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Contents
Introduction:
About This Course . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Course Design Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Using this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
About the Training Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Windows® 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Conventions Used in this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Use of Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Lesson 1:
Projects
SolidWorks Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Starting SolidWorks Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
The User Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
What are Projects? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creating a New Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Folders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Project Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Project Storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Editing Project Properties/Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Editing Drawing Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Locations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
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Location Naming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Zooming and Scrolling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mouse Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Mouse Scroll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Exercise 1:
Creating a New Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Lesson 2:
Mixed Scheme
What is a Mixed scheme? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Existing and Archived Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Opening an Existing Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Unarchiving a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Closing projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Line Diagram Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Adding Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Symbols Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Symbol Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
Changing the Title Block . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Zoom Extents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Adding Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Move . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
Drawing Tools. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
A Closer Look at the Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Rectangles and Arcs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Layers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Exercise 2:
Single Line Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Lesson 3:
Developing a Scheme
What is a Schematic? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
The Power Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Adding New Schemes Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Draw Multiple Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cable Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Cable Sketching Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Wire Style Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Schematic Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Manufacturers parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Modifying Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Grid and Snap Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Symbol Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Types of Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Creating New Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
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Replacing a Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Moving Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Using Stretch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Exercise 3:
Schematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Lesson 4:
Cabling
What is Cabling?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Changes in the Single Line Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Detailed Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Adding Manufacturer Parts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Adding Circuits to Manufacturer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Terminal Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Pin to Pin Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Creating a New Cable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adding Terminals to the Strip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Adding Circuits to Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Symbol association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
Terminals Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Copy and Paste . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Exercise 4:
Cabling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Lesson 5:
Macros
What are Macros? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
Creating and Adding Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Creating a New Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Location Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Exercise 5:
Macros . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Lesson 6:
Control Drawings
What are Control Drawings? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Drawing Single Wires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Inserting Single Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Using Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Adding a New Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Function Outlines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Exercise 6:
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Control Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Lesson 7:
Cross Referencing / Component association
Associating symbols to a component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Component Color Coding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132
Cross-referencing symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
The Cross Reference List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cross Reference State Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cross Reference Contact Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cross Reference Text Coding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cross Reference Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Cross Reference Location Listing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exercise 7:
Single Line Diagram Cross References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Lesson 8:
Managing Origin-Destination Arrows
What are Origin-Destination Arrows? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Replacing Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Replacement Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Origin-Destination Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Interpreting the Arrow Text . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Exercise 8:
Origin-Destination Arrows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Lesson 9:
Programmable Logic Controllers
What is a PLC? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adding a New Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Adding a PLC Mark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Inserting a PLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
PLC Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Configuration options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Multiple Copy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Editing Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Mark Numbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Types of Marks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Replacing a Symbol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Editing a PLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Exercise 9:
Adding a PLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Lesson 10:
Final Drawings Changes
Editing the PLC Drawing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
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Associate Cable Cores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Adding a Part Manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Creating a New Manufacturer Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Assigning a Part . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Wire Style Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Single Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Multiple Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Equipotential Formula . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Numbering Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Assigning Parts to Other Objects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Assigning Parts to Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Renaming Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Assigning Parts to Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Exercise 10:
Editing a PLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Lesson 11:
Reports
What are Reports?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Report Manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Bill Of Materials grouped by manufacturer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
List of wires by line style . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
List of cables grouped by reference . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Drawings list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Drawing Terminal Strips. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Exercise 11:
Reports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
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Introduction
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Introduction SolidWorks 2014
About This The goal of this course is to teach you how to use SolidWorks Electrical
Course to optimize your drawings and designs for manufacturability so you
can maximize quality, avoid rework and decrease time to market.
Specifically:
 Integration of the electrical and mechanical design processes.
 Early identification of design problems resulting in less rework,
improved quality and decreased time to market.
The tools for working with electrical design in the SolidWorks
Electrical software are quite robust and feature rich. During this course,
we will cover many of the commands and options in great detail.
However, it is impractical to cover every minute detail and still have
the course be a reasonable length. Therefore, the focus of this course is
on the skills, tools, and concepts central to successfully working with
SolidWorks Electrical. Certain commands will be repeated, or carried
out in different ways, during the design to try to reproduce a more
realistic working environment and so provide a broad overview of how
a variety of result can be achieved.
Prerequisites Students attending this course are expected to have the following:
 Electrical design experience.
 Completed the course SolidWorks Essentials.
 Experience with the Windows™ operating system.
 SolidWorks Electrical installed.
 Have read/undertaken the coursework prior to class attendance.
Course Length The recommended minimum length of this course is 2 days.
Course Design This course is designed around a process- or task-based approach to
Philosophy training. Rather than focus on individual features and functions, a
process-based training course emphasizes the processes and procedures
you follow to complete a particular task. By utilizing case studies to
illustrate these processes, you learn the necessary commands, options
and menus in the context of completing an electrical design project in
an IEC standard.
Using this Book This training manual is intended to be used in a classroom environment
under the guidance of an experienced SolidWorks Electrical instructor.
It is not intended to be a self-paced tutorial. The examples and case
studies are designed to be demonstrated “live” by the instructor.
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Laboratory Laboratory exercises give you the opportunity to apply and practice
Exercises some of the material covered during the lecture/demonstration portion
of the course. They are designed to represent typical simulation
situations while being modest enough to be completed during class
time. These exercises are in an ANSI standard to allow students to have
experience with different country standards.
About the A complete set of the various files used throughout this course can be
Training Files downloaded from the SolidWorks website, www.solidworks.com.
Click on the link for Support, then Training, then Training Files, then
SolidWorks Training Files. Select the link for the desired file set.
There may be more than one version of each file set available.
Direct URL:
www.solidworks.com/trainingfilessolidworks
The files are supplied in signed, self-extracting executable packages.
The files are organized by lesson number. The Case Study folder
within each lesson contains the files your instructor uses while
presenting the lessons. The Exercises folder contains any files that are
required for doing the laboratory exercises.
Cumulative Projects The projects used in the Case Study are cumulative, so the work done
in each lesson is saved to a project and contributes to a single
cumulative project. The same is true of the Exercises.
Archive Files In order to keep users on task, a complete set of archive files is included
in the training file set to help a user ‘catch up’. These files are project
archives, *.proj files, that must be unarchived and then opened (see
Unarchiving a Project on page 25).
For example, is you were unable to complete the exercise
Macros on page 101, you would be able to open an archive
file Start_Exercise_06.proj at the start of the next
exercise, Control Drawings on page 117, and have all the
prior work completed.
Note Lesson archives are named in a similar way. For example
Start_Lesson_07.proj would be used at the start of lesson 7.
Windows® 7 The screen shots in this manual were made using the SolidWorks
Electrical software running on Windows® 7. If you are not using
Windows 7, or if you have a different theme setting, you may notice
slight differences in the appearance of the menus and windows. These
differences do not affect the performance of the software.
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Conventions Used This manual uses the following typographic conventions:

in this Book
Convention Meaning
Bold Sans Serif SolidWorks commands and options appear in
this style. For example, Line diagram ->
Insert Symbol means click the Insert
Symbol icon on the Line diagram tab of the
CommandManager.
Typewriter Location names and scheme names appear in
this style. For example, L2 - Pump.
Double lines precede and follow sections of
17 Do this step the procedures. This provides separation
between the steps of the procedure and large
blocks of explanatory text. The steps
themselves are numbered in sans serif bold.
Use of Color The SolidWorks user interface

makes extensive use of color to
highlight selected geometry and
to provide you with visual
feedback. This greatly increases
the intuitiveness and ease of use
of the SolidWorks software. To
take maximum advantage of this,
the training manuals are printed
in full color.
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Lesson 1
Projects
Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

 Start SolidWorks Electrical.
 Understand projects, books and drawings.
 Create a new project.
 Edit project settings.
 Revise a title block.
 Edit the properties of a drawing.
 Create new locations for electrical components.
 Zoom and scroll a drawing.
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Lesson 1 SolidWorks 2014
Projects
SolidWorks The SolidWorks Electrical product

Electrical and associated SolidWorks add-
ins can be used to create electrical
projects starting with 2D
schematics and ending with 3D
routing and cabling of the data.
This lesson follows the process of
creating a new SolidWorks
Electrical project.
Stages in the The major stages in the process are listed below:
Process
 Starting SolidWorks Electrical
The SolidWorks Electrical product is started from the All Programs
menu or using a desktop shortcut.
 New projects, books and drawings
Creating a new project from a template can also create a new book and
several drawing files.
 Edit project
Project settings can be edited at anytime during the design process.
 Change a title block
Title blocks can be revised and updated in projects to improve the
quality of information displayed.
 Editing drawing properties
The properties of a drawing can be edited after it has been created.
 New locations
Locations can be added to represent physical locations for the
placement of components.
 Zooming and scrolling
Zooming and scrolling are used to manipulate the view of the drawing.
Procedure Beginning with running SolidWorks Electrical, a new project and a
new location are added.
Starting The SolidWorks Electrical product is a program that runs in its own
SolidWorks window independently of SolidWorks. It uses 2D symbols, (blocks),
Electrical and lines to create electrical drawings.
In can also be run concurrently with SolidWorks using the same
project.
Where to Find It  Start Menu: All Programs, SolidWorks,
SolidWorks Electrical
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Projects
1 Start SolidWorks Electrical.

Double-click SolidWorks Electrical .
The User Interface The SolidWorks Electrical user interface is divided up into four main
sections. They include:
Side Panel The Side Panel provides access to project documents (see Drawings
on page 8) as well as components, macros and symbols. It also includes
a command tab and options shown when a command is active.
Ribbon Menus The Ribbon, or CommandManager menu, contains input commands
sorted into multiple groupings (tabs).
Graphics Zone The Graphics Zone is limited to drawing access and editing.
Status Bar The Status Bar shows the cursor position and allows you to toggle
modes like SNAP on and off.
Side Panel Ribbon Menus
Graphics Zone Status Bar
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What are A Project is used to store the many different

Projects? types of files used to create the reports, data and
other files that together fully define the project.
A project contains one or more document books.
Books can contain multiple folders to manage the
different drawing types and files related to the
book itself.
Creating a New Creating a new project from a template can automatically populate
Project multiple files, of several different types, into the project. Additional
drawings and other files can be added manually. The default file types
available for new projects and books are described below:
Project The Project is the name assigned to the entire project including all the
books and drawing files.
Book The Book contains all the documentation that is used to create the
project including folders, drawings and associated documents. Each
project can contain one or more books.
Folders The Folders contain data within the Book, and can be used to
categorize data, for greater manageability.
Drawings The Drawings contain different information types that go to make up
the complete project data set, drawings can contain, schemes, lists, 2D
cabinet layouts...
Cover page The Cover page contains a title block in which user can set attributes
to display information such as the project name and description,
contents of a book. The drawing tools may be used to add an image.
Scheme Scheme drawings contain circuit information related to the function of
the electrical project.
Line diagram The Line diagram shows a simplified overview of project
components interconnects and cables used to form these connections.
Mixed schema The Mixed schema drawing allows users to mix the data style of
scheme and line diagram type drawings to produce data rich hybrid
designs.
Drawing lists The Drawing lists can contain a variety of project reports generated
as drawings.
Terminal drawings Terminals drawings are automatically created from data applied to
terminals in the project drawing set and through the Terminals editor.
2D Cabinet Layouts 2D Cabinet Layouts are general arrangement layouts that can be
created within SolidWorks Electrical Schematic to aid in the
positioning of components within a machine, cabinet, installation...
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SolidWorks Cabinet The SolidWorks Cabinet Layout allows for the development of
Layouts project data in a 3D environment.
Project In this and the following lesson, a project will be created and refined.
Overview The cumulative project will use an assembly that includes a tank and a
pumps connected with pipes controlled by valves. You will design the
electrical circuits to power and control those pumps and valves.
In order to complete the project, we will:

 Create the basic concept of the project using a single line diagram
(see Lesson 2: Mixed Scheme).
 Fully develop detailed circuits to generate the behavior required for
the electrical portion of the project (see Lesson 3: Developing a
Scheme).
 Pass the 2D information into 3D and integrate all the parts into a
SolidWorks assembly.
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Projects
Project Storage On creation of a project a unique folder and SQL database will be
created. By default the location of the project folder is stored in the
folder ProgramData\SolidWorks Electrical\ Projects. Click
Tools -> Application settings and click the Databases tab to change
this location, and/or the SQL Instance containing the programs meta
data.
Where to Find It CommandManager: File -> Projects Manager -> New Project
2 New project.
Click Projects Manager and New Project .
Select IEC and click OK. Click English and click OK.
3 Project information.
Type in the name Training Lesson 1 SWE and other information as
shown. Type the Description (English) Training Lessons. Click OK.
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Note User attributes can be added using the Customize button after the
Project has been created; until OK is clicked the project folder and SQL
database do not exist.
4 Files.
The project is created including book and different
drawing files. The lists appears under the Documents
tab in the Side Panel.
Click Drawings preview and click 02 - Drawing
list to see the preview.
5 Opening a drawing.
Double-click 01 - Cover page to open the drawing in the Graphics
Zone.
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Editing Project The Project settings can be modified at anytime and the changes
Properties/ realized in the project automatically, or through an update process. The
Settings settings impact on general data such as font styles to be used, the
default color applied to different types of information, through to the
units of measurement and the symbols that will be available for use in
the drawings.
Defining the settings correctly can save a great deal of time during
project development. In this example project will be set to use multiple
languages, and an attribute added to illustrate how this can be utilized.
Tip The Project settings accessed through the Projects tab,
Configurations button, will show the current projects settings; where
multiple projects are opened it is advisable to access the settings by
right clicking on a project listed in the Documents tab, and select
Configurations from the contextual menu.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a project and click Configurations >
Project...
6 Project Configuration.
Select the Project tab, Configuration command, (if you select the
pulldown options select Project...)
7 Project language.
Set the Second language for the project as French from the
pulldown. Click OK.
8 Project Properties.
Right click on the project name in the Documents tab, from the
contextual menu select Project properties...
9 Multiple languages.
In the Description (French) field type Formation en classe. Click
OK.
10 Close drawing.
Click on the ‘x’ of the drawing tab to close the drawing
01 - Cover page.
11 Modify a title block.
Right click on 01 - Cover page from the contextual menu select Title
block > Open.
Tip A cover page is simply a title block, text can be added on a project by
project basis, but the most flexibility can be obtained by adding
attributes to different cover page title blocks. By adding attributes, the
title block will automatically update based on information applied to
the project.
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12 Adding attributes.
On the side panel Edit title block
attributes expand Projects >
Descriptions folder. Double click on
#PROJECT_TZ_0_L1 and position it
below #BUNDLE_TZ_0_L1.
13 Apply existing properties.
Right click on #BUNDLE_TZ_0_L1and
select Copy properties from the
contextual menu. Right click on
#PROJECT_TZ_0_L1 and select Apply
copied properties.
14 Save and Close.
Press the save icon located on the Quick access toolbar. Click on
the ‘x’ of the drawing tab to close the title block.
Tip When closing a drawing a Save prompt will be displayed, by saving
before closing it ensures no data is lost mistakenly.
15 Updating the title block.
Double-click 01 - Cover page to open the drawing in the Graphics
Zone. Right click on the 01- Cover page in the Documents side
panel and select Title block > Update to have the new attribute shown
in the drawing.
Tip By changing the project primary language to French the Description
applied in French will automatically be displayed in the cover page title
block. The English description will be switched to the secondary
language, the information applied in the English description field being
retained.
Editing Drawing The Properties of a drawing can be edited to change specific

Properties properties data such as the description or to add user fields where more
information is required.
In general, properties can be
edited to change the settings Main electrical closet
Pump
held within an object. Many
other objects, such as symbols,
also have editable properties. Door
These more complex objects

will generally divide the
properties into different
Chassis
groupings such as Component
properties the Symbol
properties, (that make up a
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component), the Location properties where the component is to be

physically installed. For more information about symbols, see
Schematic Symbols on page 52.
In this example the properties will be edited to add a text description.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a drawing and click Properties
16 Edit drawing card.

Right-click 01 - Cover page and click Properties. Type the text for
Pump after the Description (English) Cover page as shown and
pour Pompe after the Description (French) Page de garde.
Locations A Location is an actual place where an electrical component is placed.

Every drawing and component is associated with a location.
To avoid placing drawings in the default location, new locations can be
created, names assigned to them, and these can in turn be associated to
drawings and the components they contain. In this example, the Door
and Chassis locations are created within the Main electrical closet.
The Pump location is outside the Main electrical closet and at the
same level.
Symbols and drawings Locations can be changed for after they are
created/added to a project using the Change location and
Properties tools.
Tip Single locations can be added using New location and multiple
locations at the same time with Insert several locations.
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Where to Find It  CommandManager: Project -> Locations
17 Change a locations properties.

Click on the Location field. Click L1-Location 1 and select
Properties. Change the Description (English) field to Main
electrical closet and Description (French) Armoire électrique
principale click OK.
18 Add a location sub location.
Add a new location inside of the L1 - Main electrical closet. Click
Locations and click L1 - Main electrical closet and click New
Location . Type Door as the Description (English), Porte as the
Description (French) and click OK.
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The L1 - Door location has L1 as the Master and is indented under the
L1 - Main electrical closet location.
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20 Add another location in the cabinet.

Using the same procedure, click the L1 - Main electrical closet
location, and add a new location Chassis under it, (the French is the
same with a circumflex over the â (Alt+0226)).
Location Naming The locations are named using the same default “L” prefix, even those
that are created inside other locations such as the locations L1 - Door
and L2-Chassis from the previous steps.
To change the prefix, type a different Root name in the dialog when
you create the new location.
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21 Add independent location.

Using the same procedure, make sure that none of the existing locations
are selected, (select the project name), and add a new location Pump,
(English), Pompe, (French). Click OK, Close and OK.
22 Change location.
Right-click 04 - Electrical scheme from the Documents tab and
click Properties. Click on the location L1 - Main electrical closet.
Click the location L2 Door, Select and OK.
23 Change drawing location options.

When a drawing location is changed a prompt is automatically
displayed through which you can select to update all the components
currently located in the drawing, or update the drawings default
location only. The drawing is currently empty so either of the top two
options can be selected.
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Zooming and Zooming or scrolling the drawing can be done in many ways but the
Scrolling most direct is by rotating or dragging the middle mouse scroll wheel.
Mouse Zoom Rotate the middle mouse scroll wheel down to zoom out (further
away). Rotate the middle mouse scroll wheel up to zoom in (closer).
Mouse Scroll Press and drag the middle mouse scroll wheel to pan the view left,
right, up or down.
Where to Find It Mouse Button: Rotate or drag with the middle mouse scroll wheel.
24 Open drawing.
Double-click 04 - Electrical scheme to open the drawing. Zoom on
the LOCATION section. +L1+L1 and Door are listed. Zoom and scroll
the drawing so that the entire border can be seen.
25 Save the project.

Although the drawing has been automatically saved, it is prudent to
save at key points in the development. Click Save and keep the
project open.
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SolidWorks 2014 Exercise 1
Creating a New Project
Exercise 1: Create a new SolidWorks Electrical project and location using the
Creating a New information provided.
Project This lab uses the following skills:
 Creating a New Project on page 8.
 Locations on page 14.
Procedure Create the project and add the location as shown.
1 New project.
Click the Projects Manager and create a new project using the
following settings:
 Project template = ANSI
 Project language = English
 Name = EXERCISE
 Customer = Your choice
 Drawing office = Your choice
 Description = Garage Door
2 Create a new location.
Create a new location Garage at the same level as the default
L1 - Main electrical closet.
3 Properties.
Access the Properties of the 03 - Line diagram and select the new
location Garage.
4 Save the project.
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Creating a New Project
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Lesson 2
Mixed Scheme

 Understand archived projects.
 Delete, Create and renumber drawings.
 Use the symbol library.
 Draw cables to connect symbols.
 Use drawing tools to annotate your drawing.
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Mixed Scheme
What is a Mixed A Mixed Scheme is a combination of a Single Line Diagram, and a

scheme? Scheme drawing. Each drawing type contains specific types of
information, the Single Line Diagram is a simplified representation of
the cabling that will be used in the project, an example is shown here
named 03 - Line diagram. It shows the original concept of the
project, optionally with drawing graphics, rather than the final result. In
this example some pieces of the final project, a set of four valves, is not
shown. The cables for the valves will be added in a later drawing.
Note The single line diagram is not required but it is useful in managing the
cables used in the project, and outlining the basic project concept and
core component interconnects.
A Scheme or schematic diagram is used to show the electrical
components and their detailed electrical wire and cable connections.
Schematics may appear in one or more of the drawings of the book. An
example is shown below named 04 - Electrical scheme, this is an
IEC standard power circuit; a power circuit is a scheme that contains
the circuits that connect to all the components that require power.
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Mixed Scheme
A Mixed scheme is a combination of both these drawing types,

allowing for the inclusion of the different symbols styles, in addition to
the commands, to provide increased design flexibility. The only
limitation being that it is not possible to link scheme wires to line
diagram symbols.
Process
 Existing and archived projects
Projects management includes both opening and unarchiving
procedures.
 Deleting, creating and renumbering drawings
Drawings can easily be moved, created, or deleted requiring the
numbering to be updated to reflect changes.
 Line diagram symbols
The extensive symbol library is used to add line diagram symbols to the
drawing.
 Adding cables
Lines that represent cables are added to the drawing.
 Drawing tools
Drawing annotations can be created using the drawing tools.
Using an Archive To start the lesson with an up to date project, unarchive and open the
File file Start_Lesson_02.proj from the folder Lesson02\Case Study.
For more information, see Unarchiving a Project on page 25.
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Procedure Delete drawing 03 - Wiring line diagram, create a mixed scheme,

and renumber the drawing set. Using the new 03 - Mixed scheme
drawing, add symbols, cables and annotations to create the single line
diagram, scale and move symbol attributes.
Existing and There are options in SolidWorks Electrical for opening projects and
Archived unarchiving projects. These follow different procedures as one type
Projects uses compressed files and the other does not.
Opening an Existing projects are listed in the Projects Manager dialog. These
Existing Project projects have been created and opened at least once and appear with a
unique ID, Project name, Project description 1 and Contract
number. By default, the files are stored in the C:\ProgramData\
SolidWorks Electrical\Projects folder and a sub-folder named for
the project ID.
Note Only the projects stored in that folder will appear in the Projects
Manager dialog.
1. Click Projects manager.
Click Projects manager . All the projects that have been
opened or unarchived recently are listed.
2. Double-click a project by name.
Double-click a project name under the Recent projects tab.
Where to Find It  Projects Manager PropertyManager: Double-click a recent project

from the list
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Unarchiving a Archived projects are stored in a compressed format that must be

Project uncompressed before opening. The archive stores all the information
required to open and edit the project.
Once the project has been unarchived, it can be opened using the
method described in Opening an Existing Project on page 24.
Start Files To begin a lesson or exercise with a completely up to date project,
unarchive and open the appropriate project. For example, use the file
Start_Lesson_02.proj at the start of this lesson and use
Start_Exercise_02.proj at the start of the related exercise.
The start files are stored in the SolidWorks Training Files\
SolidWorks Electrical Schematic\Lesson folders and the
appropriate Case Study and Exercise sub-folders.
Note Unarchiving a file does not open it unless you click Yes on the “open”
message.
1. Click Projects manager.
Click Projects manager and click Unarchive . Browse to
the folder C:\SolidWorks Training Files\
SolidWorks Electrical Schematic\Lesson02\Case Study,
click the file Start_Lesson_02.proj and click Open.
2. Project information.
The Project dialog includes text information about the project.
Click OK.
3. Messages.
At the message: Do you want to update your libraries? click
Do not update. At the message: Do you want to open this
project? click Yes.
Using Update Data If you click Update data, a wizard will appear to help you decide
what action to take when newer files are available in different
categories. At the message: Do you want to open this project?
click Yes.
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Where to Find It  Projects Manager PropertyManager: Unarchive
Closing projects Open projects can be closed using the Projects manager. Select the
project from the list (open projects will appear in blue text) and click
Close .
Where to Find It  Projects Manager PropertyManager: Close
Line Diagram The Line Diagram Symbols library stores many

Symbols symbolic representations for line diagrams broken
in logical groupings. You can copy a symbol from
the library to the drawing sheet.
Adding Symbols There are two main methods of adding symbols to a drawing; one uses
a standard click (Insert Symbol) to place while the other uses the
familiar drag and drop method. Both methods can access the same
symbol library.
Symbols Library The side panel symbols tab offers easier access to some of the more
common symbols. The are shown in the following table.
Supplies
EW_SY_Battery EW_SY_TransformerHigh EW_SY_TransformerLow

Cells battery High Voltage Transformer Low Voltage Transformer
Loads
EW_SY_Motor EW_SY_Resistor Heat EW_SY_Jack

Motor Heating resistor Cylinder
EW_SY_Fan EW_SY_Pump
Fan Pump
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Breaking devices
EW_SY_Contactor EW_SY_CurcuitBreaker EW_SY_CurcuitBreakerMod

Contactor relay Circuit-breaker Modular circuit-breaker
EW_SY_FuseSwitch
Fuse disconnector
Command
EW_SY_EmergencyStop EW_SY_PushButtonStop
EW_SY_PushButtonRun
Emergency stop button NC push button
NO push button
EW_SY_Switch EW_SY_PedalContact
Switch Foot contact
Sensors
EW_SY_LimitSwitch EW_SY_LimitSwitchLever EW_SY_PressureSensor

Roller limit switch Lever limit switch Pressure sensor
EW_SY_ProximitySensor EW_SY_TemperatureProbe
Proximity sensor Temperature probe
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Miscellaneous
EW_SY_Terminal EW_SY_Cabinet EW_SY_Ammeter

Terminal strip Electrical cabinet Ammeter
EW_SY_Voltmeter EW_SY_BlackBox EW_SY_TimeCounter

Voltmeter Generic frame Time meter
EW_SY_MotorDrive EW_SY_Plc EW_SY_Screen

Drive PLC Screen
Symbol The Symbol Orientation options control the rotation and possible
Orientation mirroring of a symbol as it is added to the drawing.
Original orientation
90 rotation
180 rotation 270 rotation
90 rotation and
Mirror
mirror
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Note The symbols shown in the symbol library will vary based on what type
of drawing or scheme is open. For line diagrams there are less symbols
available than for power or control scheme drawings.
Note The Symbols tab on the side panel can be modified by adding selected
symbols to any of the group such as Command and Sensors.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Line diagram -> Insert Symbol
 Side Panel: Click Symbols
1 Create a Mixed Scheme.

Click the Project tab, New -> New Mixed Scheme.
2 Add drawing descriptions.
Enter an English description of Mixed power scheme, and French
description of Schéma de puissance mixte and click OK.
3 Delete drawing.
Right click on drawing 03 - Line diagram click Delete and OK on
the confirmation message.
4 Drag and drop drawing.
Holding down the left mouse button click
on drawing 05 - Mixed power scheme
and drag it up the list so that it will be
above 04 - Electrical scheme, release
the mouse button to move the drawing.
5 Renumber drawings.
Right click on the Book and select Renumber drawings...
6 Numbering formula.
In the Renumbering dialog click the fx formula manager button. In
the Formula: File mark field change the formula to
STR((VAL(FIL_NO)+99), 2, 0), click OK, and OK again to
renumber the drawings.
Note The FIL_NO field is the variable field within the formula returning an
incremental counter 1, 2, 3...for numbering drawings. By default this is
a text field, in order to have the numbering start at 100 it is necessary
to convert the field to a number, (VAL), then add ninety nine to the
FIL_NO, (+99). Converting this return back to text, (STR), will leave
two decimal places after the expression return, the ,2,0 will trim this
from the formula.
7 Open drawing.
Open the drawing 102 - Mixed power scheme.
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Changing the Title The title block appears in the drawings based on a predetermined
Block selection. To access different size or type of title block, Choose
another title block is used, from the drawing context menu, or a
default can be set/changed through the project configuration.
In this example the title block is being set as an ISO A3 for mixed
scheme drawings.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Project -> Configuration ->Title block->

Mixed scheme
8 Set a title block.

Click the Project tab Configuration icon, click the Title blocks tab,
and click on the Mixed scheme Select field. Choose the ISO A3 title
block TR_FDP_BASEA3CA_EN. Click Select and OK and Update
all the related schemes options in the dialog prompt.
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Zoom Extents Use Zoom Extents to make the entire drawing fit inside the graphics
zone.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: View -> Zoom Extents
9 Zoom to Extents.
Select Zoom extents so that the graphics area shows the entire title
block.
10 Select symbol.
Click Insert Symbol , from the Line diagram tab, click the Other
symbol button, (if this is the first time this command has been used the
Symbol selector will open automatically). Click Motors from the
Classification list, click Pump and Select.
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11 Locate symbol.
Click on the drawing to place the symbol in the centre of the drawing.
Change the Location to L2 - Pump by clicking on the Location field,
and click OK.
Note In order to have a command continue after a process has been carried
out select the Pin icon on the Command side panel when the
command is active.
12 Drag and drop symbol.
Click the Symbols tab from the side panel and select Line diagram
symbols palette (IECSynopticSymbolPalette) option from the
pulldown, click the Miscellaneous page.
Double click on the Terminal strip (EW_SY_Terminal) symbol and
place it as shown.
13 Location.
This component should be placed in a different location, the Chassis.
Select the Location L2 - Chassis in the dialog and click Select. Click
OK.
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Adding Cables A cable contains one or more cable cores which will be assigned wires.
It may be used to simply indicate component connections, to reserve a
cable for use between two components, or to define the detailed wiring
between symbols in line diagrams; this information bi-directionally
updates in schemes and vise versa.
Note The cables are drawn to show connections between components. There
is not yet any assignment of cable conductor cores to the cable.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Line diagram -> Draw cable
14 Cable.
Click Draw cable and connect the symbols
by clicking as shown.
Tip The Esc key will stop creating cables, when

drawing a cable that does not terminate at
another symbol.
15 Zoom to extents.
Click Zoom Extents to fit the entire title block within the window.
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Window Selection of Dragging a rectangular window around geometry is a very efficient

Geometry method of selecting multiple pieces of geometry. It does make a
difference whether the window is dragged from left to right or from
right to left.
Dragging a window right to left captures geometry in and crossing the
window.
Dragging a window left to right captures geometry in the window.
Move Move is used to move, but not copy, geometry in the drawing. In this
example, the move is defined as a vector distance and direction from
the current position.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Line diagram -> Move
 CommandManager: Schematic -> Move
Note The command is the same but appears on a tab that matches the active
drawing: line diagram or scheme.
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16 Move.
Click Move and drag-select across both symbols and cable. Click
OK. Click near the original location and then at the new location.
17 Add another symbol.

Click the Symbols tab from the side panel and click the Sensors
page.
Add a Lever limit switch (EW_SY_LimitSwitchLever) to the
drawing, placing it above the Pump as shown. Set the Location as
L2 - Pump.
Using Draw cable , connect the symbols as shown.
Note For more information on symbols and cables, see Adding Symbols on
page 26 and Adding Cables on page 33.
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Drawing Tools The Drawing tab has many drawing tools to sketch and manipulate 2D
geometry on the drawing sheet. It can also be used to add existing
geometry.
In this example, a sketch showing the physical model will be added to
the drawing. Additional geometry will be added to show how the
symbols map to the components of the physical model. Both existing
and sketched geometry will be used.
Blocks Blocks allow you to re-use existing geometry in other places and in
other drawings. Geometry inserted as a block is treated as a single piece
of geometry that can be moved or deleted.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Drawing -> Others -> Insert block
1 Insert block.
Click Insert block and Browse for the file Pump_Diagram.dwg
from the folder SolidWorks Electrical Schematic\Lesson02\Case
Study.
Click OK and place the block above and to the left of the symbols.
Note Move the symbols and cables, if necessary to make room for the block,
using the method shown in Move on page 34.
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A Closer Look at The block that has been added as a diagram shows a pump moving
the Diagram water from a well to a tank. The electrical design will determine the
rules of how and when the pumps are used.
 The pump will move water from the well to the tank until the tank
reaches a minimum volume of water.
 Once the minimum water level is reached, a secondary pump will
move water to a valve.
 The valves will allow the water to pass as requested.
Security Routines Some security routines will be added to prevent the tank from
overflowing or being emptied.
 When the minimum water level of the tank is reached, no water will
be released through the valves.
 When the water level of the tank drops below the minimum value,
water will automatically be pumped from the well to fill it.
 The tank will automatically release water through the valves if
maximum water level is exceeded.
Note This diagram represents just one of the four redundant systems in the
project.
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Rectangles and Rectangles and Arcs are just two of the many drawing tools available
Arcs from the Drawing tab.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Drawing -> Rectangle
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Drawing -> Arc
2 Sketch.
Click Rectangle and sketch a rectangle around the pump as
shown. Click Arc and sketch two connecting arcs as shown.
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Layers Using Layers allows you to separate the geometry into groups. They
can be used to assign color, line thickness and line type to the geometry.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Drawing -> Layers
3 Create new layer.

Click Layers and click Add layer. Name the new layer
Connectors and set the color to Magenta. Click OK.
4 Set geometry to layer.

Select the rectangle and Control+select the arcs. Right-click and click
Properties. Set the layer to Connections and click Close.
The selected geometry, a rectangle and two arcs, changes layer and
color to magenta.
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5 Scale drawing data.

Select the Drawings tab, Scale command and select all the data in
the drawing. Specify a base point by left clicking, and in the side
panel Command dialog enter a value of 0.5 and press the tick icon.
Tip It is not possible to select a title block in a drawing using Drawing
tools.
Using the method shown in Move on
page 34 move the data to the upper left
of the title block. Click on the symbols to
reveal the attribute grips, click on these
and drag the attributes to reposition them
outside the symbols.
6 Save the project.

Click Save and keep the project open.
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Exercise 2: Create a single line diagram using the

Single Line information provided.
Diagram This lab uses the following skills:
 Adding Symbols on page 26.
 Symbols Library on page 26.
 Adding Cables on page 33.
 Changing the Title Block on page 30.
 Drawing Tools on page 36.
 Blocks on page 36.
Using an Archive To start the exercise with an up to date project, unarchive and open the
File file Start_Exercise_02.proj from the folder Lesson02\Exercises.
Procedure Create a single line drawing as shown.
1 Title block.
Change the title block of the 03 - Line Diagram to the ANSI size,
D Size - 34x22 inches, D Without column without row.
2 Illustration.
Open the drawing 03 - Line diagram and insert the block
Garage_Door as shown.
Note The file Garage_Door.dwg is found in the folder:
SolidWorks Training Files\SolidWorks Electrical Schematic\
Lesson02\Exercises.
Optionally, use the drawing tools to sketch geometry and create an
illustration that represents a garage door and motor.
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3 Symbols.
Add the following symbols to the drawing in the locations shown.
EW_SY_Motor EW_SY_LimitSwitch
Motor Roller limit switch
Location: Garage Location: Garage
EW_SY_Terminal EW_SY_ProximitySensor
Terminal strip Proximity sensor
Location: Main electrical Location: Garage
closet
Tip The Garage location was created in the previous exercise, Exercise 1:
Creating a New Project on page 19.
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4 Cable.
Create a cable connecting the symbols X1 and M1 as shown.
5 Draw.
Use the drawing tools to add lines representing conduits to the
illustration.
6 Save the project.
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Developing a Scheme

 Understand scheme drawings.
 Draw multiple wires.
 Understand scheme symbols and how they are used.
 Unarchive parts.
 Assign Parts.
 Modify symbols.
 State bar settings.
 Add attributes.
 Update symbols.
 Create/manage palette groups.
 Understand Symbols and Components.
 Create new symbols on-the-fly.
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What is a A Schematic diagram is used to show the electrical components and

Schematic? their electrical connections. Schematics may appear in one or more of
the drawings of the book.
The Power The Power Drawing is a schematic that contains the circuits that
Drawing connect to all the components that require power. In this project the
power drawing is named 04 - Power.
Adding New New schemes can be added manually using the document list. Right-
Schemes Manually click 1 - Document book, click New and Scheme.
Note Schemes such as the drawing 04 - Power appear with the icon in
the document list. Mixed scheme drawings with the icon.
Process
 Schematics
The schematic drawing commands are introduced.
 Draw Multiple Wires
Multiple wires are selected from a library and sketched as one.
 Schematic Symbols
Schematic symbols are introduced and added to the drawing.
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Procedure Develop a new schematic power drawings using multiple wires and
schematic symbols in the mixed scheme.
1 Zoom Extents.
Click the Zoom extents command icon from the Quick access
toolbar at the top of the screen, or double click the mouse wheel.
Draw Multiple The Draw multiple wires tool is used to sketch

Wires 1 to 5 lines that represent the electrical wires
simultaneously. The wires are parallel, equally
spaced and run horizontal or vertical (unless
the Non ortho drawing option is clicked).
Cable Selection The wires, including the style, number of wires, spacing and colors are
defined prior to sketching.
In this example, we will be using the cable NL1L2L3 (3) Each phase
with real colors. It contains the following wires and color settings:
Neutral wire Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Protection
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Cable Sketching The sketching options determine how the wires appear, how they bends
Options and even if they remain horizontal and vertical. The setting can be
switched as you sketch using the buttons or keyboard shortcuts.
Uncross Wires
Phase inversion
(spacebar key) Cross Wires
Drawing Wires
chunk by wire
chunk
Bent drawing
Drawing 2 wires
(c key) chunk by 2 wire
chunk
On
Non ortho
drawing
Note The cursor position influences the toggle (angled

line) to that side and performs the same function as
the Phase Inversion option, ordering the group of
wires.
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Wire Style The Wire style selection browser is used to select the type of wire or
Selection wires that will be sketched. Single wires with five wires can be
selected, but not all the wires need to be used.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Draw multiple wires
2 Multiple line settings.

Click Draw multiple wires .
Under Wire style selection, click the ...
Browse button and select NL1L2L3 (3)
Each phase with real colors. Click
Select.
Make sure that all five of the Available
wires are selected as shown.
Note The color and display settings of the wires can be edited using the Wire
style manager, available from the browser: Wire style selector. For
more information, see Wire Style Manager on page 188.
3 Settings.
Keep the default settings of:
 Phase inversion = Uncross cables
 Bent drawing = Cable chunk
 Non ortho drawing = cleared
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4 Sketch.
Click in the graphics zone in the lower left portion of the drawing.
Click again in the mid left corner, then pull the cursor to the right of the
drawing as shown to complete the line.
Click OK or right-click to end input.
5 Replace Wire Style.

Right click on the Green - Protection wire and select Wire Style ->
Replace. In the Command panel select Propagation to
equipotential, click OK to confirm and from the Wire style selector
expand N L1 L2 L3, click on Protection and Select.
Note By selecting to propagate to equipotential, the selected style of wire
will be applied to the entire equipotential in the scheme rather than the
selected section of wire only. By selecting to propagate through
circuits, the style will be applied through symbols circuits, (where the
style is the same as that being replaced on either side of the symbols
circuit).
Repeat the process replacing each of the phases for the equivalent
phase in the wire style N L1 L2 L3.
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Tip By activating the pushpin icon on the command panel it is possible

to select and replace each wire style without reactivating the command
to replace each wire.
6 Phase toggle.
Under Name, browse for NL1L2L3 Each
phase with a color and click Select.
Clear the Neutral wire and make sure that
the four Available wires are selected as
shown.
Click on the 2nd wire, Phase 1, as shown,
and move the cursor below the horizontal to
select the right downward phase toggle.
Note On activating the command the incorrect wire style is active, by

drawing off existing wires in a drawing, the program will automatically
adjust the style of those being drawn to match the existing styles. This
not only acts as a time saving feature but also helps resolve a common
design error before it can occur.
7 Complete line.
Click again on the lower part of the
screen to complete the line. Click
OK.
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8 Two wire cable.

Clear all wires except the Neutral wire and Phase 1.
Click on the 1st Neutral wire and create a horizontal cable in the
correct phase as shown.
The wires angle of cut should be as shown, press the Space bar to
toggle the angles to match.
Schematic The Schematic Symbols library stores many symbolic representations

Symbols for schematics. The library contains many classification folders and
sub-folders to suit many needs.
If the required symbol is not available from the library, see Creating
New Symbols on page 64 to create a user defined symbol from a similar
existing symbol.
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Note These symbols are different from those for line diagrams introduced in
Line Diagram Symbols on page 26 although they are all stored in the
same general library. This is a subset of the general library.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Insert Symbol
 Side Panel: Click Symbols
Tip The Symbols on the side panel are limited to several generic groupings
but clicking Other symbols from any dialog accesses the Symbols
selector and the full library. The symbols available can be set/changed
in the Project settings -> Libraries and palettes tab.
9 Select symbol.
Click Insert Symbol and click the Circuit-breakers classification
folder.
Select the Four poles magneto-thermal circuit breaker symbol
TR-DI004 and Select. Click to place the symbol onto the Neutral wire
as shown.
10 Location.
Set Location, L2 - Chassis and click Select and OK to return to the
drawing.
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Manufacturers By default only a few manufacturers parts are added to the database
parts after installation, this reduces the time taken processing information
into the SQL database on first launching the program. Additionally it
reduces the amount of data in the program which users may not require.
It is possible to selectively Unarchive manufacturers parts data from
the Cable references and/or Manufacturers parts managers.
Note The parts are installed by default in the C:\Program Data\

SolidWorks Electrical\catalog folder Parts and Cables folders.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Library -> Manufacturer parts / Cable
references Manager
Tip When Unarchiving it is possible to select multiple *.tewzip files.
11 Unarchive Parts.
Click the Library tab Cable references manager icon .
Select the Unarchive icon and browse to the

C:\ProgramData\SolidWorks Electrical\catalog\Parts folder,
(the path provided is the default and may vary where the installation
defaults were changed).
Using the Cntrl key select Legrand.part.tewzip, Leroy
Somer.part.tewzip, Omron.part.tewzip, Entrelec.part.tewzip
Schneider Electric.part.tewzip, and Siemens.part.tewzip.
Click Open.
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12 Unarchiving parts wizard.

In the wizard click on the Selection tab, followed by the Finish tab,
and click Finish to start the unarchive process.
Note The wizard will be displayed once for each of the selected catalogues
being unpacked; as multiple files are being unarchived the above
process will need to be carried out multiple times.
Click the Close button to return to the drawing.
13 Assign part.
Right click on the Circuit Breaker +L1+L2-Q1 and select Assign
Part...
Uncheck the In the class option, set the following options and click
Search.
 Manufacturer = Legrand
 Reference = 006557
Select the result, click Add selected part , and click Select.
Modifying Symbols can be modified on-the-fly from within drawings with only
Symbols minimal disruption to the workflow, allowing for attributes to be added,
or graphics manipulated.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click Symbol ->
Open symbol
14 Open scheme symbol.

Right click the Circuit Breaker +L1+L2-Q1 and select Symbol ->
Open symbol .
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Grid and Snap The grid and snap settings for a drawing, scheme or symbol will appear
Options in the lower right corner.
By default, it will use the following settings.

 GRID (grid dots) = on
 ORTHO (ortho mode) = off
 SNAP (snap mode) = on
 LWT (lineweight) = off
 OSNAP (object snap) =off
For the remainder of the manual, the GRID option will be clicked off,
but geometry will still snap to the hidden grid points.
Note Right-click on the panel to access the Drawing Parameters dialog and
change settings.
Tip The State bar on which these options is shown can be turned ON or
OFF from the View tab -> View Zone -> State bar option.
15 Change SNAP settings.

Right click the SNAP option in the lower right of the screen.
Change the Snap spacing from 5 to 2.5 and click Close.
16 Window tiles.
Click the Windows tab and press the Vertical tiles icon to view both
the symbol and scheme at once.
Note This makes it easier to identify which attributes are currently in use,
and which could be moved or where new attributes could be best added
to the symbol.
17 Moving attributes.
Click the Drawing tab Move command.
Select the attribute #CROSS_REF and click OK on the Command
panel to confirm the selection.
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Left click once and drag the cursor down

to move the attribute to the bottom of the
list.
Left click again to move the attribute to the
new position.
Activate the Move command again and
select all the attributes listed below the
#TAG attribute.
Left click to select where to move the
attributes from and with the command
active change the Snap spacing to 0.75.
Close and move the attributes
approximately one attribute height down.
18 Adding attributes.
Click the Edit Symbol tab Attribute
insertion icon.
Check ON the #REF_DES_1 and
#REF_DES_2 attributes and click OK.
In the Attributes insertion command
panel change the Spacing field to 2.75
and the Justification to Right.
Position the attributes below #TAG and
click to place.
19 Save symbol.
Click Save to save the changes to the symbol.
20 Update symbol.
Click on the mixed scheme drawing to activate it, right click on the
circuit breaker symbol and click Symbol -> Update to have the
changes to the symbol reflected in the drawing.
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21 Close symbol.
Click the X to close the symbol window and maximise the mixed
scheme.
22 Symbols from the tab.
Click Symbols from the side panel, select IEC Symbols palette
(IEC SymbolPalette) from the pull down and click Protections.
Double-click the 3 pole fuse disconnector TR-EL011, click to
place it on the Phase 1 line. Set the location L2 - Chassis and click
OK.
Tip Double clicking symbols for insertion will automatically rotate to the
angle of the wires they are placed on.
Note The Protection wire does not connect, it passes through the symbol.
23 Adding a palette group.
On the Symbols side panel right click on any button and click the New
Group option.
Enter a Name of Transformers and click OK.
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24 Adding symbols to a palette group.

On creating a new group the Symbols selector is
opened. Click Transformers from the
Classification list.
Using the Ctrl key, select the Single phase
transformer and Single phase transformer
with earth and click the Symbols side panel tab.
Right click on any button and select the New
Group option from the context menu.
In the dialog enter a Name of Transformers and
click OK.
25 Insert Transformer.
From the newly created palette group, double click on the Single
phase transformer and place it on the Neutral / Phase 1 wires.
Symbol The Symbol properties dialog is used to set and control the attributes
Properties of a symbol including the textual properties, the manufacturer part and
the cross references to other symbols.
Types of For any symbol, there is an option to select either the Symbol
Properties properties or the Component properties. Both types include the
same Manufacturer parts and circuits tab (Adding Manufacturer
Parts on page 79) used to add manufacturer parts to the symbol.
Symbol Properties Symbol properties includes the Edit symbol and Manufacturer
parts and circuits tabs. The Edit symbol tab includes textual property
data as well as a listing of components (right side column) that is useful
when creating cross references (see Lesson 7: Cross Referencing /
Component association on page 131).
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Component Component properties includes the Mark and Data and

Properties Manufacturer parts and circuits tabs. The Mark and Data tab
includes information (lower portion of dialog) about whether this
symbol mark is original and unique.
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Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click Symbol

properties
 Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click Component
properties
Note Double-clicking a symbol accesses the Component properties.
The following section uses Symbol properties.
26 Symbol Properties.
On placement of the Single phase transformer the Symbol
properties is shown, change the Location to L2 - Chassis.
Click the Manufacturers and circuits tab, and Search...
Click the Manufacturer Legrand, type the Reference 04251 and
click Search.
Click the top result, and Add selected part , click Select and OK.
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27 Component properties.
Double click on the 3 pole fuse disconnector +L1+L2-F1 to open
the Component properties.
Note A component is a real-world physical device, this can have multiple
representations in the design, and can be made up of multiple symbols.
Altering a components properties will automatically populate changes
to any, and all, symbols that are associated to the component.
Click the Manufacturer part and circuits tab, uncheck the In the
class checkbox and use the following information to select the
component.
28 Fuses.
Click the Schematic tab Insert symbol command,
click Other symbol... from the Command side
panel. Click the Circuit-breakers classification.
Double click on the
Two poles magneto thermal circuit breaker
TR-DI002 placing it in the drawing as shown.
Set the Location to L2 - Chassis. Use the following
information to select the component part.
 In the class = Cleared
Select the top result, click Add selected part , click Select and
OK.
Tip If at this point the Insert symbol command is ended, reactivate it and
activate the Pushpin icon on the Command tab. This will keep the
command running after insertion of a symbol.
29 Interruptor.
Click Other symbol... and select the Contactor
relays, relays Classification and double click
the Three poles power contact, TR-EL035
and insert in the drawing as shown. Use the
following information to select the location and
component.
 Location = L2 - Chassis
 In the class = Contactor relays,
relays\Power
 Manufacturer = Schneider Electric
 Reference = LC1D1210B7
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30 3 phase motor.
Click the Motors classification and select to insert the
Three-phases alternating current motor, 3
terminals + ground (TR-EL092T) to the drawing as
shown. Use the following information to select the
location.
 Location = L2 - Chassis
The placement of all the symbols is shown below.
Note Unlike the other symbols, no manufacturer part is selected for the 3
phase motor. This component will have a part defined later in the
design process.
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Creating New New symbols can be created from scratch or by modifying an existing
Symbols symbol.
Both the attributes and the graphics can be edited.
Graphics
Attributes
Note The best method is to find a similar symbol, copy/paste it and modify it
to suit your needs.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Library -> Symbols Manager
31 Copy and paste.

Click the Symbols Manager->Classification Fuses,
Disconnectors. Right-click the 3 poles fuse disconnector and
click Copy. Right click in the window and Paste.
Tip When you paste a symbol the original, copied symbol, remains
highlighted. When viewing symbols using Thumbnails, the
Description is displayed underneath the symbol. This means that it is
relatively easy to mistakenly modify the original symbol. By switching
to List mode, the new symbol can be identified as it has a suffix of +1
after the symbol name.
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32 Properties.
Right-click the new, copied, symbol and click Properties. Change the
Description to 3p fuse disconnect and click OK.
Note The Symbol name and must be unique as all symbol blocks are stored
in the same folder.
33 Edit attribute positions.
Click the Move command, and select the attributes listed below #TAG,
and move them one attribute height down.
34 Add attributes.
Using the method outlined in step18 Adding attributes. on page 57 add
Manufacturer and Manufacturer part attributes, specify a height
of 1 and Center justification.
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Insert the attributes below #TAG as shown.
35 Copy Properties.
Right click on the #TAG attribute and select Copy properties.
Using a crossing selection, or by left clicking with the Ctrl key, select
#REF_DES_1 and #REF_DES_2.
Right click on one the highlighed attributes and Apply copied
properties.
36 Completed symbol.
Click the ‘X’ on the symbol tab and click Yes to save and
close it.
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Replacing a Replace can be used to substitute a symbol in place on the drawing.

Symbol Connecting wires are maintained.
If the symbol is used more than once in the project, these options will
appear:
 Selected only - Only the selected symbols will be replaced.
 Identical in current drawing - Only the identical symbols in the
current drawing will be replaced.
 Identical in current project - Only the identical symbols in the
current project will be replaced.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click Symbol,
Replace
37 Replace symbol.
Right click on the 3 poles fuse disconnector, +L1+L2-F1 and select
Symbol, Replace...
In the dialog click on 3p fuse disconnect and click Select.
Note Using the Replace symbol option it is possible to retain information
applied to a symbol but select a different graphic representation.
Moving Symbols Symbols can be moved along or off of their wires. The move is
completed using a ‘from-to’ vector in the following procedure:
1. Select the symbol.
2. Click the handle, or grip, that controls the entire symbol. This is the
‘from’ position.
Note The controlling handle position varies by symbol.

3. Click the new location of the controlling handle. This is the ‘to’
position.
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Tip Attributes can be moved by selecting their grip point and dragging then
to the preferred position, without having to modify the library symbol.
Using Stretch Stretch is used to move one or more lines and symbols while keeping
the circuit connections intact. Like the Move tool (see Move on
page 34), the stretch is defined as a vector distance and direction from
the current position.
Note For more information on window selection techniques, see Move. on
page 35.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Stretch
38 Stretch / Move.
Use the Stretch and Move commands to adjust your schematic to so
that the symbols and wires are as follows.

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Exercise 3: Create a schematic drawing using

Schematics the information provided.
This lab uses the following skills:
 Draw Multiple Wires on
page 47.
 Schematic Symbols on page 52.
Procedure Create the schematic power drawing as shown.
1 Power drawing.
Open the Power drawing.
2 Draw multiple lines.
Draw multiple lines using the wire style N L1 L2 L3 - Each phase
with a color and combinations of that wire style as shown.
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3 Manufacturer parts.
Add the symbols and assign the manufacturer parts to each one.
Symbol: Q1
In the class: Circuit-breakers\magneto-thermal
Manufacturer: Schneider Electric
Type: Base
Reference: GV2ME06
and
In the class: Circuit-breakers
Type: Auxiliary
Reference: GVAE11
Symbol: Q2
In the class: Circuit-breakers
Manufacturer: Legrand
Type: Base
Reference: 006468
Symbol: K1 and K2
In the class: Contactor relays, relays\Power
Type: Base
Reference: LC7K12015M7
Symbol: M1
In the class: Motors\Three-phase
Manufacturer: Leroy Somer
Type: Base
Reference: LS80L-4P(0.75)
Note The positioning of the symbols are shown on page 71.
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4 Positioning.
Positioning of the symbols from the table on page 70.
Note The symbols have been broken into two sections for clarity.
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5 Phase inversion.
Add multiple wires (phase wires only) connecting the K2 symbol as
shown.
Note The 3-wire sets on either side of the K2 symbol have a phase inversion,
as shown, to reverse the direction of the motor.
6 Transformer.
Add the symbol T1 and assign the manufacturer part. Also, add the
Neutral wire and the ~24V - 24V AC wire as shown.
Symbol: T1
In the class: Transformers\Voltage
Manufacturer: Legrand
Type: Base
Reference: 004251
7 Save the project.
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Cabling

 Get local manufacturer content.
 Browse the cable library.
 Reserve a cable.
 Create Virtual a circuit.
 Understand how to create a user defined cable.
 Use detailed cabling to connect components and a cable.
 Search for manufacturers parts in a catalog.
 Change project font settings.
 Assign 3D SLDPRT, default, to a part.
 Symbol - Component association.
 Cabling in the terminal strip editor.
 Use copy and paste to reuse geometry.
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What is There are different ways to apply cables to interconnet devices in

Cabling? SolidWorks Electrical.
Regardless of the method used the process allows for the definition of
point to point cable conductor connections.
Methods that will be used in this lesson will be Detailed cabling for
single line drawings, and Associate cable cores which can be carried
out in scheme drawings, through the Terminals editor, or the Wire
cabling order command.
Associating cable core relies on scheme drawings to have wires
interconnecting symbols, which provides the exact connection
information. Detailed Cabling allows for exact connection information
to be defined without having any scheme wiring, allowing for
interconnections to be made prior to the scheme design. Regardless of
the method used the information is automatically populated across all
affected project drawings.
Changes in the When the detailed cabling is complete, the single line diagram becomes
Single Line more than just a line drawing. The detailed information is added to both
Diagram the symbols and cable. That information will be passed to the
schematics such as the power and control drawings.
Process
 Cables
Cables can be selected from the library or created from scratch to suit
the design needs.
 Detailed Cabling
Detailed cabling requires the selection of the cable, the components at
either end and their connections.
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 Adding Manufacturer Parts

The actual part file related to the symbol is selected from a large
catalog of manufacturer parts.
 Copy and Paste
Existing geometry with intelligence can be copied and pasted for reuse.
Procedure Create a new cable, add manufacturer parts and apply them to the
single line drawing using detailed cabling.
Cables Cables were created to connect components, but the details of those
cables is still unknown. What type of cable and how many cores does it
have? Questions like these will be answered as the detailed information
about the cables is added to the drawing.
The cables that are available for use are all stored in the same library
used by SolidWorks Electrical. The library includes both unclassified
and classified types to cover many situations, but it is possible that you
may need a cable that is not listed. In that case you may want to add a
new cable (see Creating a New Cable on page 88).
In this lesson, both user defined and existing cables will be used.
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Detailed The symbols of the mixed scheme map directly to the X1 and B1
Cabling sections of the Detailed cabling dialog. The symbols are also labeled
in the dialog as the Origin component and the Destination
component but they are as yet are undefined. The following sections
will add definition to the components and cables in the dialog.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Line diagram -> Detailed cabling

 Shortcut Menu: Right-click a cable and click
Detailed cabling
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1 Unarchive cable catalogs.

Click the Library tab Cables reference manager icon .
Select to Unarchive and browse to the C:\Program Data

\SolidWorks Electrical\catalog\Cables folder, (the path provided
is the default used and may vary where the installation defaults were
changed).
Select all the .cable.tewzip files.
Click Open.
2 Unarchiving parts wizard.
In the wizard click on the Selection tab, followed by the Finish tab,
and click Finish to start the unarchive process.
Note The wizard will be displayed once for each of the selected catalogues
being unpacked; as multiple files are being unarchived the above
process will need to be carried out multiple times.
Click the Close button to return to the drawing.
3 Reserve cable.
Select the Project tab, Cables icon .
Click the New cable command .

4 Cable family.
Clear the In the class option. Select the Family U-1000 RVFV
(searching is automatic with cables).
5 Conductors.
Select the Conductors number 2 and Reference 2x1.5.
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6 Cable selection.
Select U-1000 RVFV 2X1.5.
7 Cable defined.
Add selected part , and click Select.
8 Cable properties.
Select the newly created cable W1 and click the Properties icon.
9 Cable locations.
Set the Upstream location to L2 - Chassis and the Downstream
location to L2 - Pump, click OK and Close.
Note This process will create a Reserved cable; when interconnecting
devices that have matching locations the cable will be available. If the
locations differ then the cable will be automatically hidden to help with
cable selection.
Tip This system allows for the creation of all commonly required cables
within the machine, installation...In addition to defining where these
cables should be employed, prior to carrying out any design work.
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10 Start cabling.
Click the cable line as shown and click Detailed cabling .
Note Double-clicking the cable line will also start Detailed cabling.
11 Sensor circuit.
Select the Add virtual circuits icon to the right of the
Destination button B1.
Select to Add a single virtual circuit .

Change the Circuit type from Black box to Sensors, detectors and
click OK.
Note The yellow rectangle indicates that the circuit exists in the database
only, it is not related to a part, and there is no scheme symbol with
circuit terminals that represent it.
Adding Manufacturer parts are applied to symbols to associate them to a real

Manufacturer manufacturer part and a SolidWorks part. The selected part also
Parts provides circuit information which is compared to the circuits of the
symbol. Any differences are noted.
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Search Options Searching for manufacturer parts can be made easier by making use of
the search Filters tab. Filtering will generally reduce the
volume of results and make it easier to select the proper part. The
following is a list of the filters available. Cables are also parts and have
some slightly different options.
 In the class
Click the In the class option to limit
the search to a specific class of part
such as Push buttons or Motors. The
classes are listed in the Class selector
which can be browsed when the option
is selected.
Note The In the class option also limits the search. Try clearing the check
box if the search results are not satisfactory.
 Library
Selects the library to search. Unless there is a user library, All is used.
 Manufacturer
Limits the search to parts by manufacturer name such as GE or
Square D.
 Type
Selects the type: Base, Auxiliary or Accessory for example to filter
the search.
Base: Base parts are used for components that have a single reference
or are the main reference in components with multiple references.
Auxiliary: Auxiliary parts are parts used only used in conjunction with
a Base reference because they are connected to the base. They also
perform an electrical function.
Accessory: Accessory parts are (like Auxiliary parts) used in
conjunction with a Base part, but do not have an electrical function. An
accessory could be something like screws to fix the part to the cabinet
or a text plate explaining the function.
Note PLC components have their own unique set of types. For more
information, see Lesson 9: Programmable Logic Controllers.
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 Reference
Text typed in the Reference field searches the Part name for a match.
For example, the part name of a luminous signaling alarm is XACV06.
The partial name XACV can be used to narrow the search.
 Description
Text typed in Description field searches the part Description for a
match. For example, the description of a luminous signaling alarm is
P LIGHT FOR XAC-B DIRECT. The partial description LIGHT can
be used to narrow the search.
 Article
A secondary reference or name for the part, often one that is used
internally.
 Circuit
Select the Number of circuits or Terminal number from a pull down
list.
 Use
Select the Use Voltage or Frequency from a pull down list.
 Control
Select the Control Voltage or Frequency from a pull down list.
12 Sensor.
Click the button B1, to access the Component properties, and select
the Manufacturer part and circuits tab and click Search.
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13 Search for sensor.

Click the Manufacturer part and circuits tab and Search. The option
In the class has Detector, sensors selected because this applies to the
sensor symbol. Click Search.
A large amount of sensors have been found in the library of

manufacturer parts. This represents the total of all manufacturers, and
all types.
14 Narrow search by manufacturer and reference.
Select Omron as the Manufacturer. Click Search. This returns less
results, but still too many.
15 Narrow search by reference.
Type the reference E2K and click Search. This reduces the number of
results significantly.
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Adding Circuits to The Circuits section of the Part properties dialog lets you to manage
Manufacturer the definition of the circuits and set the number of pins in a
Parts manufacturer part. Pins are the external connections points for wires
connecting the component to other components and terminals.
16 Additional properties.
Right-click the part E2K-L26MC1 and click Properties. Click Add,
selecting the red dot Add option, and select the Type TS7 - Sensors,
Detectors. For Terminals number, type 1,2 and click OK.
17 Select part.
Click the E2K-L26MC1 part and click Add selected part . Click
Select and OK.
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Note The additional properties appear in the lower right section of the dialog.
The blue rectangle indicates that the part circuit matches that of the
component, but is not yet assigned to a matching scheme symbol, as
such the terminal connections are regarded as being spare.
Terminal Strip Terminal strip components contain # of Wires at Terminal

multiple pairs of terminals that Circuit Direction
contain one or more wires at each
Terminal
terminal.
18 Insert terminals.
On the X1 side, click Insert terminals
and type 2 as the number to be
created. Click OK.
The Origin component, the terminal, now

has been defined with a specific number of
terminals.
Note This sets the initial number of terminals. To add more terminals, see
Adding Terminals to the Strip on page 90.
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Pin to Pin The components and cable required to # of Wires at Terminal

Connections use the Detailed cabling tool (see Terminal
Detailed Cabling on page 76) have
Circuit
been completed. Direction
Pin to pin connections between
components and terminals using cables
are created using the Connect tool.
Inactive
Connections
Wires The Wire represents the actual number of wires that connect at the
terminal.
Terminals The Terminal represents the actual connection point (screw for
example), where the wire is attached to the component or terminal.
Note Numbers or letters will only appear in the terminal column when the
manufacturer has been selected and the data exists.
19 Cores reservation.
Select the Cores reservation icon .

Select Filters (or expand the dialog) delete L2 from the Location 2
field, and change Location 1 to L2 - Chassis.
Click Select to have the existing cable W1 listed.
Tip The list of cables is automatically filtered to match the Locations
applied to the Origin and Destination symbols in the Detailed
cabling; this is a time saving feature where project cables have been
created in advance for use between specific areas, (Locations), of the
machine, installation...
Note Changing the filters allows access to the cables in the project. On
selecting to reserve a cable for use, the Upstream and Downstream
locations will need to be changed to match the locations where it will
be used.
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20 Change cable locations.

Check on W1 to reserve it for use interconnecting the level sensor and
terminal strip.
Click OK.
Note Where the reserved cable Locations do not match the components it is
assigned to, a dialog will be displayed asking if the cable location
should be changed, selecting Yes will change the cable location and
make it available for interconnecting the components.
21 Connect sensor cable cores.
Click the black Destination cell followed by the B1, terminal 1 wire
cell. Click Connect .
22 Other terminal.
Repeat the procedure for terminal 2 as shown.
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23 Multiple connections.
Using the Shift+select technique, select the black and light-blue
Origin cells. Next, select the matching two cells in the X1 column as
shown. Click Connect .
Click Close.
24 Change font.
As the wiring diagram section of the drawing has been scaled down, the
height of the cable font is larger than required. To change this select the
Project tab, Configurations pull down, Project... option.
Select the Font tab, change the Line diagram cable text height from
3 to 1.5 and click OK.
25 Detailed cabling for second cable.
Create the cabling from the origin component terminal X1 to the
destination component M1. Click the cable line as shown and click
Detailed cabling .
Note The X1 terminal opens with some existing definition from the previous
cable procedure.
26 Define M1.
Click the button M1. Select the Manufacturer part and circuits tab and
set the following options and click Search.
 In the class= Motors
 Manufacturer = Leroy Somer
 Reference = LS11
 Number of circuits = 4
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Select the part LS112M-4P(4), click Add selected part , click

Select and OK.
Note The lower right section of the dialog

describes the physical circuit, including
terminals, in the manufacturer part.
Creating a New Cables that do not exist in the library can be

Cable created by defining both the cable and core data
for each cable. The new cable will be stored in the
same library and applied in the same way as any
other cable.
Note User libraries can be created to store user defined data. They are also
useful as filters during a search for user defined manufacturer parts or
cables.
Tip Although the best place to create multiple references is via the
managers, it is possible to create them without breaking the work flow.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Library -> Cable references manager
 Shortcut Menu: Cable reference(s) selection -> Right-click a
cable and select Add .
27 Add a cable.
Select Add a cable .
Select the Filters tab and make sure the In the class checkbox is
cleared. Right click on a cable and select Add... .
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28 Cable properties.
The new cable properties dialog inherits all the information from the
selected cable when choosing to Add. Set the Conductors size
standard to Section (mm²). Fill in the remainder of the Cable
properties, starting with the part name 3 phase power, using both
pull down menus and typing to complete it, as shown.
29 Add cores.
Click Add four times to add four default cores to the cable.
30 Define cores.
Type the descriptions L1-Black, L2-Black, L3-Black and Ground as
shown. Also, select Protection for the ground and apply the colors
listed. Click OK and Close.
Tip If multiple colors (Color 1, Color 2 and Color 3) are selected, the color
name appears as Color 1 | Color 2 | Color 3.
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31 Add new cable.

From the Family pull down select SolidWorks. Select the newly
created cable and Add selected part .
Click Select to return to Detailed cabling.

Tip Adding a cable in this manner automatically reserves the cable and
conductors between the terminal strip and motor, applying the
Locations from each component to the cables Origin and
Destination, (Upstream and Downstream), locations.
Adding Terminals Additional terminals can be added to the terminal strip if they
to the Strip are required. In this example, the cable from X1 to B1 used
two wires. The additional cables from X1 to M1 and X1 to
B2 will require an additional six wires.
A total of 8 terminals will be required but we currently have
only two terminals available. Six more terminals must be
added.
32 Edit terminal strip.

Click Edit Terminal strip .
Select Insert several terminals and type 6 in the dialog and OK.
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33 Assign parts.
Using the Shift key+left mouse select all terminals except X1 6.
Select the Manufacturer parts pull down and click Assign part...
on the Filters tab, and set the following options and click Search.
 In the class= Terminal strips, terminals
 Manufacturer = Entrelec
Reference = 011512
34 Set 3D default SLDPRT to a Part.
Right click on 011512914 and select Properties.
Scroll down to Illustrations section and click on the 3D part field.
Browse to the ...\SolidWorks Electrical Schematic
\Lesson04\Case Study folder, select 1492-J3.SLDPRT and click
Open.
Note Setting a 3D part ensures a specific 3D part is used when the
components are inserted into a SolidWorks layout. This is a default part
only; another 3D part can be selected during insertion if required
without requiring modification of the manufacturer part.
Adding Circuits to Terminals, like other manufacturer parts, may require

Terminals the definition of circuits including setting the number
of pins in the terminal. The terminal numbers will
appear on the drawing.
For a similar procedure, see Adding Circuits to
Manufacturer Parts on page 83.
35 Add circuit to part.

Click Add, selecting the red dot Add option, and select the Type 888 -
Terminal. For Terminal number, type 1,2 and click OK.
36 Select part.
Add selected part 011512914. Click Select, Close and Close
to return to the drawing.
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37 Insert ‘n’ terminals.

Select the Schematic tab and click Insert
‘n’ terminals . Select Terminal
and click Select. Sketch a vertical line
across the four lines as shown. Move the
cursor above the terminal and click to
orient the terminal.
Symbol Different symbols can be associated to a single component, the primary

association components properties being automatically populated to all associated
symbols. This is achieved by associating symbols to the same
component Mark value.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Symbol Properties -> Associate
38 Terminal marks.
The Terminal properties dialog sets the terminal marks. Expand the
location L2 - Chassis, =F1-X1 select terminal 3 and click OK. Repeat
this process for all four terminals being inserted, selecting terminals 4,
5, and 6 each time the dialog is shown.
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Note Terminals listed with a grey color indicate that they exist only in the
database, when associated to a scheme symbol they are shown in blue.
39 Associate symbol to component.
Right click on the scheme motor symbol and select Symbol
Properties...
On the right of the dialog select the Same base class icon , select
=F1-M1 from the list and click OK.
Tip This automatically associates both the wiring diagram and scheme
symbols to the same component, this means that they are different
representations of the same device, from this point forward a change to
one will affect the other automatically.
Terminals Editor The terminals editor displays a selected terminal strips connection
information, internal connection to the left, external connections to the
right. The center of the dialog lists the terminals in the strip.
A range of tools for the modification of the terminals are available, to
reorder terminals and affect the terminal drawings, cable terminals to
devices, apply bridges, define the terminal drawing settings...
Tip The terminals editor can be accessed directly from a scheme terminal
via the right-click contextual menu.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Project -> Terminal strips
40 Terminal strips cabling.

Select the Projects tab, Terminal strips icon, highlight X1, in the
right of the dialog, and click the Edit icon.
Multi-select the cable column connecting terminals 3-6 with the motor
M1.
Click the Advanced tab, Associate cable cores .

41 Remove Filters.
Select the Filters pulldown and delete the values from Location 1 and
Location 2 fields.
Note Filters are automatically applied based on the Locations of the
connected components, in this instance the required cable W2 has
already been reserved for use between components. By removing the
filter all the cables available in the project can be seen.
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42 Associate cable cores....

Expand the function field to see the cable W2 that was previously
reserved for use between these terminals and the pump motor. Using
Shift+mouse click select the four available conductors.
In the lower half of the screen select all the listed connections.
Click the Associate cable cores icon.
Click OK, Close and Close.

Note The detailed cabling connection information defined here is
automatically applied to the wiring diagram between the motor and
terminal strip as the scheme symbols are detailed representations of the
wiring diagram components.
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Copy and Paste Geometry can be copied and pasted using the standard copy/paste
shortcuts. The geometry duplicates any intelligence in the copy.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Edit > Copy and Edit > Paste
 Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V
1 Select.
Pan, or Zoom to extents and
select both the cable and the
+L2-B1 symbol as shown.
2 Copy.
Click Copy . Click in the drawing, locate the geometry above and
to the right of the +L2-B1 symbol and click Paste .
Tip Using the Paste Special command provides options to retain or
reset a range of information on data being pasted.
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3 Edit cable.
Select the unconnected cable and connect it to the X1 component as
shown.
Note The cable W3 is currently reserved for use between the terminal strip
and sensor, however no detailed cabling has yet been carried out, this
will be defined later in the Electrical Control scheme.
4 Completed cables.
The completed cables include visible part and cable numbers.
5 Save the project.

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Exercise 4: Add detailed cabling to a single line

Cabling diagram using the information
provided.
 Creating a New Cable on page 88.
 Detailed Cabling on page 76.
 Adding Manufacturer Parts on page 79.
 Pin to Pin Connections on page 85.
Procedure Create the project and add the location as shown.
1 Create cable.
Create a custom cable using these properties:
 Part = STUDENT CABLE, 11AWG
 Manufacturer = SolidWorks
 Class = _AWG\10AWG -> 19AWG
 Type = Power
 Diameter = 2.305
 Description = Cable Exercise
2 Cores.
Add these cores to the custom cable:
Description Type Color
L1-Black Miscellaneous Black

Ground Protection Green-yellow
Detailed Cabling Use detailed cabling to set the cable, component and terminals.
3 Cable.
Use Detailed Cabling to assign the STUDENT CABLE, 11AWG to
the cable in the drawing.
Tip Use a unique value, such as Manufacturer, in the search criteria.
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Assign the manufacturer part to the Destination Component symbol.
Symbol: M1
In the class: Motors
Manufacturer: Leroy Somer
Type: Base
Reference: LS80L-4P(0.75)
5 Terminals.
Add 4 components to the Origin Component terminal X1.
6 Pin to pin connections.

Add pin to pin connections between the Origin and Destination
Components.
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7 Additional manufacturer parts.

Assign the remaining manufacturer parts to the B1, B2 and B3
symbols.
Symbol: B1and B2
In the class: Buttons, switches
Type: Base
Reference: XCKD2139G11
Symbol: B3
In the class: Detectors, sensor\Proximity
Type: Base
Reference: XS4P12PC410
8 Save the project.
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Lesson 5
Macros

 Create a macro classification.
 Unarchive a macro.
 Create a macro using geometry.
 Drag and drop a macro into a drawing.
 Delete project Macro group.
 Managing symbol locations.
 Modify title blocks.
 Create new macro group.
 Add macro to a group.
 Modify and insert a macro.
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What are Macros are predefined symbols or circuits that

Macros? are stored in a library for later use in any project.
Previews of the geometry appear in the Macros
side panel.
Note The advantage of a macro over a simple copy and paste is that the
macros interface allows the user to access the macro from any project,
not just the project where it was created.
Process
 Creating and Using Macros
Use macros to copy and reuse pieces of geometry in any project.
 Mark Numbers
The Mark Number identifier is used to label symbols in the project.
Procedure Create a macro and use it to create geometry quickly.
1 Macros manager.
Select the Library tab, Macros manager command.

2 New class.
Select the New class icon or right click in the Classification tab
panel and select the New class option. Fill in the fields as follows and
click OK to create the new macro class.
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Tip Selecting a listed class and creating a new class will create a sub-class.
3 Unarchive a macro.
Select the Motor control circuits classification, and click the
Unarchive command.
Browse to the ...\\SolidWorks Electrical Schematic
\Lesson05\Case Study folder, select the Control
Circuit.macro.tewzip and Open.
4 Unarchiving wizard.
Click the Next button followed by the Finish tab, and click Finish to
unarchive the macro, symbols, and parts, and click Finish again.
5 Change Macro classification.
Select the Control circuits classification where the unarchived macro
is located. Right click on the Pump control circuit macro and select
Properties.
Click the Class field and select Motor control circuits from the list of
classifications, Select, OK and Close.
Creating and Macros are used to save commonly used groups of geometry to a
Adding Macros library location. The macros are named and applied by drag and drop.
The predefined groups under macros are named: Motor start, Motor
command, Power supply, Command and User.
The intelligence of the symbol is copied with the macro. For example,
if a symbol that is copied into a macro contains manufacturer part and
circuits data, that data is carried with it when it is dragged and dropped
into a drawing.
Creating a New New groups (in addition to Motor start and Power supply) can be
Group added by right-clicking in the side panel and clicking New Group.
Note SolidWorks Electrical Macros have no relation to macros in core
SolidWorks.
Where to Find It  Side Panel: Click Macro
6 Create a macro group.

Click the Macro tab from the Side Panel. Right click on the panel
and select New Group.
Enter a name of Motor Starter, and click OK.
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7 Save a macro.
Select the motor circuit as shown and drag and drop it to the Motor
Start macro side panel. Name it Macro 1 and click OK.
8 Use a macro.
Drag the macro from the macro side panel and drop it in the drawing so
that the connecting wires line up properly.
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Paste special Anytime a macro is placed into a drawing the Paste special options
will be made available, the options allow for numbering changes to be
applied to circuit components.
9 Paste Special.
Make sure that the Terminal Strip is set to Keep existing mark, the
Terminal to Create new mark and click OK.
10 Delete a macro group.
On the Macros side panel tab right click on the Motor start group
and select Delete group [Motor start]...
Select Yes to confirm the deletion of the group.
11 Delete.
Right-click the +L1+L2-F2 symbol from the macro geometry and
click Delete.
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12 Symbol.
Click Insert Symbol and Other symbol. Expand the folder
Circuit-breakers, click Three poles magneto-thermal circuit
breaker, (TR-DI003), and Select. Place the symbol -Q3 as shown.
13 Manufacturer part selection.

Find the manufacturer part for the symbol -Q3 as shown.
 In the class = cleared
 Type = Base
 Reference = GV2ME06
Select the part GV2ME06 and click Add selected part .

14 Additional part selection.
Add another manufacturer part to the symbol -Q3 as shown.
 In the class = cleared
 Type = Auxiliary
 Reference = GVAE11
Select the part GVAE11 and click Add selected part . Click
Select and OK.
Moving Symbol Text Each symbol is made up of graphics

and text. The text is made up of
multiple text strings that can be
moved individually if they overlap
other text or geometry.
Each text string contains specific
data that is bound to the symbol.
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15 Move text.
Select the -Q3 component. Click on the blue square next to the text
22,5 and click again below -Q3 as shown.
16 Move cross reference.

Move the cross-reference contacts, by left clicking on them and
dragging them to the right of the breaker.
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Changing locations On modifying a drawing location, or applying a location outline to

symbols, options are available to automatically apply the changes to
any symbols in the drawing or outline. This is a time saving feature best
employed on the 80/20 rule, if 80% of the symbols in a drawing will be
in the new location, apply it to all and modify the other 20% using
outlines and/or by modifying symbol properties.
17 Drawing properties.
Click the Documents tab. Right-click the 102 - Mixed power
scheme drawing and right-click Properties . Click L2 - Chassis
and click OK.
18 Change drawing location.

In the dialog click Change component location.
Note The numbering of the symbols in the drawing will automatically
update, this is due to the location of the drawing and the majority of the
symbols being the same. This causes the +L1-+L2... identifier in the
mark to become redundant and be removed.
Location Location Outlines can be used to display the location of a symbol by

Outlines enclosing it in a rectangular or polyline border.
In this example, the entire drawing is set to the location L2 - Chassis
except for the pump motors (-M1and -M2), and the sensor
components. These should be located in L2 - Pump. The location
outline distinguishes the location of the component as different than the
drawing ‘title block’ location.
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Location
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Location outline
19 Location outline.
Click Location outline and click Rectangle,
Thin options.
Sketch a rectangle around the pump symbols and text by placing

opposite diagonal corners as shown.
Click L2 - Pump and click Select, and click Change Component

location from the dialog.
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20 Changing outline text.

The text size applied to the outline can changed using the process
outlined in Change font. on page 87 by changing the Location outline
field from 3 to 2.
21 Changing location outline.
Click the Graphic tab and from the Location Line type drop-down
select Dashed, and click OK.
22 Wiring diagram location outline.

Pan or Zoom to the wiring diagram components in the upper left of the
drawing. Draw a Location outline around the pump and level sensors
setting a location of +L2-Pump.
23 Edit drawing 103.

Select the Document tab on the side panel and right click on drawing
103 - Electrical scheme, and select Properties...
Change the Description (English) to Electrical control scheme,
and Description (French) to Système de contrôle électrique and
click OK.
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Macros
24 Open title block.

Right click on drawing 103 - Electrical scheme, and select Title
block -> Open from the contextual menu.
25 Replace title block attribute.
Right click on the attribute #BUNDLE_TZ_0_L1 and select Replace.
Expand the Projects folder Descriptions folder, highlight
Description and click Replace.
Repeat the process selecting to Replace #FOLIO_TZ_1_L1 with
Drawing -> Description (English) #FOLIO_TZ_0_L1.
26 Update title block.
Press Save, and Close the title block symbol, multi select drawings
102 and 103. Right click on either of the selected drawings and click
Title block -> Update from the contextual menu.
Select Yes to confirm the update.
27 Open Control drawing.

Double left click on drawing 103, or right click and select Open.
28 New macro group.
Click the Macros tab from the side panel. Right click on the panel
and select New Group from the context menu.
Enter a name of Motor control circuits, and click OK.
29 Add existing macro to group.
Right click on the white panel beneath the Motor control circuits
group, and click Add Macros... click the Motor control circuits
classification, highlight the Pump control circuit and Select.
30 Edit Macro.
Right click on the macro thumbnail and select Edit this macro.
31 Object SNAPS.
Right click on anyone of the Drawing parameters in the lower right of
the screen.
Check on the Endpoint object snap and click Close.
Press the F11 key to activate object snaps in the macro drawing.
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32 Move macro on GRID.

Select the Drawing tab, Move command and using a crossing selection
from right to left select the entire circuit. Click OK to confirm the
selection.
Move the cursor close to the upper left wire, and left click.
In the Command panel enter 0,0 in the X,Y co-ordinates, and click
OK to reposition the circuit.
33 Insertion point.
Click the Insertion point command
at click on the upper left wire on the
circuit, (X,Y co-ordinate 0,0).
Close and Save the edited macro.
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34 Insert control macro.

Left click to drag and drop, or double click on the macro and place it in
the drawing. Leave all Paste special settings as they are and click OK.
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Exercise 5: Create and add a macro using the information

Macros provided.
 Creating and Adding Macros on page 103.
 Adding a New Scheme on page 154.
Procedure Create a macro as shown.
1 Open drawing.
Open the 04 - Power drawing.
2 Select entire circuit.
Select all the geometry that makes up the entire circuit as shown.
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3 Create macro.
Create a User Macro using the geometry.
4 Schemes.
Create three new schemes in the current document book: 06, 07 and
08. Change the title blocks of each to B with rows.
5 Use macro.
Use the macro by adding it to the drawing 06.
6 Save the project.
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Lesson 6
Control Drawings

 Draw single wires.
 Create a component.
 Assign default symbol to a part.
 Insert single terminals.
 Create and apply Function outlines.
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Control Drawings
What are The Control Drawing is another schematic drawing that contains lower
Control voltage components such as controls. This drawing is used a
Drawings? complement to the other schematic drawings in the document book.
Process
 Drawing Single Wires
Single lines of specific types can be sketched.
 Create a component
Components can be created in the project without requiring a graphic
representation in the drawing set.
 Inserting Single Terminals
Single terminals can be added to single wires.
 Using Functions and Function Outlines
Functions can be defined and used with outlines to delineate different
functions on the drawing.
Procedure Create the control drawing using single wires, symbols, terminals and
function outlines.
Drawing Single Single wires of many styles can be sketched on the drawing. They are
Wires selected from a catalog called the Wire style selector. The general
style grouping choices are 0 - Electrical, 1 - Hydraulic or 2 -
Pneumatic.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Draw single wire type
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1 Lines.
Click Draw single wire type . Click Name,
select ~24V - 24V AC and click Select.
Sketch three lines as shown.
2 Create a component.
Select the Components tab in the side panel . Right click on
the location Main electrical closet and select New -> Parts... select
the Class Contactor relays, relays and click Select.
Search for a manufacturer part as follows.
 In the class= Contactor relays, relays
 Type = Base
 Reference = LC1D1210B7
3 Apply scheme symbol to part.
Right click on the part and select Properties. Scroll down to the
Illustration section and click on the Scheme symbol field.
Click the Instantaneous relay coil, (TR-EL053), located in the Coils
classification, and click Select and OK.
Add the selected part using the icon and Select.

Tip The newly created component currently only exists in the SQL
database, but will be included in BOM, and Parts lists, it can also be
inserted into 2D or 3D cabinets, Scheme, Wiring diagrams, or Mixed
schemes. Using this method it is possible to reverse engineer a project
carrying out costing reports prior to doing any design work.
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4 Insert relay coil.

Right click on the relay =F1-K3 and select Insert symbol... position
the relay under the level sensor and left click to place it.
5 Location outline - Change

component location.
Zoom out so that the pushbuttons +L1-
S1 and +L1-S2 can be seen. Select the
Schematic tab and click Location
outline , click Rectangle and
sketch around the two symbols as
shown. Click L1 - Door and Select.
Select the option Change component
location to have the pushbuttons
location changed to match the outline.
For more information, see Location
outline. on page 109.
Tip By changing the location of a Components properties, it will be

automatically populated to all symbols associated to it. Locations can
also be changed via the Symbol Properties dialog, or by right clicking
a symbol and selecting Change Location... from the contextual menu.
Inserting Single Single Terminals can be applied to single lines in the drawing.
Terminals
Note Multiple terminals were inserted in previous lessons (Insert ‘n’
terminals. on page 92) but in this example just single terminals are
required.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Insert terminal
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6 Insert terminal.
Click Insert terminal and click to place the terminal as shown.
Make sure the black arrow, the external side of the terminal, faces
down and click again. Expand the Chassis location on the right of the
dialog, select terminal X1 7 and click OK.
7 Terminals and directions.

Add, and associate, three more terminals at the locations with the
directions as shown.
Tip By default, the direction arrows do not remain visible after the terminal
is added. To make the direction arrows visible, click Drawing ->
Layers and select Active and Frozen for the ORIENT layer.
8 Mixed scheme.
Open the drawing 102 - Mixed power scheme.
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Using Functions are used to group devices or components that together make
Functions up a feature. Functions can be created and then assigned to
components.
Functions are added and perform similar to Locations. For more
information, see Location outline. on page 109.
Adding a New New functions can be added
Function The only default function is F1.
Note All functions use the ‘F’ prefix, although that can be customized.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Project -> Functions
1 Add new function.

Select the Projects tab, Functions command. Select the project name,
click New function and type Water-top as the Description
(English) and Eau-haut in Description (French). Click OK.
Note Selecting the project name before clicking New function places the
new function on the same level as the existing F1.
2 Second function.
Add another new function to the project with an Description (English)
of Water-bottom and Description (French) of L'eau-bas and click
OK and Close.
3 Assign function.
Double-click the -B2 wiring diagram component to access the
Component Properties. Click Function field F1. Click F2 Water-
top, click Select and OK.
Repeat the procedure to apply Water-bottom to the B1 component.
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Function Function Outlines are used to distinguish a function for one symbol
Outlines when the surrounding symbols are set to a different function.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Function outline
4 Control drawing.
Switch to drawing 103 - Electrical control scheme.
5 Function outline.
Click Function outline , click Rectangle
and sketch a rectangle around the +L1-+L3-
B1 symbol as shown.
Click F2 Water-top as the function and click
Select.
Select Do nothing in dialog.
Repeat the process defining Water-bottom
around the second sensor in the drawing.
6 Change Function outline text.
The text size applied to the outline can changed using the process
outlined in Change font. on page 87 by changing the Function outline
field from 3 to 2.
7 Location outlines.
Create location outline around the sensor symbols as shown. Assign the
location L2 Pump in both cases selecting to Do nothing when
prompted.
8 Save the project.

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Exercise 6: Create a control drawing using the

Control information provided.
Drawings This lab uses the following skills:
 Drawing Single Wires on page 118.
 Cross reference list. on page 139.
 Using Functions on page 122.
 Inserting Single Terminals on page 120.
 Function Outlines on page 123.
Procedure Add wires, symbols, terminals, functions, manufacturer parts and

cross-references as shown.
1 Wires.
Open drawing 05 and create the single wires using the ~24V - 24V
AC wire style.
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2 Symbols.
Add the symbols as shown.
3 Terminals.
Add single terminals placed (all X2) and oriented as shown.
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4 Cross references - left.

Add the symbols and cross references to the following symbols. Also
add the single Neutral wires using the left-side image as a guide.
=F1-Q1 =F1-B1
=F1-K1
=F1-B3
=F1-B3 =F1-B1
Note See Manufacturer Parts on page 129 for cross references to the
symbols.
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5 Cross references - right.

Add the symbols and cross references to the following symbols. Also
add the single Neutral wires using the right-side image as a guide.
=F1-B2 =F1-K2 =F1-K1
=F1-B2 =F1-K1 =F1-K2
=F1-K2
=F1-S3
Note See Manufacturer Parts on page 129 for cross references to the
symbols.
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6 Functions.
Add the new functions: Door Opened, Door Closed,
Sensor, Emergency Stop, Open Door and Close
Door.
Set the functions and add the matching function outlines
as shown.
Manufacturer Assign the manufacturer parts to each of the following symbols.

Parts
Symbol: S1
In the class: Emergency NC push button
Manufacturer: Siemens
Type: Base
Reference: 3SB3203-1HA20
Symbol: S2 and S3
In the class: Buttons, switches\Push buttons
Type: Base
Reference: 3SB3214-0AA41
Symbol: K1 and K2
Type: Base
and
In the class (cleared)
Type: Auxiliary
Reference: LADN11TQ
Symbol: H1 and H2
In the class: Signalling, Alarm\Luminous
Type: Base
Reference: ZB4BVB4
7 Save the project.
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Lesson 7
Cross Referencing /
Component association

 Associate symbols to a component.
 Create cross references between drawings.
 Removing redundant components.
 Cross-reference lists.
 Resolving cross-reference errors.
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Associating A component is a representation of a physical device that will be

symbols to a installed in an electrical installation. The schemes, wire diagrams, and
component other drawing types that go to make up a project drawing set can have
multiple representations of a component. These representations can be
associated to a single component to provide concise wiring
information.
Associations are made by applying the same Mark, when this is done
the information from the primary symbol, (regarded as the component),
will automatically be transferred to the symbol that has been associated
to it.
By associating a scheme sensor symbol to a single line diagram sensor,
the information from the single line diagram symbol will be applied to
the schematic symbol.
For example, the manufacturer part for the motor M1 was defined in a
previous step (Adding Manufacturer Parts on page 79) for the single
line component. In order to transfer that information forward to the
scheme symbol, an association is made making both symbols
representations of the same component.
There are two ways to accomplish this:

 Select the equivalent symbol in the tree and click OK.
 Set the Number value equal to the equivalent symbol, click
Associate and click OK.
The former method is much faster and generally simpler.

Component Color The colors of the component icons used in the tree are
Coding meaningful:
 Orange means that the component is a single line diagram
component.
 Green means that the component is a schematic symbol.
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Process
 Associate symbols
Association populates data from the primary symbol component to the
symbol associated to it.
 Cross-reference symbols
By associating parent and child symbols to a single component, cross-
referencing will identify locations and potential design errors.
 Removing redundant components
Components can exist in the database only, having no physical
representation in the drawing set; this accommodates costing for
feasibility studies, (reverse engineering), and future changes.
Redundant components should be removed to avoid reporting
inaccuracies.
 Resolving cross-reference errors
Common design errors identified through cross-referencing can be
resolved by amending the associated component part, or by adding
auxiliary parts.
Procedure Associate symbols in different drawings to a single component, and so
transfer the data from one to another. Identify and resolve errors.
1 Associating sensors to a single

component.
Right-click the sensor symbol
=F1+L1-+L3-B2 and click Symbol
properties. Click the Same base
class icon and select =F3-B1 from
the L2 - Pump location and click
=F2-B2. Click OK.
Note Cabling is automatically applied when the association is formed, as the

detailed cabling between the terminals and sensor was carried out
previously in the Mixed scheme, (see Connect sensor cable cores.
starting on page 86).
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2 Adjust Location/Function outlines.

Left click on the Location outline to
highlight its grip points, left click on the
lower right corner and drag the outline down.
Repeat the process for the Function outline.
3 Associate second sensor.

Right click on symbol =F1+L1-+L3-B1 and select the Symbol
Properties. Select the Same base class option to reduce the available
components to those that are relevant. From the Pump location on the
right of the dialog select =F2-B2 and click OK to form the association.
Adjust the Function and Location outlines to accommodate the added
information. Click OK.
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Cross- Electrical scheme drawings can have multiple symbols that represent a
referencing single physical device. A relay or coil is generally shown as multiple
symbols symbols within the circuit; a relay and the contacts it contains. As these
different symbols represent a single component they need to be related
to the same component, and to cross-reference to one another.
Cross-referencing not only serves to display where associated symbols
are located in the project drawings, but additionally assists in
identifying potential design errors.
4 Zoom and Tile.

Select the Window tab and Vertical tiles icon . Zoom in on -K1in
the Mixed power scheme and the relay coil +L1-K3 in the
Electrical control scheme.
5 Cross reference.
Right-click the coil symbol and click Symbol properties. On the right
of the dialog expand the Chassis location select the component =F1-
K1 and click OK.
The information applied to the contacts in the Mixed scheme are
passed to the coil symbol in the 103 - Electrical control scheme
drawing.
6 More cross references.

On the Components side panel expand =F1-+L1+L2-KM1 right-click
the NO contact and click Go to. Right click on the scheme contact and
select Symbol properties. Expand L2 - Chassis, select =F1-K1 and
click OK.
Repeat the procedure for the other NO contact associated to =F1-
+L1+L2-KM1.
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7 Removing redundant components.

Associating the relay the 3 phase power contact, and the NO
contacts to the single component =F1-K1, leaves two components in
the database which are not represented in the drawings, or required in
the project.
On the Components tab right click on =F1-+L1+L2-KM1 and select
Delete component... repeat the process for =F1-K3, =F1-+L3-B1,
=F1-+L3-B2.
Tip When a symbol is inserted in a drawing, by default, a new component
is created. Deleting the drawing symbol automatically deletes the
component from the project. If a component is created and then a
symbol is inserted that relates to it, the component is retained in the
project database.
The Cross The Cross reference list contains color coded symbols to help you
Reference List determine the status of the cross references at a glance. The system
collects contacts in the circuit and automatically places the list in the
upper right portion of the drawing, although the positioning can be
defined.
The Circuits portion of the Symbol properties, for the symbol K1 in
this examples, provides a listing of the parent (Relay coil) and child
circuits in the 05 - Control drawing. The Terminal numbers seen
here are also seen in Cross Reference Text Coding on page 137.
Note Clicking on any circuit in the list zooms the drawing to that symbol in
the window to the right of the list. The window can be zoomed and
scrolled further if needed.
Cross Reference The state of each circuit in the Symbol properties dialog is color
State Colors coded.
 Green indicates that the manufacturer part has been successfully
assigned.
 Blue indicates that the manufacturer part has not yet been assigned.
 Red indicates an error in the circuit.
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Cross Reference This following color coding of the contacts is used:

Contact Colors
The circuit is used and has the associated reference.
The circuit is used but does not have the associated

reference.
The circuit is available, but not used, and has the
associated reference.
The circuit is available, not used, but does not have
the associated reference.
Tip The colors in the color scheme can be changed using Project ->
Configurations -> Cross-reference drawing, or by right clicking on
any cross reference information and selecting Edit cross reference
style...
Cross Reference The text on either side of each contact, for example, 1/L1 and 2/T2,
Text Coding reference terminal numbers on the manufacturer part. The coding may
include slashes, dashes or just numeric values depending on the
standards used by that manufacturer.
The symbols reflect the children; they are either open or closed
contacts as the drawing dictates.
Cross Reference The Cross Reference Types pull down menu controls the visual
Types display of the cross references.
Right-click Symbol properties and select a Cross reference type.
Without - Do not show any cross references
Parent in table - The cross references are

displayed in a rectangular pattern.
Parent in line - The cross references are

displayed in a linear pattern.
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Child - The symbol is used as a child.
Same level - Used when the symbols are on the

same Class.
Using default configuration - The standard
setting.
Cross Reference The red number to the right portion of the cross reference represents the
Location Listing grid location on the drawing. For example, 103-8-1 means that the
associated symbol lies in drawing 103 grid column 8 row 1.
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8 Cross reference list.

After the cross references have been made,
the Cross Reference List appears in the
lower left corner of the drawing beneath
the relay coil.
Note The last (bottom) symbol 103-8-1 is in red indicating that the contact
circuit is in use but does not have the associated circuit in the parent
part. This means that the part will not accommodate the defined wiring,
as an extra NO contact is needed in the component.
9 Symbol properties.
Right-click on the relay and select Symbol properties, click the
Manufacturer part and circuits tab. The State is red for the last
circuit on the list.
10 Add an auxiliary clip on contact.

Click Search. Use the following information to select the component.
 In the class= Contactor relays, relays
 Type = Auxiliary
 Reference = LADN
Select the part LADN11TQ, click Add selected part , click Select
and OK.
Note This adds a front clip on contactor device that can be attached to the
relay; it provides two more contacts, resolving the part error and
providing a spare NC contact for future use.
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11 Updated cross-reference list.

The cross reference list is updated with the additional
parts contacts.
12 Associate cable cores.

Pan down the page to review the sensor -B2 between terminals
7 and 8.
Right click on the wire connecting terminal 7 and -B1 selecting
Associate cable cores... from the contextual menu.
In the dialog remove the filters as described in Remove Filters. on
page 93.
Expand cable W3, highlight the Black conductor and the connection in
the lower half of the screen. Select Dissociate cable core followed by
Associate cable cores, and click OK to confirm.
Repeat the process for the wire connecting terminal 8 and -B1,
selecting the W3 light-blue conductor.
Note This automatically updates the cable core connections in both the
mixed scheme and terminals editor.
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Single Line Diagram Cross References
Exercise 7: Add cross references between drawings and

Single Line add multiple terminals using the information
Diagram Cross provided.
References This lab uses the following skills:
 Associating symbols to a component on
page 132.
 Insert ‘n’ terminals. on page 92.
Procedure Create cross references between symbols as shown.
1 Cross reference.
Create a cross reference between the motor symbols in the Line
diagram and the Power drawing. The manufacturer part for the motor
was selected in the previous exercise.
2 Multiple terminals.
Insert multiple passing terminals across four wires in the Power
drawing as shown. The direction arrow orientation is to the left as
shown.
3 Component properties.
Open drawing 06 select the Components tab right click on =F1-M3
and select Properties, changed the Root Number from 3 to 2 and
click OK.
4 Save the project.
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Lesson 8
Managing Origin-Destination
Arrows

 Replace existing wires.
 Edit wire marks.
 Add origin-destination arrows to wires.
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What are Origin-Destination Arrows connect the same wire as it moves

Origin- between drawings, joining two segments of a line as if they were
Destination physically connected. The arrows it creates behave like a hyper link
Arrows? and includes text that defines the origin/destination drawing and
location.
Note Only wires of the same wire style can be connected this way.
Process
 Replacing Wires
Replacing an exiting wire is more efficient that deleting and sketching
the wire again.
 Origin-Destination Arrows
Placing origin-destination arrows makes the continuation of a wire on
another drawing easier to follow.
Procedure Replace a wire and add origin-destination arrows between drawings.
Replacing Existing wires can be replaced with wires of a different style selected
Wires from the Wire style selector.
Replacement The Replacement Range determines how many wires of that wire
Range style to replace; from a single line segment to a search of the entire
project. The options are:
 The whole project - All lines of that wire style in the project will
be replaced.
 Current book - All lines of that wire style in the current book will
be replaced.
 Current folder - All lines of that wire style in the current folder
will be replaced. Not all books have folders.
 Current Scheme - All lines of that wire style in the current scheme
or drawing will be replaced.
 Choose schemes - All lines of that wire style in selected schemes
or drawings will be replaced.
 Selected items in scheme - Only the selected line or lines will be
replaced.
 Propagation to equipotential - All lines connected directly to the
selected line or lines will be replaced.
 Propagation through circuit - All lines of the selected circuit will
be replaced.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a wire and click Wire style,
Replacement
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1 Replacement wire.
Right-click the wire below the relay and lamp in drawing 103 -
Electrical control scheme, from Wire Style click Replace... .
Click the Replacement Range option Propagation to equipotential.
Click browse, expand NL1L2L3, select the Neutral wire and click
Select.
The wire changes color and propagates beyond the original selection to
the entire equipotential.
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Origin- Using Origin-Destination Arrows allow

Destination connection of circuits that lie on different
Arrows drawings; by selecting the endpoints of wires that
are the same wire style. They act as hyperlinks between the connected
drawings.
Note Double-clicking an arrow, or right-clicking Go to, outgoing

redirection, brings you to the matching arrow in the destination
drawing.
Where to Find It CommandManager: Schematic -> Manage origin-destination
arrows
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2 Add arrows.
Select the Schematic -> Manage origin-destination arrows and
zoom in on the line ends that will be connected. Click Single insertion
and select the open line endpoints from each drawing as shown.
Note Left clicking on the end of a wire changes the circle color from green to
red, and displays it regardless of where the cursor is moved, this
indicates that it has been selected.
Interpreting the The arrows that result from using Manage origin-destination arrows
Arrow Text contain a code that blends the connecting drawing and the actual
location on that drawing.
Arrow Drawing The drawing number is listed in the first half of arrow text. For
example, in the 102 - Mixed power scheme drawing, the arrow is
labelled 103-1. This means the continuation of the circuit is found in
drawing 103 - Electrical control scheme. In the 103 - Electrical
control scheme drawing the arrow is labelled 102-9. This means the
continuation of the circuit is found in drawing 102 - Mixed power
scheme.
Note Multiple arrows can be applied to the same line endpoint.
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Arrow Location The location of the arrow in the drawing grid is listed in the second half
of the arrow text. For the arrow that is labelled 102-9, the 9 refers to
column 9 in the title block. The arrow lies within that row of the
drawing.
When Endpoints When two open endpoints cannot be selected with Manage origin-
Cannot be Selected destination arrows, they are unmatched wires. The connection cannot
be made until the wires have the same Wire Style (see Wire Style
Selection on page 49). This avoids creation of an electrical fault in the
project.
3 Selection.
Zoom in on the areas of the drawings as shown. Click Single insertion
and try to select the wires shown. Only one can be selected.
Click Close.
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4 Wire style properties.

Click Window, Vertical tiles.
Right-click the line and click
Wire style, Properties.
The description is listed as a 24V
AC wire. Click OK.
5 Replace.
Right-click the line and click Wire style, Replacement.
Click Selected items in scheme and click OK. Expand the ~ 24V
folder, click 24V AC and click Select. The wire style and color
change. The wires should now match.
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6 Create arrows.
Click Single insertion and select the open line endpoints from
each drawing as shown.
7 Save the project.

8 Edit wire marks.
Open drawing 102 - Mixed power scheme and zoom in on the
transformer -T1. Right click on the blue, neutral wire and select Edit
wire mark... from the contextual menu. In the dialog click on the
Equipotentials marks > New field and enter a value of N-2 and click
OK.
9 Show/hide wire marks.
Right click on the neutral wire and select Show/hide wire marks from
the contextual menu to display the marks on the equipotential.
10 Edit wire marks.
Open drawing 103 - Electrical control scheme and zoom in on the
relay +L1+L2-K1.
Right click on the blue, neutral wire, below the relay coil selecting
Edit wire mark... from the contextual menu. In the dialog click on the
Equipotentials marks > New field and enter a value of N-2 and click
OK. A message will displayed stating that the mark is duplicated in the
project, click Yes on this warning and click OK again to return to the
drawing.
Note Defining the same wire marks on different wires in a project identifies
them as being a continuation of the same equipotential.
11 Automatic insertion.
Select the Schematic tab, Manage origin-destination arrows
pull-down, and click the Automatic insertion. Select Connect when
drawing location is different and OK. The arrows will be
automatically inserted on the ends of the wires.
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Origin-Destination Arrows
Exercise 8: Add origin-destination arrows using the

Origin- information provided.
Destination This lab uses the following skills:
Arrows  Replacing Wires on page 144.
 Origin-Destination Arrows on
page 146.
Procedure Create origin-destination arrows as shown.
1 Arrows.
Add origin-destination arrows between the Power and Control
drawings as shown.
2 Save the project.
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Lesson 9
Programmable Logic
Controllers

 Add a new scheme.
 Create a PLC Mark to the Components tab.
 Add a PLC symbol onto a drawing.
 Create and modify the PLC configuration.
 Edit an existing PLC.
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What is a PLC? A PLC or Programmable Logic Controller is used to automate the

electrical process in control circuits. It is a digital computer that
contains multiple inputs and outputs and uses a dedicated software
program to perform specific tasks.
A single PLC can used in place of multiple circuits.

Process
 Adding a New Scheme
New schemes, or drawings, can be added for a PLC.
 Adding a PLC Mark
Adding PLC Mark adds a PLC component directly to Components tab.
 Inserting a PLC
Use insert a PLC to place the symbol in a drawing.
 PLC Configuration
Create a project level PLC configuration file and modify it to change
the PLC graphic.
 Editing a PLC
Edit the input/output information for the existing PLC.
Procedure Add PLC symbols, with specific settings, to drawings. Edit each PLC
to change the descriptions.
Adding a New New Drawings or Schemes can be added to a book in the current
Scheme project. New folders, cover pages, wiring line diagrams and data files
can be added in the same way.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a book and click New, Scheme
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1 New scheme.
Right-click the book 1 - Document book and click New, Scheme .
A new scheme, 104, is added and opened. This scheme will be used
for a PLC.
Adding a PLC A PLC Mark can be added directly to the Components tab .
Mark The Components tab is used to populate the parts lists and bill of
materials.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a location and click New, PLC mark
2 New PLC mark.

Click the Components tab and expand the L1 - Main electrical
closet and the L2 - Chassis folders. Right-click the L2 - Chassis and
click New, PLC mark .
3 Search for PLC.
Click the Manufacturer part and circuits tab and click Search. Set
the Manufacturer and type the Reference as shown. Select the part
SR3B261B from the list, add it and click OK.
4 PLC icon.
Expand the L2 - Chassis folder to see the PLC
component icon =F1-N1.
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Inserting a PLC Use Insert PLC to add the PLC symbol and data onto the drawing.
Input and output locations can be added manually as it is inserted.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a PLC icon and click Insert PLC
5 Insert PLC.
Right-click the PLC icon and click Insert PLC . The existing circuits
and channels are listed under the Drawing management section of the
dialog.
6 Add new input/output.
Shift+select from the L row to the I4 row and right-click Add a new
Input/Output. This activates the inputs and outputs.
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7 Channel direction.
Drag the PLC onto the drawing. Click Channel direction to
reverse the graphics of the PLC. Click to place the PLC on the top of
the drawing as shown.
PLC Configuration It is possible to define the default PLC size, attribute layout for
different circuit types, and macro’s used for different circuits on PLC’s
inserted into project drawings. Multiple configurations can be created
at an application and/or project level. Each project can have a different
configuration assigned to it.
Configuration The configuration options for the PLC are available through a set of
options tabs.
 General has Name and Description fields that relate to the
configuration file so that it may be identified for use in the future.
 Size allows for the modification of the PLC outline size through a
range of user definable fields.
Note A preview of the area of the PLC affected by the settings is displayed in
the upper half of the dialog, it is possible to Pan and/or Zoom the
preview by left clicking in this panel.
 Attributes has attribute information for the overall PLC, blocks can
be replaced, modified, or deleted. These blocks contain attributes
and can be inserted into the PLC outline at a user definable
position.
 Layout defines the insertion position of the PLC in a drawing, this
is specifically used when automatically generating PLC drawings.
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 Connection points has two blocks that can be replaced, modified,

or deleted. These blocks contain attributes for the individual PLC
terminal connection points.
 Circuits has two blocks for each PLC card channel that can be
replaced, modified, or deleted. These blocks contain attributes for
the individual PLC channel based on the circuit type. Additionally
it is possible to set a default macro block to every circuit type
available within SolidWorks Electrical.
 File data has fields that will be populated into automatically
generated PLC drawings.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Project -> Configurations -> PLC drawing...
8 PLC configuration.
Click the Project tab, Configurations pull down, PLC drawing...
option. Select the Application setting shown in bold, and click Add to
project.
9 Configuration Properties.
Click the Project settings configuration file and click the Properties
icon. Change the General tab Name field to Tutorial_Example.
Click the Circuits tab, and select Digital PLC input from the Circuit
type pull down, and select Top from the Direction pull down.
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10 Edit Channel symbol.

In the lower half of the dialog click the Edit icon for the Card in
top.
Click Apply and Close, Close to review the

symbol. Using the process outlined in Moving
attributes. on page 56 switch the positions of
#C_CH_ADDR_0 with #AIO_MNE_0.
Close the symbol and click Yes to save the
changes.
11 Update the PLC symbol.
Right click on the PLC and from the contextual menu click Symbol,
Update in the dialog click the Redraw the PLC symbol to have the
changes updated into the PLC.
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12 Single wire.
Click Draw single wire type . Click Name, select ~24V - 24V
AC and sketch a line from L as shown.
Note For more information, see Drawing Single Wires on page 118.
Multiple Copy The Multiple copy option is used to create one or more copies of
existing geometry. Placement of the copies is done by picking a from-to
vector.
Copying a symbol copies all the information associated to that symbol
including text information and any Manufacturer part and circuits
that have been assigned.
Note Macros (Creating and Adding Macros on page 103) can be used to
copy and paste information to multiple projects.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Multiple copy
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13 Multiple copy.
Click Multiple copy , select the line and click OK. Select the
starting point at L and the copies at I:.1, I:.2, I:.3 and I:.4 as shown.
14 Add symbols...
Click Insert Symbol tab on the side panel and select the
Command folder. Right click in the panel and click to Add Symbols...
In the dialog select the Buttons, switches Classification scroll down
to the Manual NO button select it and click Select.
Click Insert Symbol tab on the side panel and click the Command
folder. Double click on the NO push button green symbol and place
it on the wires as shown.
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15 More symbols.
Double click on the NC instantaneous contact symbol and place it
on the wires as shown.
16 Line.
Click Draw single wire type , select ~24V - 24V AC and sketch
the line as shown.
17 Next drawing/New scheme.

Click Next drawing from the Quick Access toolbar, as the current
drawing is the last in the project, a dialog will be displayed prompting
to create a new scheme. Click Yes to have a new scheme, (105),
created and automatically opened.
18 PLC manager.
Click the Projects tab and click the PLCs icon. Select N1 from the
List of PLCs to review the circuits.
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19 Input/output.
Shift+select the rows Q.1 through Q.5 in the lower part of the screen
and right-click Add a new PLC Input/Output.
20 Insert PLC.
Click the Insert PLC icon, check the Channel directions option
to align the PLC with the top of the drawing border.
21 Define pins for insertion.
Clear the check boxes leaving only Q:.1 to
Q:.5 ticked.
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22 Place.
Click on the Insert macros icon.
Note The Default macro to be used can be configured through the PLC
configuration. on page 158, for the different PLC circuit types.
Click to place the PLC in the top of the drawing as shown.
Editing Wires Wires can be edited to remove excess portions or add sections to the
circuit. This usually involves adding new wires and deleting others as
shown in the example that follows.
Note Wires are automatically broken at the point
where new wires are added, coincident to
them.
Tip Wires that are drawn, or moved, so they lie on top of one another or
overlap are automatically healed forming a single wire.
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23 Stretch wire.
Left click on the wire in the lower left of the screen, click the grip
below the relay and drag the wire to the right as shown.
Left click again to complete the wire stretch.

Tip SolidWorks Electrical will automatically removes wire overlaps, and
introduces breaks at the relevant connection points.
24 Deleting symbols.
Select geometry by dragging a window crossing the four symbols from
lower right to upper left. Delete the symbols.
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25 Add new symbols.

Add new symbols in place of the deleted symbols. Drag and drop
instances of the symbol Electrovalve from the Classification

Brakes, electrovalves.
26 Replace wire.
Right-click the line segment and click Wire style, Replacement.
Click Propagation through circuits.
Expand the wire NL1L2L3, select the Neutral wire and click Select.
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Mark Numbers The Mark Number is an identifier made up of a Root followed by a

number in the form K5. Changing the number with the Symbol
properties can change the status of the Mark Number.
Root The root is based on the symbol class (click Library -> Component
classification for a listing of the default root marks). For example, K is
classified as the default root mark for Contactor relays, relays. The
default will only be applied where the Symbol properties -> Root
mark field is empty, if a value is entered here it will take precedence
over the Classification root value.
Number The number is usually assigned automatically but it can be created
manually or edited later.
Types of Marks Mark numbers are classified by usage and uniqueness.
Unique Mark If the mark number is being used by this component alone, this
message appears: Symbol is associated with selected
component.
Unused Mark If the mark number is unused, this message appears: This symbol will
be associated to the selected component. This symbol will be
associated to a new component "K2".
Used Mark If the mark number is already being used, this message appears: This
mark already exists. Possible actions:
 Choose another mark
 Click on the associate button
 Change to manual mode to create a duplicated mark
The Associate button will cross-reference the components by setting
them to the same mark number (see Associating symbols to a
component on page 132).
27 Cross-reference Coil and contacts.

The relay coil -K5 is the parent of the 3 phase NO power contact -
K2 on drawing 102 - Mixed power scheme. The component -K2
already has part data applied to it. To associate the coil and contacts and
have the part data populated to the relay coil, right click on -K5
clicking Symbol Properties from the contextual menu.
Change the Number field from 5 to 2 and click the Associate icon.
Click OK.
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Replacing a Replace can be used to substitute a symbol in place on the drawing.

Symbol Connecting wires are maintained.
If the symbol is used more than once in the project, these options will
appear:
 Selected only - Only the selected symbols will be replaced.
 Identical in current drawing - Only the identical symbols in the
current drawing will be replaced.
 Identical in current project - Only the identical symbols in the
current project will be replaced.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click Symbol,
Replace...
28 Replace Symbol.
Open drawing 104 and Zoom in on the pushbuttons and contacts.
Right-click the symbol -S4 and click Symbol, Replace... Click
Selected only and select the symbol NC mushroom Button (TR-
EL080) from the Buttons, Switches\Emergency folder and click
Select.
29 Cross-reference contacts.
Right-click -K3 and click Symbol properties. Change the Root value
field to Q and the Number field to 3.
Note The Symbol properties dialog OK button is deactivated when the
symbol mark is set to Automatic mode, and the Mark matches that of
an existing component. Switching to Manual mode allows for the
creation of duplicate marks for different components.
Click the Associate button and OK. The Components side panel tab,
L2 - Chassis folder, shows the new symbol-component associations.
Repeat the process for the NC contact, -K4 associating it to the relay
coil -K1. Either select the parent component from the right of the
dialog, or manually alter the symbol mark value and click the
Associate button.
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Editing a PLC Use Edit PLC to edit the input, output or description text of the existing
PLC.
Note The Inputs/Outputs manager can also be used to edit the channel
descriptions.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a PLC and click Edit PLC
1 Input/output description.
Switch to the scheme 104. Right-click the PLC and click Edit PLC .
Double-click the row with address I:.1 and type Start Irrigation
under Description (English) and Commencer d'Irrigation into
Description (French).
2 Additional descriptions.
Using the same procedure, type the
following Descriptions in English
and French accordingly.
Stop Irrigation - Arrêter
l'Irrigation
Thermal Overload - Surcharge
thermique
Tank Filling - Remplissage de
réservoir
Click Close. The descriptions appear on the PLC.
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3 Edit PLC.
Switch to the scheme 105. Right-click the PLC and click Edit PLC .
type the following Descriptions in English and French accordingly.
Irrigation Relay - Relais de l'irrigation
Electrovalve #1 - Electrovanne #1
Click Close.
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Adding a PLC
Exercise 9: Add and insert a PLC using the information

Adding a PLC provided.
 Adding a PLC Mark on page 155.
 Inserting a PLC on page 156.
 Multiple Copy on page 160.
Procedure Create the PLC drawings as shown.
1 PLC mark.
Add a new PLC mark to the Main electrical
closet. Assign the manufacturer part to the PLC
mark.
In the class: PLC

Type: PLC
Reference: SR3B261B
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2 PLC input.
Open the scheme 07. Insert the PLC, add inputs/
outputs for I.1 through I.6 and the L and N
connections.
Reverse the orientation and place the PLC Input
in the upper left portion of the 07 drawing as
shown. Insert terminals L to I6.
3 PLC output.
Open the scheme 08. Insert the PLC and add
inputs/outputs for Q.1 through Q.4. Place the
PLC Input in the upper right portion of the 08
drawing as shown.
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PLC Input Details Add the details of the PLC Input drawing in the following steps.
4 Wires and symbols.
Create the wires (~24V - 24V AC and Neutral wire), symbols and
terminals (Passing Terminal) as shown. Use the table in the
following step to add the manufacturer parts.
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Set the manufacturer parts for the symbols created in the previous step
on page 173.
Symbol: S4
In the class: Buttons, switches\Emergency
Type: Base
Reference: 3SB3203-1HA20
Symbol: S5
Type: Base
Symbol: S6
Type: Base
Symbol: K5
In the class: Detectors, sensors\Proximity
Type: Base
Reference: XS4P12PC410
Symbol: S7 and S8
In the class: Buttons, switches\Push buttons
Type: Base
Reference: 3SB3214-0AA41
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PLC Output Add the details of the PLC Output drawing in the following steps.
Details
6 Wires and symbols.
Create the wires (~24V - 24V AC and Neutral wire) and symbols as
shown. Use the table in the following step to add the manufacturer
parts.
Set the manufacturer parts for the symbols created in the previous step.
Symbol: K3 and K4
Type: Base
Symbol: H3 and H4
In the class: Signalling, Alarm\Luminous
Type: Base
Reference: ZB4BVB4
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8 Functions.
Set the function for each of the symbols as listed for drawing 07 and
08.
Symbol Function
S4 Emergency Stop
S5 Door Opened
S6 Door Closed
S7 Open Door
K5 Sensor
S8 Close Door
K3 Open Door
K4 Close Door
H3 Open Door
H4 Close Door
9 Edit the PLC.

Edit the PLC (either drawing) and add the descriptions for each
physical address using the table below.
Physical Address Description

I.1 Emergency Stop
I.2 Door Opened
I.3 Door Closed
I.4 Open Door
I.5 Sensor
I.6 Close Door
Q.1 Open Door Relay
Q.2 Close Door Relay
Q.3 Open Door Pilot
Q.4 Close Door Pilot
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Lesson 10

 Associate cable cores to wires.
 Add parts manually.
 Assign multiple manufacturer parts at once.
 Set the properties of wires.
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Editing the PLC The PLC is available generically but must be modified to suit the needs
Drawing of a specific project. For instance, only a small portion of the available
I/O ports will be used on this project. The PLC be edited to fit the
requirements of this project.
Process
 Associate Cable Cores
Associate the cables cores to the wires in the drawing.
 Adding a Part Manually
Parts can be added manually when they do not appear as manufacturer
parts in a search.
 Assigning a Part
Assign the same manufacturer part to multiple symbols.
 Wire Style Manager
The wire style manager is used to set the properties of wires.
Procedure Edits will be made to the PLC drawings by assigning wires and adding
manufacturer parts.
1 Select for move.

The PLC has a circuit attached, but it is not connected to either of the
connection points 1 or 2. Open the scheme 105 and click Move
(for more information, see Move on page 34).
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2 Vector.
Select the geometry, click the end of the
green line and the output point 2. All the
selected geometry moves down the same
amount.
3 Add power lines.
Using Draw single wire type , sketch the
power lines using ~24V - 24V AC wire to
connection point 1 as shown.
4 Add terminal.
Click Insert terminal (see Inserting Single Terminals on page 120)
and click Other symbol. Select the Passing terminal and
Select. Click to place the terminal with the external direction shown.
Note When the first terminal is added, a new terminal strip

X2 is created automatically and associated to the
terminal.
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Tip The terminal direction indicates the external side of the terminal to
assist with cabling and the terminal drawing layout.
5 Second terminal.
Add another Terminal . Click to place the terminal with the

external direction as shown in the next step.
6 Attach to terminal strip.
In the dialog, click the component =F1-X2 and click OK. This makes
use of the existing terminal strip (X2) rather than creating a new one.
7 Multiple copies.
Click Multiple copy .
Control+click the terminals and create multiple copies as shown.
8 Change drawing locations.

Select the side panel Drawing tab, multi select drawings 104 and 105
right click and select Change location from the contextual menu.
Select L2 Chassis, as the majority of the components in the drawings
will be located on the chassis.
Click Select and choose to Change component location.
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9 Location outline.
Select to draw a Location outline from the Schematic tab, draw a
rectangle around the electrovalves -Y1 to -Y4 selecting a location of
L2 Pump and choose to Change the component location.
Associate Cable The Associate Cable Cores tool is used to associate core data to wires
Cores in the drawing.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click one or more wires and click
Associate cable cores
10 Select wires.
Right-click the four wires and click Associate cable cores .
Click New cable .
11 Select cable.
Use the following information to select the component.
 Size standard = Section (mm²)
 Manufacturer = Nexans
 Conductors number = 2
 Reference = U-1000 R2V
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Select the part U-1000 R2V 2X2.5 M, increase the Quantity field to
4, click Add selected part and Select. Expand the W5, W6, W7,
and W8 folders and select the brown wire in each one.
12 Select wires.
Select the four wires in the Wire(s) to associate to cable cores
section, click Associate cable cores and OK.
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13 Other side.
Select the wires on the other side of the electrovalves.
14 Assign blue conductors.

Select the blue conductor cores in each cable and the four wires in the
Wire(s) to associate to cable cores section, click Associate cable
cores and OK.
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Adding a Part If the manufacturer part does not exist for the selected symbol, it can be
Manually added manually. In this example it refers to a pipe valve.
Where to Find It  Symbol properties PropertyManager: Add manually
1 Symbol.
Right-click the -Y1 and click
Symbol properties. Click the
Manufacturer part and circuits
tab and click Search.
2 Search results.
Select In the class Brakes, electrovalves and Search. The results
are limited, they do not include any viable options. Click Close.
3 Add manually.
Click Add manually and type the following text into the specified
cells.
 Part = electrovalve 2w 50mm
 Manufacturer = Cepex
 Description = Ball valve 2 way 50mm
 3D part = Lesson10\Case Study\cepex-2w-valve
Under Circuits, type:

 Terminals number = 1,2
Click OK.
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Creating a New This procedure creates a new manufacturer part that does not yet exist
Manufacturer Part in the catalog.
Add to catalog The Add to catalog option is used to add the part to the catalog so that
it can be used in other projects.
Only for this The Only for this component option is used to limit the part for use in
component this project only.
4 Add to catalog.
At the message: This manufacturer part does not exist in
catalog. Do you want to add it? Click Add to catalog and OK.
Assigning a Assign Part can be used to assign the same manufacturer part to
Part multiple symbols at once.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click Assign part
5 Assign part.
Drag-select the remaining symbols and right-click Assign part .
6 Select part.
Select In the class Brakes, electrovalves and Search. Select the
newly created part electrovalve 2w 50mm, click Add selected part
, click Select.
Tip Cepex will be at the end of the list of manufacturers until the program
is restarted.
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Manipulating The addition of origin-destination arrows can be made easier by

Drawings in the manipulating the various next and previous options.
Origin-Destination
Manager (see Origin-Destination Arrows on page 146)
Switch Both The options Previous drawings and Next drawings shift
Drawings both drawings to another set by changing both drawings back or
forward at once.
Change Drawing The options Previous and Next can be used for Change
Drawing 1 or Change Drawing 2 to shift each drawing back or
forward one drawing at a time. The Selector option selects a
drawing directly by name.
Where to Find It  Manage origin-destination arrows PropertyManager:
Switch both drawings, Change Drawing 1 and 2
7 Arrows.
Click Manage origin-destination arrows and manipulate the
drawings to get the 103 - Electrical control scheme and 104
drawings visible. Click Single insertion and select the endpoints as
shown.
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8 More arrows.
Manipulate the drawings to get the 104 and 105 drawings visible.
Click Single insertion and select the endpoints as shown.
9 Last arrows.
Manipulate the drawings to get the 103 and 105 drawings visible.
Click Single insertion and select the endpoints as shown. Click Close.
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Wire Style The Wire Style Manager controls the properties of wires in the project.
Manager The lines styles of connecting lines with arrows (see Origin-
Destination Arrows on page 146) must match.
Note If using the Wire size standard Gauge (AWG standard), also set the
Diameter value to the diameter of the wire in mm.
Single Wires For single wires, use Draw single wire type (see Drawing Single
Wires on page 118).
Multiple Wires For multiple wires, use Draw multiple wires (see Draw Multiple
Wires on page 47).
Where to Find It  Draw single wire type PropertyManager: Wire style selector,
Manager
 Draw multiple wires PropertyManager: Wire style selector,
Manager
10 Wire style manager.

Click Draw single wire type , Browse and click Manager...
and select the ~24V - Control wire under Group: 0 - Electrical.
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11 Properties.
Click Properties and change the Diameter (mm) field to 1.63,
under Section or gauge type 2.1, set the Wire size standard to
Section (mm²).
Click OK and Close twice.
12 Wire style manager.

Click Draw multiple wires , click Manager and click the N L1 L2
L3 wire style group.
13 Select multiple wires.
Shift+select the first three wires (Phase 1, 2 and 3) and click
Properties . Under Section or gauge type 4.2, select the option
Section (mm²) from Wire size standard, type the Diameter (mm) as
2.3 and click OK.
14 Last two wires.
Control+select the last two wires (Neutral wire and Protection) and
click Properties . Under Section or gauge type 2.1, select the
option Section (mm²) from Wire size standard, type the Diameter
1.63 (mm) and click OK.
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Equipotential The Equipotential Formula is a numbering system for equipotential

Formula wires. In addition to a large selection of pre-defined formulas and
variables, custom formulas can be created by the user.
Variables The variables can be added by clicking a variable in the Available
variables and simple formulas list.
Variable Variable Name

EQU_NO Equipotential counter
FUN_TAG Function mark
LOC_TAG Location mark
FIL_UDATA_0 User data 0
Equations The equations are built by adding a combination of variables and

operators to the Formula: Wire mark dialog.
Equation Wire Name Results

"L1-"+ EQU_NO L1-1, L1-2, L1-3...
"R-" + EQU_NO R-1, R-2, R-3...
15 Formula.
Double-click the first wire (Neutral) and click the Equipotential
formula browse button. Currently the value is a fixed text string “N -”
followed by an equipotential counter, remove the space between N and
the hyphen -. Click OK twice, and repeat the process for the green
Protection wire, selecting a formula of “PE”. Click OK twice, and
Close to return to the drawing.
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Numbering The Number new wires option is used to calculate the marks of new
Wires wires in all drawings in the project.
Note Wires that are not connected to terminal strips or symbols will not be
numbered.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Process -> Number new wires
16 Number wires.
Click Number new wires . At the message: Do you want to

renumber the new wires, without modifying the existing
numbers. Click Yes.
17 Show/Hide wire marks.
Open drawing 102 - Mixed power scheme and Zoom into the
scheme wires on the left of the drawing.
Select the wires as shown, right click on a highlighted wire to access

the contextual menu and select Show/hide wire marks to hide the
marks.
Tip Every line entity that makes up an equipotential has a mark value
applied to it, these can be shown or hidden to improve the information
displayed on the face of the drawing.
Select the wires running across the top of the circuit and right click to
select Show/Hide wire marks.
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18 Align texts.
Select the wires displaying the marks once again, and right click to
access the contextual menu, select Align texts.
Left click on the blue, neutral wire, at the position the marks will be
moved to and aligned. Drag the cursor down and left click once, the
cursor can now be moved left or right to define the marks justification
point, leave the justification as Center and left click once more.
Assigning Parts Manufacturer parts have been assigned to symbol in many previous
to Other steps. Other objects such as terminals and locations, may also require
Objects assignment of manufacturer parts.
Assigning Parts to The Assign Part option is used to assign a manufacturer part to a
Terminals component. The part can be assigned to multiple individual terminals in
a terminal block.
For more information, see Assigning a Part on page 185.
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19 Assign parts to terminals.

Shift+select all the terminals in
the terminal strip =F1-X2 as
shown. Right-click and select to
Assign part . Search for the
manufacturer Entrelec and the
reference 011512914. Click
Add, and Select.
Select terminals 6 and 12 in
strip =F1-X1 as shown. Right-
click and select to Assign part
. Search for the manufacturer
Entrelec and the reference
011512914.
Right click on 011512914 and select Properties. Scroll down to

Illustrations section and click on the 3D part field. Browse to the
...\SolidWorks Electrical Schematic\Lesson10\Case Study
folder, select 1492-J3-G.SLDPRT and click Open. Click Add,
Select.
Tip The change to the part will not affect components it has been assigned
to already, so that terminals in strip -X2 will have a different 3D part to
terminals -X1 6 and -X1 12. Using the Process tab>Update data
command allows the assigned data to be updated to reflect any changes
made at an application level.
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Renaming Schemes or drawings can be renamed to match the contents. The

Drawings numeric prefix remains regardless of the name change.
20 Rename drawings.
Right-click drawing 104 and click Properties . Under Description
(English), type PLC Inputs and Entrées PLC in Description
(French). Click OK.
Right-click drawing 105 and click Properties . Under Description

(English), type PLC Outputs and Sorties PLC in Description
(French). Click OK.
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Assigning Parts to Parts and assemblies like the cabinet do not

Locations relate to a symbol and therefore are simply
assigned to a location (see Locations on
page 14) in the project.
For more information, see Assigning a Part on
page 185.
21 Add cabinet part.

Right-click the L1 - Main electrical closet and click Properties .
Click the Parts tab, find the part NSYCRN65200, click Add selected
part , click Select and OK.
22 Check component locations.

Components will be available in 3D drawings based on the location
applied to them. Select the Components tab, right click on =F1-H1
and select Change location, selecting L1 Door, and Select. Repeat
the process for =F1-X2 selecting the location L2 Chassis. Finally
change =F1-S3 and =F1-S4 locations to L1 Door.
23 Add cable descriptions.
To access all the cables in the project select the Projects tab Cables
command.
24 Description.
Click W1 - User Defined 4G Cable and click Properties . Under
Description (English), type Pump Power in Description (French),
type Pompe d'alimentation and click OK. The full name becomes
W1 - Pump Power.
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25 Additional descriptions.
Add the remaining descriptions in English and French as follows.
 W2 -Low Level Sensor - Capteur de niveau bas
 W3 -Top Level Sensor - Capteur de niveau supérieur
 W4 -Pump Power - Pompe d'alimentation
 W5 -PLC Outputs - Sorties PLC
Click the Close button.

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Editing a PLC
Exercise 10: Edit existing PLC symbols using the

Editing a PLC information provided.
 Editing the PLC Drawing on page 178.
 Numbering Wires on page 191.
 Assigning a Part on page 185.
 Wire Style Manager on page 188.
 Assigning Parts to Other Objects on page 192.
Procedure Edit PLC symbols as shown.
1 Add to drawing.
Open the 07 drawing and add the wire and symbol as shown. Create a
cross reference to the Q3 component.
2 Open drawing.
Open the 05 - Control drawing.
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3 Wire style properties.

Use the Wire style properties to set the properties of these wires:
Wire Diameter Section or Gauge

~24V - 24V AC 1.45mm 15
Neutral wire
Phase 1 2.3mm 11
Phase 2
Phase 3
Protection
4 Number wires.
Number the wires in all drawings.
5 Cable and Terminals.

Select Project tab Cables, select W1 and Duplicate. Open drawing 06
insert multiple terminals externally connecting to M2. Terminals
should be part of X1 numbered 5-8. Associate cable W2, as shown.
198
Editing a PLC
6 Arrows.
Add origin-destination arrows between the wires in the drawings 06,
07 and 08 as shown.
199
7 Assign part.
Use Assign Part to assign the same manufacturer
part to all of the terminal parts under X1, X2 and
X3.
In the class: Terminal strips, terminals

Manufacturer: Entrelec
Type: Base
Reference: 011512914
8 Rename.
Rename drawings
Current Name New Name

06 06 - Power PLC
07 07 - PLC Inputs
08 08 - PLC Outputs
9 Cross references.
Add cross references in the 08 - PLC Outputs drawing as shown.
K3
K4
200
Editing a PLC
10 Location.
Change the location of the following symbols to Garage.
11 Add cabinet part.

Add Manually a cabinet part reference to the
location Main electrical closet using the
following criteria:
Reference: 178864
Manufacturer: ABB
Class: Boxes, cabinets > Enclosures >
Height < 1000 mm
Type: Base
Width: 700
Height: 650
Depth: 250
Note This part is applied to a location not a symbol.

201
202
Lesson 11
Reports

 Use the Report Manager to select reports.
 Generate report drawings.
 Create a Book Folder.
 Modify a reports properties.
 Create terminal strip drawings.
203
Reports
What are Reports are lists that show the information included in the project.
Reports? There are many different types of reports. The Report Manager
controls which reports are used in the project.
Process
 Report Manager
The Report Manager controls the reports used.
 Drawing Terminal Strips
Specific Terminal Strip Drawings can be created.
Procedure Using the Report Manager, generate reports, create folders, modify
and update a report layout, and create terminal strip drawings.
204
Reports
Report Manager The Report Manager is used to select specific reports from four major
categories: Bill Of Materials grouped by manufacturer, List of wires
by line style, List of cables and Drawings list. The default report
types follow.
Bill Of Materials The Bill Of Materials grouped by manufacturer lists the parts that
grouped by have been assigned in the project. The columns can be sorted by
manufacturer reference, mark number, description, quantity or manufacturer. In this
example it is sorted by the Mark column.
List of wires by The List of wires by line style lists the wires in the project. The
line style columns can be sorted by origin, destination, wire number, section,
length or reference. In this example it is sorted by the Section column.
205
Reports
List of cables The List of cables grouped by reference lists the cables in the
grouped by project. The columns can be sorted by mark, description, path, origin,
reference destination or length. In this example it is sorted by the Description
column.
Drawings list The Drawings list lists all the drawings or schemes in the project. The
columns can be sorted by drawing, function, location, revision, date,
created by, designation, folder mark or folder designation. In this
example it is sorted by the Drawing column.
Where to Find It CommandManager: Project -> Reports
206
Reports
1 Report manager.
Click Reports and click Add to report . Type PLC in the
Name field and check on the PlcIO_Metric and click OK.
2 New report.
The new report appears listed in the Report Manager.Sort the PLC
Inputs/Outputs list by the Address column.
207
Reports
3 Generating report drawings.
Click Generate drawings and click all items in the list. Several
lists are added below the drawings in the Documents list. Click OK
and Close.
4 Creating Folders.
Folders can be created in Books in order to better manage the project
documentation. Right click on the Document book and select New,
Folder, add a Description (English) of Schemes and Description
(French) of Régimes and click OK.
5 Moving Folders/Drawings.
On the side panel Document tab left click on
the folder Schemes and drag and drop it below
drawing 101 - Drawing list.
Multi select drawings 102-105 left click and
drag and drop them into the Schemes folder.
208
Reports
6 Update reports drawings.

Double-click the 101 - Drawing list to open it, right click on the
drawing name in the Document tab side panel and select Update
reports drawings from the contextual menu to show the new
information relating to the position of the drawings in the Schemes
folder.
7 Modify reports column.

Currently the Folders column exceeds the drawing border, this can be
modified by accessing the reports properties. Select the Project tab
Reports command, select Drawing list and click Properties. Select
the Columns tab and change the Folder designation field from 80 to
60.
209
Reports
Tip On changing the field value click anywhere else in the dialog to
activate the Apply button, this writes the field change directly into the
SQL database.
Click Apply, Close and Close again. Update the drawing report as
outlined in the previous step.
Drawing Terminal Strips Drawings can be generated automatically from the

Terminal Strips terminal strips in the project.
Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click the Book and click Draw terminal
strips here, All the project terminal strips
8 Draw terminal strips.

Right-click the book and click Draw terminal
strips here, All the project terminal strips.
Two new terminal drawings are added:
112 - X1 - (1/1) and 113 - X2 - (1/1).
210
Reports
9 Open terminal strip drawing.

Open drawing 113 - X2 - (1/1).

Click Save and close the project.
211
Reports
212
Reports
Exercise 11: Create a set of reports using the

Reports information provided.
 Report Manager on page 205.
 Drawing Terminal Strips on
page 210.
Procedure Create the reports and drawings as shown.
1 Reports.
Add the following reports:
 CableGroupedByReference_Imperial
 Folio_Imperial
 ReferenceGroupedByManufacturer_Imperial
 WiringLineType_Imperial
2 Generate drawings.
Generate the following drawings:
 Bill Of Materials grouped by manufacturer
 List of wires by line style
 List of cables grouped by reference
213
Reports
3 Terminal strips drawing.

Create drawings of all the terminal strips in the project.
4 Save the project.
214
Index
A E power drawing 46
add 15 edit project 8
Adding attributes. 57 properties 14 existing 24
adding circuits to parts 83 electrical component new 8
adding circuits to terminals 91 search 80 unarchive 25
arrows 146 equipotential formula 190 properties 14
assign part 185
F R
B function replacing wires 144
blocks 36 add 122 report
book 8 outlines 123 bill of materials 205
cables 206
C L drawings 206
cables line diagram 22 report manager 205
add 88 location 15 wires 205
associate cores 181 outlines 108
detailed cabling 76 S
draw cable 33 M schematic 46
references manager 88 macros 102 schemes 8
sketching 48 add 103 adding new 46
circuits 83, 91 create 103 definition 22, 46
colors making copies 160 scroll
images in manual 4 manufacturer part mouse 19
connecting drawings 146 add 79 search
connections 85 create new 185 manufacturer part 80
copy mark number 167 single line diagram 22
multiple 160 number 167 stretch 68
copying geometry 160 root 167 symbols
cross reference list 136 unique mark 167 line diagram 26
colors 136 unused mark 167 mark number 167
location 138 used mark 167 move 55, 67
text 137 move 34 properties 59
types 137 replace 67, 168
N schematic 52
D number
drawing mark 167 T
properties 14 number wires 191 terminal 84
drawing tools add to strip 90
arcs 38 O multiple 92
blocks 36 origin-destination arrows 146 single 120
layers 39 outline terminal strips drawing 210
rectangles 38 function 123 title block 30
drawings 8 location 108 changes 30
control drawing 118
cover page 8 P U
drawing list 8 pin to pin connections 85 unarchive 25
line diagram 8 PLC user interface 7
power drawing 46 insert 156
mark 155 W
wires
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Index SolidWorks 2014
draw multiple wires 47

draw single wires 118
edit 164
equipotential formula 190
number 191
replace 144
system of numbering 190
wire style manager 188
Z
zoom
extents of drawing 31
mouse 19
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SolidWorks 2014

SolidWorks Electrical: Schematic

Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corporation

Control Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Associate Cable Cores . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181

Conventions Used This manual uses the following typographic conventions:

Use of Color The SolidWorks user interface

Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

SolidWorks The SolidWorks Electrical product

1 Start SolidWorks Electrical.

Graphics Zone Status Bar

What are A Project is used to store the many different

In order to complete the project, we will:

Editing Drawing The Properties of a drawing can be edited to change specific

These more complex objects

component), the Location properties where the component is to be

16 Edit drawing card.

Locations A Location is an actual place where an electrical component is placed.

Where to Find It  CommandManager: Project -> Locations

17 Change a locations properties.

20 Add another location in the cabinet.

21 Add independent location.

23 Change drawing location options.

25 Save the project.

Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

What is a Mixed A Mixed Scheme is a combination of a Single Line Diagram, and a

A Mixed scheme is a combination of both these drawing types,

Procedure Delete drawing 03 - Wiring line diagram, create a mixed scheme,

Where to Find It  Projects Manager PropertyManager: Double-click a recent project

Unarchiving a Archived projects are stored in a compressed format that must be

Where to Find It  Projects Manager PropertyManager: Unarchive

Line Diagram The Line Diagram Symbols library stores many

EW_SY_Battery EW_SY_TransformerHigh EW_SY_TransformerLow

EW_SY_Motor EW_SY_Resistor Heat EW_SY_Jack

EW_SY_Contactor EW_SY_CurcuitBreaker EW_SY_CurcuitBreakerMod

EW_SY_LimitSwitch EW_SY_LimitSwitchLever EW_SY_PressureSensor

EW_SY_Terminal EW_SY_Cabinet EW_SY_Ammeter

EW_SY_Voltmeter EW_SY_BlackBox EW_SY_TimeCounter

EW_SY_MotorDrive EW_SY_Plc EW_SY_Screen

180 rotation 270 rotation

1 Create a Mixed Scheme.

Where to Find It  CommandManager: Project -> Configuration ->Title block->

8 Set a title block.

Tip The Esc key will stop creating cables, when

Window Selection of Dragging a rectangular window around geometry is a very efficient

Dragging a window left to right captures geometry in the window.

17 Add another symbol.

Using Draw cable , connect the symbols as shown.

3 Create new layer.

4 Set geometry to layer.

5 Scale drawing data.

6 Save the project.

Exercise 2: Create a single line diagram using the

6 Save the project.

Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:

What is a A Schematic diagram is used to show the electrical components and

Draw Multiple The Draw multiple wires tool is used to sketch

Neutral wire Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Protection

(spacebar key) Cross Wires

Note The cursor position influences the toggle (angled

Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic -> Draw multiple wires

2 Multiple line settings.

5 Replace Wire Style.

Tip By activating the pushpin icon on the command panel it is possible