Lynda - AutoCAD Electrical Essential Training (updated Apr 28, 2017)

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AutoCAD Electrical is a powerful AutoCAD add-on for electrical designers and engineers, offering automated drafting tools for designing wiring, circuiting, PLC modules, panels, and data and schedules. This is on top of all the benefits that AutoCAD brings to the table. This course provides the novice user with the training required to use AutoCAD Electrical 2017 quickly and effectively.

Shaun Bryant demos the user interface and leads you step-by-step through learning how to draw the kind of precise, measured electrical drawings and schematics that form the basis of design communication in electrical engineering the world over. Learn how to design wiring diagrams, insert components and terminals, use PLC symbols in ladder diagrams, perform point-to-point wiring, create custom symbols, add annotations like title blocks to drawings, and run reports. In the final chapters, Shaun shows how to set up AutoCAD Electrical to your liking by adjusting settings and customizing the built-in templates, and demonstrates how to reuse, copy, export, and verify drawings.

Topics include:

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 Builder
Editing, moving, copying, and deleting components
Copying installation and location code values
Editing panel drawings
Inserting terminals
Using PLC symbols
Using point-to-point wiring
Creating custom symbols
Setting up title blocks
Running reports
Adjusting settings and templates
Using the drawing update tools