a drawing4m 11s
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Insert and edit wires5m 32s
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Add rungs to ladders3m 21s
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Number wires3m 30s
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6. Schematics: Multiwiring and Circuits
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Use dashed link lines4m 23s
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3-phase ladders4m 5s
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Multiple Wire Bus dialog2m 42s
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Number 3-phase wiring3m 12s
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Use cable markers3m 22s
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WBLOCK circuits2m 53s
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Work with saved circuits3m 12s
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Copy and move a circuit3m 47s
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Use the Circuit Clipboard2m 51s
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Use the Circuit Builder2m 55s
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7. AutoCAD Electrical Editing Commands
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Edit with the marking menu3m 47s
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Use the Project Task List3m 19s
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Use the SCOOT command1m 51s
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Move components1m 39s
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Copy components1m 24s
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Align components2m 30s
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Delete components2m 44s
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8. Work with Panel Drawings
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Edit panel footprints3m 29s
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9. Work with Terminals
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Insert jumper terminals2m 51s
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Create a jumper chart3m 40s
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Use the DIN Rail command6m 6s
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10. Use PLC Symbols
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Insert a PLC (parametric)3m 55s
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Insert a PLC (full units)3m 59s
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Insert PLC I/O points2m 51s
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Tag PLC symbols3m 1s
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11. Use Point-to-Point Wiring
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Use and insert splices2m 30s
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Bend wires3m 17s
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12. Create Custom Symbols
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The Symbol Builder4m 43s
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Insert standard attributes4m 24s
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Save the new symbol3m 16s
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Insert the new symbol3m 19s
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13. AutoCAD Electrical Titleblocks
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Update titleblocks5m 10s
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14. Report in AutoCAD Electrical
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Save to external files5m 45s
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Put reports on drawings3m 33s
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Configure report templates4m 21s
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Run automatic reports5m 25s
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15. Settings and Templates
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Set project properties4m 37s
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Set drawing properties1m 45s
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Set up a template file2m 26s
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16. Use Drawing Update Tools
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Update and retag projects2m 27s
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Use project-wide utilities1m 28s
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Plot projects2m 29s
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Copy a project3m 8s
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Swap and update blocks3m 44s
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Mark and verify drawings3m 55s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 6s
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