User manual AUTODESK AUTOCAD ELECTRICAL 2005 GETTING STARTED

[. . . ] Getting Started AutoCAD® Electrical 2005 22502-010000-5000A May 11, 2004 Copyright © 2004 Autodesk, Inc. All Rights Reserved This publication, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form, by any method, for any purpose. MAKES NO WARRANTY, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, REGARDING THESE MATERIALS AND MAKES SUCH MATERIALS AVAILABLE SOLELY ON AN "AS-IS" BASIS. BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR SPECIAL, COLLATERAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF PURCHASE OR USE OF THESE MATERIALS. THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE LIABILITY TO AUTODESK, INC. , REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION, SHALL NOT EXCEED THE PURCHASE PRICE OF THE MATERIALS DESCRIBED HEREIN. [. . . ] A drawing may have multiple ladders, as well as single-phase and three-phase ladders. The ladders do not have to use the same parameters such as rung spacing, number of rungs, and ladder width. Menu Wires Ladders Insert Ladder 2 In the Alert dialog box, select Force this drawing's configuration setting to match the project settings option, and then click OK. Your existing drawing format automatically becomes compatible with AutoCAD Electrical upon insertion of an invisible block, WD_M. Various settings are stored as invisible attribute values on this block. When you invoke an AutoCAD Electrical command and it does not find this invisible WD_M block on your drawing, the command pauses and prompts you for permission to insert the block automatically. Inserting Ladders | 27 3 In the Insert New Ladder dialog box, specify: Width: 10. 000 Spacing: 1. 0000 1st ref: 1001 Length: 20. 000 Rungs: 21 Phase: 1 Phase NOTE Reference 1001 represents Page 10, Reference 01. Click OK. 28 | Chapter 3 Drawings 4 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify start position of first rung: Enter 1. 5, 21, press ENTER A single phase ladder is inserted in the drawing. Use the same process to create three-phase ladder. Inserting Ladders | 29 To insert a three-phase ladder 1 Click the Insert Ladder tool. Menu Wires Ladders Insert Ladder In the Insert New Ladder dialog box, specify: Phase: 3 Phase Spacing: 0. 5000 Spacing: . 7500 1st ref: 1022 Index: 1 Click OK. 2 Respond to the prompts as follows: Specify start position of first rung: Enter 16, 21, press ENTER Specify approximate position of last reference number (Z=zoom down, R=realtime pan): Drag down to the bottom of the single-phase ladder, and click 30 | Chapter 3 Drawings The new ladder is placed into the drawing. Inserting 3-Phase Wires You can insert vertical or horizontal 3-phase wiring. Three-phase wiring automatically breaks and reconnects to any underlying components that it finds in its path. If it crosses any existing wiring, wire-crossing gaps automatically insert. Inserting 3-Phase Wires | 31 To insert three-phase bus wiring 1 Click the drop-down arrow on the Insert Wire tool to access the Insert 3 Phase Wire tool. Menu Wires Insert 3 Phase Wire 2 In the 3-Phase Bus dialog box, verify the following default values are set: Horizontal: Spacing: 0. 7500 Vertical: Spacing: 0. 5000 Starting at: component or another bus Click OK. 3 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select component or bus for 3 phase wire: Select the first vertical wire at line reference 1022 and drag across other wires Select component or bus for 3 phase wire: to: Click to place the 3 phase wire 32 | Chapter 3 Drawings The three-phase bus is inserted into the drawing: Select vertical wire Adding Drawings to Projects You can add new drawings to your project at any time. Before you add a new drawing to a project, it must be saved. Adding Drawings to Projects | 33 To save a file 1 Access the Save As command Menu File Save As 2 Navigate to the Aegs folder located several directories below Documents and Settings. To add the current drawing to a project 1 Click the Project New/Existing tool. Menu Projects Project Project New/Existing 2 In the Project Aegs dialog box, click the Add Current button. 4 In the Add Drawing to Project dialog box, select DEMO10. dwg, and then click the Open button. The drawing is added to your project. 34 | Chapter 3 Drawings Adding Drawing Descriptions Add a description to define the drawing you added to the project. To add a drawing description 1 In the Project Aegs dialog box, highlight DEMO10. dwg, and then click the Properties button. 2 In the Properties: Section/Sub-section Codes and Drawing Description dialog box, Optional description for this drawing section, specify: Conveyor Line Click OK. 3 In the Project Aegs dialog box, Project Drawing List section, select the Description button to view the drawing descriptions. This is the end of this tutorial chapter. Adding Drawings to Projects | 35 36 PLC In This Chapter 4 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) modules are built dynamically when selected from the menu. From a small set of library symbols, hundreds of PLC modules can be built on request. This method allows the module to conform to the underlying ladder rung spacing, so you can add spacers and break the module at insertion time. About PLC modules Inserting PLC modules Removing ladder rungs Using Fence Insert 37 About PLC Modules AutoCAD® Electrical generates any of hundreds of different PLC I/O modules on demand, in a variety of different graphical styles, all without a single, complete I/O module library symbol resident on the system. Modules automatically adapt to the underlying ladder rung spacing, whatever that value might be, and can even be stretched or broken into two or more pieces at insertion time. Inserting PLC modules AutoCAD Electrical builds a PLC I/O module as it is inserted. A PLC module is selected, the location is picked, and the module is constructed using a small set of library symbols. [. . . ] To manually insert the system reset footprint 1 In the Schematics Components (current project) dialog box, select: PB403A OPSTA3 SYSTEM RESET, and then click the Manual button. 2 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, click the Catalog lookup button. Inserting Panel Components | 71 3 In the Parts Catalog dialog box, select: MANUFACTURER AB TYPE 30. 5mm FLUSH STYLE *ALL* CATALOG, CONTACTS, STYLE, DESCRIPTION 800T-A2A 1 NO 1 NC BLACK PUSH BUTTON - MOMENTARY, NEMA 4/13 Click OK. 4 In the Footprint dialog box, Choice A section, verify the following values: Manufacturer AB Catalog 800T-A2A Click OK. 5 Respond to the prompts as follows: Select Location for PB403A: Select to the left of Conveyor Motor Start (2) Select Location for PB403A: <Ortho on> select ROTATION: Right-click to place the push button 72 | Chapter 6 Panel Layouts 2 6 In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK. NOTE The Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box is displayed each time you insert a panel footprint. Information from the schematic representation is automatically carried over to the panel footprint representation. [. . . ]