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You use these schematic templates to produce electrical drawings according to accepted industry standards.

  • Imperial Template—This template is defined with ANSI sheet sizes and borders. The default sheet size is C with a 1:1 scale.

  • Metric Template—This template is defined with ISO sheet sizes and borders. The default sheet size is A1 with a 1:1 scale.

Both templates point to the electrical symbol sets. The electrical symbols include main classifications of the following: Circuit Protectors, Contacts and Relays, Electron Tubes, Fundamental Items, High Voltage, Logic Gates, Qualifying Symbols, Rotating Mach, Semiconductors, Signaling and Readout Devices, Switches, Terminals and Connectors, Transformers and Inductors, and Transmission Path.

You should design schematic drawings with Maintain Relationships set off (default setting).

Electrical Workflow 1

Set up the sheet.

  1. Select an appropriate sheet size and scale.

  2. Place an initial symbol correctly rotated.

  3. Route a connector from that symbol to form a rough outline of the circuit.

  4. From the Symbol Explorer, select the type of symbol or component needed, and drag the component onto the sheet and over the connector.

  5. The connector is highlighted when the pointer moves over the element. Most of the components automatically align to the connector.

  6. Drop the symbol, and it is placed, associated to the connector. Or, if the orientation of the symbol is not correct, use the left or right arrows to rotate the symbol to a new orientation. When the symbol is dropped, it maintains the orientation.

  7. Enter any attribute information that you want in the Attribute Viewer.

  8. When the information is changed in the viewer, the text information on the symbol also changes. If you do not want the attribute text, you can select the text box and delete text from the symbol.

  9. Continue adding or modifying connectors and adding components until the circuit is complete.

Electrical Workflow 2

Set up the sheet.

  1. Select an appropriate sheet size and scale.

  2. From the Symbol Explorer, drag the component onto the sheet to the location you want.

  3. Or, if the orientation of the symbol is not correct, use the left or right arrows to rotate the symbol to a new orientation. When the symbol is dropped, it maintains the orientation.

  4. Enter any attribute information that you want in the Attribute Viewer.

  5. When the information is changed in the viewer, the text information on the symbol also changes. If you do not want the attribute text, you can select the text box and delete text from the symbol.

  6. Continue dragging and dropping components as needed to complete the circuit.

  7. Using Connector on the Draw toolbar, connect the individual components.

  8. Continue adding components and connecting them together until the circuit is complete.

Differences in Workflow 1 and 2

  • Workflow 1 places the symbol or component on the connector or wire. It does not break the wire. It only masks out the connector beneath it. In this case the components are glued to the connector. To modify the circuit in such a case, you move the connector, and the symbols follow it to the new location.

  • Workflow 2 places a connector or wire between the components that are placed. Workflow 2 is more of a real-world flow. In this case, you can select and move the components, and the connector or wires move to adjust to the new component location.

  • You can combine the workflows. You must, however, remember which is the parent and which is the child when you combine the two.

  • The following symbol sets aid in electrical schematic creation.

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Description

Electrical Symbols

Circuit Protectors Contacts and Relays Electron Tubes Fundamental Items High Voltage Items Logic Gates Qualifying Symbols Rotating Mach & Comp Assembly Semiconductors Diodes Thyristors Transistors Signaling & Readout Devices Switches Terminal & Connectors Transformers & Inductors Transmission Path

To use this functionality, you must install the Electrical Solutions option.

See Also

Drawing Basic Elements
Drawing Connectors
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