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Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCAD Electrical Essentials (2024)

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Learning Path Courses:

Getting Started

Getting Started Course Introduction
(Course Duration: 10 minutes)

Course Description
In this course, you will be introduced to the AutoCAD Electrical user interface and explore what the software has to offer.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Navigate the User Interface
Use the design Feed
Access and use the help
Customize the User Interface

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
None
Projects

Projects Course Introduction
(Course Duration: 15 minutes)

Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to work with projects, create, edit, add drawings, plot, and copy.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Understand the use of Projects
Create a new Project
Plot Project
Copy Projects

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
Complete the AutoCAD Electrical Getting Started Course

CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course
This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.
Settings and Configurations

Settings and Configurations Course Introduction
(Course Duration: 15 minutes)

Course Description
In this course, you will learn how to setup AutoCAD Electrical to use you’re company’s standards.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Use an Environmental file to set lookup locations
Configure Project Settings
Create an Electrical Template
Configure Drawing Settings
Create Edit Wire Types

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
AutoCAD Electrical Getting Started

CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course
This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.
Custom Components

Course Description
(Course Duration: 20 minutes)
In this course, you will learn how to use the variety of tools and commands to create an AutoCAD Electrical component.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Learn how to Define new AutoCAD Electrical Schematic component.
Learn how to Define new AutoCAD Electrical Panel component.
Understand how to create a custom Icon Menu Wizard, adding new components and sub menus.
Learn how to createedit a new Catalog component.
Learn how to create a new catalog component, built from a number of different components, making an assembly.
Electrical components, in many cases have defined pin list, AutoCAD Electrical consults a Pin List table. This is included in the catalog database and when a part number is added to a component the pin number can be automatically assigned. The pin list can be updated and changed as needed.

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
None

CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course
This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.
Exporting and Importing

Course Description
(Course Duration: 4 minutes)
In this course, you will learn how to use the commands from the ImportExport Data tab. These tools expand the typical tools for editing electrical design template and advanced options for exporting to PLC design tools.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Export project data using Export to Spreadsheet command. Edit the data and import changes to update the project drawings using Import from Spreadsheet.
Share your AutoCAD electrical meta data with other applications using export options.

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
None

CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course
This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.
Reports

Course Description
(Course Duration: 10 minutes)
In this course, you will learn how to use the reporting functions in AutoCAD Electrical. There are two types or reports Schematic and Panel, reports can be manual created of you can configure Automatic Reports.

Course Objectives
The material presented in this course teach you how to:
Learn how to extract information for schematic components that have a catalog value assigned.
Learn how to extract Panel reports information for panel footprints, nameplates, and terminals that have a catalog value assigned.
Lean how to create Automatic Reports tool allows you to run multiple reports at one time.

Course Prerequisites
To participate in this training course, you should have the following:
None

CPD via CPD UK Accredited Course
This course is eligible for Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credit via CPD UK. This is a globally recognized CPD meaning the learning activity has reached the required Continuing Professional Development standards and benchmarks. If you would like to learn more, please see CPDUK. You can log your CPD credits by creating an account and providing the correct, required information. If you would like to log your CPD credits with another organization, you will need to navigate that process as directed by the target organization.