Guidelines for Creating Schematic Blocks in AutoCAD and MicroStation - Intergraph Smart Electrical - Help - Hexagon

1. There is no need to create blocks or cells. Smart Electrical recognizes .dwg and .dgn files and treats each drawing as a Smart Electrical block file.

2. Set the drawing sheet origin at the bottom left corner of the drawing sheet (0.0).

• When saving a drawing in AutoCAD format, you must specify the AutoCAD version prior to saving. To set the AutoCAD version, open a drawing and then select Tools > Options. On the Options dialog, select the Foreign Data tab and select AutoCAD from the Format list. Then, select Options in the Export box. On the AutoCAD Export Options dialog, select the appropriate AutoCAD version.

• When importing graphical blocks that were created in AutoCAD for typical schematics, the software automatically translates and identifies the AutoCAD file if its AutoCAD version is supported by the software. The supported versions of AutoCAD appear on the Version list of the AutoCAD Export Options dialog.

Now you can do one of the following:

• Continue with the next step in the recommended workflow for generating a schematic drawing and learn how to Create Typical Schematic Blocks.

• Return to the Recommended Workflow for Generating Schematic Drawings.