Computer Application for
Technical Documentation
Working with Projects and Drawings
in AutoCAD Electrical
Inserting Components
Instructor : PhD, Associate Professor Leyla Muradkhanli
Learning Objectives
• Inserting Components using Icon menu
• Inserting Components using Catalog Browser
• Inserting Components using User Defined list
• Inserting Components using Equipment list
• Inserting Components using Panel list
• Inserting Components using Terminal (Panel list)
• Pneumatic, Hydraulic, and P&ID components
ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS
Electrical Components in AutoCAD Electrical are schematic
symbols of various components used in electrical systems.
There are various ways to insert the electrical components in
AutoCAD Electrical.
Inserting Components Using Icon Menu
This tool is used to insert schematic symbols of various electrical
components by using the Icon Menu.
Click on the Down arrow below Icon Menu button in the
Schematic tab of the Ribbon.
Inserting Components Using Icon Menu
Click on the Icon Menu
tool in this menu. The
Insert Component
window will be
displayed.
Inserting Components Using Icon Menu
• Select the category of desired
component from the Menu box at
the left in the dialog box.
• Click on the desired symbol.
• Click in the drawing area to place the
component symbol at desired place.
The Insert/Edit Component dialog
box will be displayed.
Inserting Components Using Catalog Browser
The Catalog Browser is the standard library of various components used in
electrical engineering.
Inserting Components Using Catalog Browser
Inserting Components Using Catalog Browser
Inserting Components Using Catalog Browser
is used to specify a symbol for the current selected
is used to display the assembly details of the selected selected
is used to display the details of the current selected
component in the web browser
is used to add the current component in the favorite
components list
Inserting Components Using Catalog Browser
Click on the
button to assign a
symbol. The Insert
Component dialog
box will be
displayed.
Click on the
category for which
your component
resembles.
Select the desired
button from the list
of symbols.
Inserting Components Using Catalog Browser
The Assign Symbol To Catalog Number dialog box will be displayed.
Click on the Map symbol to catalog number button from the dialog box to map
the symbol for the catalog. The symbol will get attached to the cursor.
Click on the electrical line to which you want to connect the component or click
in the drawing area to place the component.
Inserting Components Using Catalog Browser
If You again go to Catalog Browser and click on the same component.,
then you will get symbols mapped to the component.
Inserting Components Using User Defined List
The User Defined List tool is used to display the list of components that are
collected by user under a common list.
Select the User Defined List tool from the Component drop-down. The
Schematic Component or Circuit dialog box will be displayed.
Inserting Components Using User Defined List
Select any component/circuit from the list and click on the OK button from the
dialog box. The component/circuit will get attached to the cursor. Click to place
the component/circuit.
You can add the desired components/circuits in the list by using the ADD
button.
Inserting Components Using Equipment List
The Equipment List tool is used to display or add the components in the
drawing.
Click on the Equipment List tool from the Component drop-down. The Select
Equipment List Spreadsheet File dialog box will be displayed.
Inserting Components Using Equipment List
Select the desired database file using the options in the dialog box. Click on the
Open button from the dialog box. The Table Edit dialog box will be displayed.
Inserting Components Using Equipment List
Select the desired data table from the list and click on the OK button from the
dialog box. The Settings dialog box will be displayed.
Inserting Components Using Panel List
The Panel List tool is used to insert the parts from panels.
Click on the Panel List tool from the Component drop-down. The Panel Layout
List dialog box will be displayed.
Inserting Components Using Panel List
You can extract the list of components from the current project or active
drawing. Select the Project radio button or Active drawing radio button to get
the list of components.
If you want to save the extracted list of components in an external file, select
the save list to external file check box.
Pneumatic Components
Pneumatic components are those components that work because of pressure
of the gases flowing through them.
Click on the Insert Pneumatic Components
button
The Insert Component dialog
box will be displayed.
Hydraulic Components
Hydraulic components are those components that work due to the pressure of
fluids flowing through them.
Click on the Insert Hydraulic Components
button
The Insert Component dialog
box will be displayed.
P&ID Components
P&ID components are those components that are used in Piping and
Instrumentation Diagrams. work due to the pressure of fluids flowing through
them.
Click on the Insert P&ID
Components button
The Insert Component dialog
box will be displayed.
