Working in the WDDEMO project, you will learn how to insert wires in to your electrical drawings so that you can develop your circuit drawings. Author Shaun Bryant shows you how it's done.
- [Narrator] We're staying in our drawingdemo10.dwg … and that's in our WD Demo Project. … You can see that over here in the Project Manager … so make sure you're still in that Demo 10 drawing … and we should've created the ladder … as we did in the last video as well, … so you should have your ladder sitting there … top left of your Demo 10 drawing. … We're going to zoom in on the top few rungs of the ladder … and I'm going to get in nice and close for you like that … so that you can see what I'm doing. … Now, you'll notice the ladder, … these are the two vertical parts of the ladder here, … and we've got the rungs here, … and we've got these little circular connectors. … If you zoom in real close, you can see … they are a group of circles joined together, … it's a block reference, it's been put automatically … on to the symbols layer as well … which is all done for you in the background … by default in AutoCAD Electrical. … Now the benefit you do have is those connectors … are updatable, you can go into your Project Properties, …
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
Duration
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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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