AutoCAD Electrical

Foundational | ~3 hr. 20 min.

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Electrical Engineering for Manufacturing

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This course is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the course students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports. Start Learning now!

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Outline

1

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 1-Basic Workflow

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Basic Workflow (3:55 min)

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2

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 2-Project Basics

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Create A New Project (11:37 min)

Edit The Project Drawing List (7:16 min)

Move Through Project Drawings (5:24 min)

Copy A Project (6:05 min)

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3

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 3-Schematic Wiring

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Insert Ladders And Wires (4:20 min)

Add Point To Point Wiring (5:34 min)

Add Wire Numbers (3:23 min)

Add Source And Destination Signal Arrows (5:28 min)

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4

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 4-Schematic Components

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Insert A Relay Coil And Child Contact (12:58 min)

Add Connectors And Wiring (5:55 min)

Create Terminal Jumpers And Associations (8:41 min)

Copy Save And Insert A Circuit (7:56 min)

Create A Three-Phase Circuit (2:52 min)

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5

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 5-Basic Editing

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Use Basic Editing Tools (6:16 min)

Swap and Update Blocks (3:22 min)

Use Electrical Audit and Drawing Audit (7:25 min)

Update and Retag The Schematic Editing (2:35 min)

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6

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 6-Schematic Reports

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Schematic Reports (9:00 min)

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7

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 7-Panel Layouts

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Inserting Panel Footprints and Nameplates (12:22 min)

DIN Rails and Terminal Strip Editor (6:57 min)

Panel Reports (2:50 min)

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8

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 8-Custom Components

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Creating Custom Symbols (13:23 min)

Editing The Icon Menu System (2:47 min)

Creating Panel Footprints (7:38 min)

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9

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 9-Custom Data

Module overview

Introduction (0:29 min)

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Managing Part Catalog Databases (9:42 min)

Updating Title Block Attributes (13:10 min)

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10

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 10-PLC Modules

Module overview

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Using PLC I/O Modules (4:43 min)

Using The PLC Database File Editor (3:33 min)

Using The Spreadsheet To PLC I/O Utility (4:36 min)

Create PLC Drawings from a Spreadsheet

Conclusion (0:49 min)

This course is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the course students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports. Start Learning now!

Course modules

~5 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 1-Basic Workflow

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~30 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 2-Project Basics

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~20 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 3-Schematic Wiring

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~40 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 4-Schematic Components

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~20 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 5-Basic Editing

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~10 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 6-Schematic Reports

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~25 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 7-Panel Layouts

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~25 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 8-Custom Components

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~25 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 9-Custom Data

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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~15 min.

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 10-PLC Modules

Module

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports.

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