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AutoCAD Electrical
This document provides an overview of AutoCAD Electrical, including what it is, its key features, tools, alternatives, career opportunities, and more. AutoCAD Electrical is a specialized version of AutoCAD software used by electrical engineers to design electrical panels, wiring systems, control panels, and PLC I/O designs. It features tools for project management, wire numbering, component tagging, real-time error checking, report generation, and more. Careers that use AutoCAD Electrical include electrical designers, drafters, engineers and more.
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Overview of AutoCAD Electrical, its features, tools, alternatives, career opportunities, GUI, and recruiters.
AutoCAD stands for Automatic Computer Aided Design; it's a software for 2D/3D drafting used by engineers and architects.
AutoCAD Electrical is a specialized Autodesk software for electrical engineers to design electrical systems.
Features include Project Management, Wire Numbering, Real-Time Error Checking, and Report Generation.
Includes CAD Tools, PLC Tools, Symbol Library, Document Generation, and collaboration tools for design.
Alternatives include EPLAN Electric P8, Smart Draw, and others relevant for Transmission & Distribution.
Various career roles in AutoCAD Electrical such as Designer, Drafter, Engineer, and Project Engineer.
Companies that hire AutoCAD Electrical skills include ISRO, L&T, and various industries like Power Generation.
Benefits include design automation, productivity improvement, error reduction, and accurate project information.
Focus on enhanced productivity using AutoCAD Electrical tools.
Highlighting the reduction of errors in designs through AutoCAD Electrical features.
Significance of maintaining industry standards in electrical design using AutoCAD.
Emphasizes management of design information while using AutoCAD Electrical.
Allows Mechanical and Electrical teams to collaborate using digital tools within AutoCAD Electrical.
Comprehensive features such as automatic numbering, project reports, and electrical-specific drafting.
Common electrical components used in designs, including circuit breakers and transformers.
Detailing different types of main circuit breakers and their ratings.
Focus on terminal blocks used in electrical designs.
Description of relays and contactors in electrical systems.
Role of network switches in electrical schematics.
Overview of HMIs used in electrical designs.
Addressing various types of power supply systems in designs.
Use of disconnect switches in electrical panels.
Function and importance of overload relays in electrical systems.
Importance of fuses in protecting electrical circuits.
Explains the role of motor drives in control systems.
Focused discussion on different types of motor starters.
Construction process of a PLC panel.
Wiring examples for a motor controller project using 3-phase AC power.
Discussing the physical layout required for proper installation.
Completing the wiring process for PLC panels.
Explains the structure and purpose of industrial control cabinets.
Insight into the creation of electrical wiring diagrams.
Details on various wiring color codes used in different regions for AC and DC.
Wiring codes specific to countries like India, Pakistan, UAE, Saudi Arabia.
Details of color codes for 230V and 415V wiring configurations.
Provides an example template for home wiring plans.
Overview of electrical control panels.
Details about panels controlling power and temperature.
Explanation of DG panels related to Auto Main Failure.
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AutoCAD Electrical
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- 2. AutoCAD Electrical • Whatis AutoCAD • AutoCAD Electrical • Features of AutoCAD Electrical • AutoCAD Electrical Tool • AutoCAD Electrical Alternatives • Career in AutoCAD Electrical • AutoCAD Electrical GUI • AutoCAD Electrical Recruiters
- 3. What is AutoCAD •AutoCAD stands for Automatic Computer Aided Design • AutoCAD is a drafting software used by engineers and architects for 2-D, 3-D drafting of houses, schematics, mechanical, electrical devices. • It is a substitute for pen & paper used for decades. • AutoCAD is widely used standalone software for designing.
- 4. AutoCAD Electrical • AutoCADElectrical is a specialist control panel of Autodesk. • AutoCAD Electrical which is used by electrical engineers for designing electrical panels, wirings system, control panels and programmable logical controllers I/O designs.
- 5. Features of AutoCADElectrical Key features of the E AutoCAD are • Project Management • Wire Numbering • Component Tagging • Real Time Error Checking • Coil and Contact Cross-referencing • Report Generation
- 6. AutoCAD Electrical Tool •CAD Tools • PLC Tools • Collaboration Tools • Reusable Designs • Document Generation • Symbol Library • Parts management
- 7. AutoCAD Electrical Alternatives •EPLAN Electric P8 • Smart Draw • SysQue • SEE Electrical • ETAP Best For: Transmission & Distribution Industry
- 8. Career in AutoCADElectrical • AutoCAD Designer • AutoCAD Drafter • Electrical Draftsman • CAD Manager • CAD Developer • CAD Operator • Associate Engineer – Electrical • Executive Engineer – Electrical • Electrical Designers • Electrical Engineer • R&D Engineer • Electrical Estimation Engineer • Solution Engineer • Jr Engineer Design (Electrical) • Electrical Project Engineer
- 9. AutoCAD Electrical Recruiters •ISRO • DRDO • HAL • L&T • Indian Railway • Schneider Electric • Reliance Power • Automation Industry • Building Construction • Home Construction • Solar Industry • Electrical Industry • Panel Designing Industry • Power Grid • Hydro Power Construction • Food • Oil & Gas • Pharmaceutical • Power Generation & Power Circuit • Manufacturing
- 10. Advantages of AutoCADElectrical • AutoCAD Electrical is an Autodesk software specially made for Electrical, Instrumentation and Control System Designers. • Its main purpose is to create and modify electrical control systems. • Pre-programmed tasks and comprehensive symbol libraries promote design automation, better productivity, reduced errors and more accurate information for your project designs.
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- 15. Enable Collaboration • EAutoCAD allows both the Mechanical and Electrical teams to work together. • Users can also publish DWF files directly from AutoCAD Electrical • Digital way to review, measure, mark up and track changes to designs • Management of BOMs
- 16. Top 10 reasonsto use AutoCAD Electrical • Comprehensive Symbol Libraries • Automatic Wire Numbering and Component Tagging • Automatic Project Reports • Real Time Error Checking • Real Time Coil and Contact Cross-Referencing • Create Smart Panel Layout Drawings • Electrical Specific Drafting Features • Automatically Create PLC I/O Drawings from Spreadsheets • Share Drawings with Customers and Suppliers • Reuse Existing Drawings
- 17. Electrical Components • MainCircuit Breaker • Transformers • Terminal Blocks • Programmable Logic Controller • Relays and Contactors • Network Switches • Human Machine Interface (HMI) • Power Supply • Disconnect Switch • Overload Relay • Fuses • Motor Drives • Motor Starters • Ethernet Switch
- 18. Main Circuit Breaker •B- Type • C- Type • D- Type • K- Type • Z- Type • 1A • 2A • 3A • 4A • 6A • 10A • 13A • 16A • 20A • 25A • 32A • 40A • 50A • 63A • 100A
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- 30. Motor Controller Example •Wiring diagram for a motor controller • This system uses 3 phase AC power (L1, L2, L3) • The logic consists of two push button Start push button Stop push button
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- 32. Final PLC PanelWiring
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- 35. Electrical Wiring ColorCodes for AC and DC • AC single phase & three phase and DC wire and cable color codes There are multiple colors used for different wires and cables in different regions for AC 1-Phase, 3-Phase and DC for design and installation based on the local codes, rules and regulation. Some of the well known are NEC – National Electrical Codes (US and CANADA) IEC – International Electrotechnical Commission (UK and European)
- 37. India, Pakistan UAE,Saudi, Wiring color codes
- 38. • Single Phase230V AC RED = Phase, Hot of Line (L) BLACK = Neutral (N) YELLOW/GREEN = Earth Conductor “Protective Earth” (PE) • Three Phase 415+ AC RED = Phase 1 or Line (l1) YELLOW = Phase 2 or Line 2, (L2) BLUE = Phase 3 or Line 3 (L3) BLACK = Common Neutral (N) YELLOW / GREEN = Earth Conductor “Protective earth” (PE)
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- 41. Power and TemperatureControl Panels
- 42. Auto Main Failure(AMF) - DG Panel