AutoCAD Electrical

Autodesk® AutoCAD® Electrical 2018 software helps controls designers to create and modify electrical control systems. Automated tasks and comprehensive symbol libraries help to increase productivity, reduce errors, and provide accurate information to the manufacturing floor.
Stay ahead of the competition with AutoCAD Electrical software which, with added tools on top of Autodesk® AutoCAD® software, offers significant productivity gains by automating many of the complex tasks associated with creating accurate, industry-standard electrical control systems.

    Topics covered:

    Lesson 1: Basic Work Flow

  • Design Environment
  • Basic Work Flow
  • Lesson 2: Project Basics

  • Project Manager
  • Project Drawing List
  • Moving Through a Project
  • Copy Projects
  • Lesson 3: Schematic Wiring

  • Ladders
  • Wire Type
  • Wire Numbers 3-Phase Circuits
  • Source and Destination Signal Arrows
  • Multi Wire 3-Phase Circuits
  • Circuits
  • Point-2-Point Connectors
  • Lesson 4: Schematic Editing

  • Basic Editing Utilities
  • Data Tools
  • Sequence and Retag Drawings
  • Lesson 5: Schematic Components

  • Schematic Symbol Annotation
  • Swap/Update Blocks
  • Insert a Schematic Component
  • Schematic Reports
  • Schematic Reports
  • Lesson 6: Panel Layouts

  • Create a Panel Layout from a Schematic List
  • Panel Footprints
  • Terminal Strip Editor
  • Panel Layout Annotation and Reports
  • Lesson 7: Settings and Configuration

  • AutoCAD Electrical Environment
  • Project Properties
  • Drawing Properties
  • Lesson 8: Custom Components

  • Schematic Symbols
  • Icon Menu System
  • Lesson 9: Custom Data

  • Parts Catalog Database
  • Pin list Editor
  • Title Block Update
  • Reference Files

Who Should Attend?

• Electrical Engineers
• Draftsman
• Engineers

Learning Outcomes:

At the end of this program, participants will be able to:
  • Increase productivity
  • Reduce errors and comply with industry standards
  • Manage design data
  • Facilitate collaboration