AutoCAD Electrical Essentials
Class Information / Course Curriculum
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 AutoCAD Electrical Essentials Course Description
Course Description
This course is designed for new users who require comprehensive training in AutoCAD® Electrical software. This hands-on course focuses on how to build intelligent ladder diagrams and panel layouts, and how to leverage this intelligence. The course provides an overview of many AutoCAD Electrical utilities designed to enable users to quickly build and manage electrical-controls drawings.
Hands-on exercises throughout the course explore how to create electrical-controls production drawings.
All exercises and datasets in this course are based on the JIC (US) standard.
Suggested Course Duration: 4 days
Trial CD: Yes
Onscreen Exercises Included: Yes
Objectives
The primary objective of this course is for students to learn the basic commands necessary for creating professional electrical-controls drawings with AutoCAD Electrical software.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Navigate the AutoCAD Electrical user interface.
- Use the fundamental features of AutoCAD Electrical.
- Build intelligent ladder diagrams and panel layouts.
- Create, view, and edit the project settings and properties.
- Extract data from drawings into reports formatted to match users’ standards.
- Insert and edit parametric PLC modules, nonparametric PLC modules, and stand-alone PLC I/O points.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for new users of AutoCAD Electrical software.
Prerequisites
Working knowledge of AutoCAD® is recommended and electrical drafting, design, or engineering experience is a plus. It is recommended that the student have a working knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® XP or Microsoft® Windows® 2000.
Course Outline
Day 1 – Basic AutoCAD Electrical
Basic WorkFlow
• Design Environment
• Basic Workflow
Project Basics
• Project Manager
• The Project Drawing List
• Moving Through Projects
• Activating and Copying Projects
Schematic Wiring
• Wiring and Ladders
• Wire Numbers
• Source and Destination Signal Arrows
• Circuits
• Multiple Phase Circuits
• Connectors and Point-2-Point Wiring
Day 2 – Basic AutoCAD Electrical
Schematic Editing
• Basic Utilities
• Miscellaneous Tools
• Resequence and Retag Drawings
• Using the Auditing Tools
Schematic Components
• Inserting Schematic Symbols
• Swapping and Updating Blocks
• Inserting Schematic Components from Lists
Schematic Reports
• Schematic Reports
Panel Layouts
• Creating Panel Layouts from Schematic Lists
• Using the DIN Rail Utility
• Panel Footprints
• Using the Terminal Strip Editor
• Panel Layout Annotation and Reports
Day 3 – Configuration
Settings and Configuration
• Creating Wire Types
• Using Reference Files
• Drawing Properties
• Project Properties
Custom Components
• Schematic Symbols
• Icon Menu System
• Panel Footprints
Custom Data
• Managing Part Catalog Databases
• Editing the Pin List Database
• Updating Title Block Attributes
Day 4 – Advanced
Automation Tools
• Updating Schematics from Spreadsheets
• Generating Automatic Reports
Autodesk Vault Integration
• Working with Autodesk Vault
PLC Modules
• Using PLC I/O Modules
• Using the PLC Database File Editor
• PLC I/O Address-Based Tagging
• Using the Spreadsheet to PLC I/O Utility
Advanced Tools
• Adding Wire Data to Footprints
• Managing Cables
Note: The suggested course duration is a guideline. Course topics and
duration may be modified by the instructor based upon the knowledge and
skill level of the course participants.
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