AutoCAD Electrical provides a PLC input and output function via a spreadsheet, thus automating the PLC process in your drawings. This video shows you how it all works.
and its database behind your AutoCAD Electrical projects … is that you can bring data in from other sources … such as Excel spreadsheets or Microsoft Access databases. … And you can do this in the Import/Export Data tab … using the PLC input output utility. … And what this allows you to do … is it allows you to create a group of drawings … with PLCs on them that literally have come from, … Now, bear in mind as well, you can also … export out to a spreadsheet as well. … So, if you want to, perhaps, … create some PLCs from a spreadsheet … using the PLC input output utility, … you can also export that data out … and then import it back in to and from … a spreadsheet as well, if you need to. … Notice there are other products there as well … that you can export out to such as Inventor, … Unity Pro, Wago, and Phoenix Contact as well. … These are all electrical products … that you can export from AutoCAD Electrical into … so again, that's information there … that could be useful in other workflows and processes. …
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3/27/2019- Navigating the AutoCAD Electrical interface
- Inserting, editing, and numbering wires
- Using 3-phase ladders and components
- Using the Circuit Clipboard and Circuit Builder
- Editing, moving, copying, and deleting components
- Copying installation and location code values
- Inserting terminals and jumpers
- Using PLC symbols
- Inserting connectors for point-to-point wiring
- Creating custom symbols
- Setting up title blocks
Skill Level Beginner
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Introduction
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Using the exercise files2m 14s
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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 AutoCAD 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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Working with revision clouds3m 42s
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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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17. New Features
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Conclusion
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Next steps49s
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