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

Size: 1.28 GB | Duration: 7h 57m | Video: AVC (.mp4) 1280x720 15&30fps | Audio: AAC 48KHz 2ch

Genre: eLearning | Level: Appropriate for all | Language: English

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