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Introduction to AutoCAD Electrical Practice 1a Estimated time for completion: 10 minutes Introduction Overview (Open electrical rawings and edt schematic symbol and panel footprint components to view the attached information, In this practice you will open a schematic drawing as shown in Figure 1-13, and then edit two components to see the information attached to the symbols. You will then open a panel drawing and edit a panel footprint to see its attached information Ee Oates 2S Paken 2 SeCOEEEEEI Figure 1-13 1. In your class files folder, in the Module 01 folder, open Control - PLC.dwg, 2. Zoom to different areas of the drawing to investigate the different symbols. This is a schematic drawing containing two PLCs and input/output logic signals and components. (© 2012, ASCENT - Center for Technical Knowledge 45 AutoCAD Electical 2019 Fundamontals 3. Zoom to the lower half ofthe ladder on the left side of the = drawing. This is the input PLC for this design. 4, Zoom to the upper half of the ladder on the right side of the ‘drawing, This is the output PLC for this design, 5. Zoom to the lower portion ofthe ladder on the right side of the drawing, 6. Right-click on the relay coil symbol labeled -KF1 and select Edit Component, as shown in Figure 1-14. The InsertEdit Component dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 1~15, The data attached to the symbol includes its component tag, ‘manufacturer, descriptions, and pin numbers. oo Figure 1-18 md 116 (© 2012, ASCENT - Genter for Technical Knowiectge® Introduction to A@CAD Electrical 7. Click to close the dialog box. 8. Right-click on the light symbol labeled -EA3 and solect Edit ‘Component, as shown in Figure 1-16. The Inserv/Edit ‘Component dialog box opens, as shown in Figure 1~17. The same data fields are available, but they contain values pertaining to the push button she Leb Figure 1-17 9. ciick (235) to close the cialog box. 10.Close Control -PLC.dwg. When prompted to save changes, liek (© 2012, ASCENT - Contr for Techni! Knowledge “7

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