In this AutoCAD Electrical 2015

training course, I will teach you the

tools and techniques you need to

create electrical CAD designs. This

course is designed for the absolute

beginner, meaning no prior

experience with AutoCAD is

required.

You will start by touring the

AutoCAD interface and learning

about the various drafting settings.

Once you've covered the basics and

have set up your project, I will take

you through the electrical drawing

process. You will learn to insert

wires, ladders, and components,

covering each topic in detail. I will

teach you how to edit components,

insert connectors, and add

footprints from the icon menu. This

course will also cover topics

including PLC modules, terminals

and creating and editing symbols.

Finally, you will learn about project

and drawing properties, and how to

plot the project.

Once you have completed this

computer based training course, you

will have gained a comprehensive

understanding of the tools and

techniques in AutoCAD, and be able

to apply them to your own electrical

design projects. Working files are

included, allowing you to follow

along with the author throughout

the lessons.

01. Introduction o Introduction To AutoCAD

Electrical 2015 o About The Author

02. Using The Course Working Files

o 0201 How To Access Your Working Files

o Setting Up Your Working Files

03. The Basics o Quick Access Toolbar o Ribbon Interface o Sticky Panels o Command Line o Status Bar o DWG Filetypes o Using The Mouse o Model And Layout o STARTUP Variable o Autodesk 360

04. Drafting Settings o 0401 INFER Settings o 0402 SNAP And GRID

Settings o 0403 ORTHO Settings o 0404 POLAR Settings o 0405 OSNAP Settings o 0406 OTRACK Settings o 0407 DYN Settings - Part 1 o 0408 DYN Settings - Part 2 o 0409 LWT Settings

o 0410 TPY Settings o 0411 QP Settings o 0412 SC Settings o 0413 AM Settings o 0414 ISOLATE Settings

05. Typical Examples o 0501 Point-To-Point

Drawings o 0502 Logic Ladder

Drawings o 0503 Connector Drawings o 0504 Schematic Drawings o 0505 Panel Drawings o 0506 Using Existing

Templates o 0507 Using Existing Project

Layers

06. Basic Workflow o 0601 Basic Project

Workflow o 0602 InfoCenter

07. AutoCAD Electrical User Interface

o 0701 AutoCAD Electrical User Interface

o 0702 Invoking Commands In AutoCAD Electrical

o 0703 Project Manager o 0704 AutoCAD Electrical

Dialog Boxes o 0705 Graphics Performance o 0706 Creating Backup Files

o 0707 Dynamic Input Mode o 0708 Creating And

Managing Workspaces o 0709 WD_M Block o 0710 AutoCAD Electrical

Help

08. Project Basics o 0801 Project Files o 0802 Project Manager o 0803 Project Drawing List o 0804 Descriptions And

Sections o 0805 Making Further

Changes o 0806 Batch Plotting o 0807 Moving Through

Project Drawings o 0808 Copying Projects

09. Projects And Drawings o 0901 Creating A New

Project o 0902 Grouping Drawings

Within A Project o 0903 Working With

Drawings o 0904 Changing The Order

Of Project Drawings o 0905 Removing A Drawing

From A Project o 0906 Assigning A

Description To A Drawing o 0907 Switching Between

Drawings o 0908 Configuring The

Drawing List Display

o 0909 Deleting A Project o 0910 New Drawings In The

Project Manager

10. Wires o 1001 Inserting Wires o 1002 Inserting Wires At

Angles o 1003 Inserting Multiple Bus

Wiring o 1004 Trimming Wires o 1005 Stretching Wires o 1006 Creating Wire Types o 1007 Changing Wire Types o 1008 Setting Wire Types o 1009 Types Of Wire

Numbers o 1010 Inserting Wire

Numbers o 1011 Copying Wire

Numbers o 1012 Deleting Wire

Numbers o 1013 Wire Numbers With

Leaders o 1014 Editing Wire

Numbers o 1015 Hiding Wire Numbers o 1016 Unhiding Wire

Numbers o 1017 Swapping Wire

Numbers o 1018 Finding And

Replacing Wire Numbers o 1019 Moving A Wire

Number o 1020 Scooting A Wire

Number

o 1021 Flipping A Wire Number

o 1022 Toggling The Wire Number Position

o 1023 Repositioning Wire Number Leader Text

o 1024 Wire Color And Gauge Labels

o 1025 Adding Source Signal Arrows

o 1026 Adding Destination Signal Arrows

o 1027 Editing Source And Destination Signal Arrows

o 1028 Bending Wires At Right Angles

o 1029 Checking And Tracing A Wire

o 1030 Checking Wire And Line Entities

o 1031 Inserting Wire Gaps o 1032 Checking And

Repairing Wire Gap Pointers

o 1033 Flipping Wire Gaps And Loops

o 1034 Deleting Wire Gaps

11. Ladders o 1101 Inserting A Ladder o 1102 Renumbering Ladder

Rung References o 1103 Resizing A Ladder o 1104 Repositioning A

Ladder o 1105 Rung Spacing o 1106 Adding Rungs o 1107 Converting Line

Reference Numbers

o 1108 Converting Objects To A Ladder

o 1109 Inserting X-Y Grid Labels

o 1110 Inserting X Grid Labels

12. Schematic Components o 1201 Inserting A

Component o 1202 Annotating And

Editing Symbols o 1203 Selecting An Existing

Part Number o 1204 Creating A Project

Specific Catalog Database o 1205 Creating Parent-Child

Relationships o 1206 Inserting Components

From The Equipment List o 1207 Inserting Components

From The Catalog Browser o 1208 Working With

Records In The Schematic Database

o 1209 Inserting Components From Panel Lists

o 1210 Swapping And Updating Blocks

13. Schematic Editing o 1301 Changing The

Component Location With The Scoot Tool

o 1302 Changing The Component Location With The Move Component Tool

o 1303 Copying A Component

o 1304 Aligning Components o 1305 Deleting Components o 1306 Toggling Between

Open And Closed Contacts o 1307 Copying The Catalog

Assignment o 1308 Performing A DWG

Audit o 1309 Retagging Drawings o 1310 Moving Attributes o 1311 Editing Attributes o 1312 Hiding And Unhiding

Attributes o 1313 Adding Attributes o 1314 Changing The

Attribute Size o 1315 Squeezing Attribute

Text o 1316 Stretching Attribute

Text o 1317 Rotating An Attribute o 1318 Justifying An

Attribute o 1319 Changing An

Attribute Layer

14. Connectors, Point-to-Point Wiring Diagrams And Circuits

o 1401 Inserting Connectors o 1402 Adding Pins To A

Connector o 1403 Deleting Connector

Pins o 1404 Moving Connector

Pins o 1405 Swapping Connector

Pins

o 1406 Reversing A Connector

o 1407 Rotating A Connector o 1408 Stretching A

Connector o 1409 Splitting A Connector o 1410 Editing Pin Numbers o 1411 Point-To-Point Wiring

Diagrams o 1412 Saving Circuits With

WBlock o 1413 Inserting The

WBlocked Circuit o 1414 Retagging A

WBlocked Circuit o 1415 Saving Circuits To An

Icon Menu o 1416 Inserting Saved

Circuits o 1417 Moving Circuits o 1418 Copying Circuits o 1419 Adding Multiple

Phase Wiring o 1420 Adding Three-Phase

Symbols

15. Panels o 1501 Inserting Footprints

From The Icon Menu o 1502 Annotating And

Editing Footprints o 1503 Other Methods Of

Inserting Footprints o 1504 Copying A Footprint o 1505 Copying Installation

And Location Code Values o 1506 Renaming Panel

Layers

o 1507 Adding Balloons To A Component

o 1508 Resequencing Item Numbers

o 1509 Inserting Nameplates o 1510 Inserting DIN Rail

16. Reporting Tools o 1601 Report Generator

Dialog Box o 1602 Changing Report

Formats o 1603 Placing Reports In

The Drawing o 1604 Saving Reports To

Files o 1605 Editing A Report o 1606 Generating

Automatically Formatted Reports

17. PLC Modules o 1701 Inserting Parametric

PLC Modules o 1702 Inserting Non-

Parametric PLC Modules o 1703 Editing A PLC

Module o 1704 Inserting Individual

PLC I/O Points o 1705 Creating and

Modifying Parametric PLC Modules

o 1706 Exporting PLC Data To A Spreadsheet

o 1707 Editing And Importing PLC Spreadsheet Data

18. Terminals o 1801 Inserting Terminals

From The Icon Menu o 1802 Inserting Terminals

From The Schematic List o 1803 Inserting Terminals

Manually o 1804 Checking Associations

With The Surfer Tool o 1805 Terminal Block

Properties o 1806 Inserting Terminal

Strips o 1807 Generating Terminal

Tables o 1808 Inserting And Editing

Jumpers

19. Creating Symbols o 1901 Creating Symbols o 1902 Editing Existing

Symbols o 1903 Marking And

Verifying Drawings o 1904 Using Project Utilities

20. Settings, Configurations, Templates And Plotting

o 2001 Project Properties o 2002 Drawing Properties

o 2003 External Reference Files

o 2004 Title Block Setup o 2005 Title Block Update o 2006 WD_TB Attribute o 2007 Plotting The Project

21. Conclusion o 2101 Finishing Up