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How To Prepare Electrical Shop Drawing
Refer Input Drawing & Submittals, Load Schedules.
Set Layers & Pen widths As Per Standards.
Setting out Text heights & Dimension Styles As per Standards.
Preparation of Architectural Drawing.
Redefine the Blocks (i.e socket/lights.....etc)
Routing Of Conduits/circuits.
Show Dimensions For All Fixtures.
Show Dropping Location of Conduits. (With Details)
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How To Prepare Electrical Shop Drawing
Show Sectional Details Of Incoming & Out going Cables
Preparation of Cable Schedules & Load Schedules
Preparation of Sections at Complicated Areas
Show Standard details for LV-Room, Electrical Room & Generator Room
View port Creation & Up-Dation of Title Block
Types of Comments from Client / Consultant
Standard Details
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Abbreviations
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Abbreviations
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Electrical Power Input Drawing
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LAYERS,COLOURS & LINE WEIGHTS
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DIMENSION SETTINGS
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DRAWING SCALES
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Preparation Of Architectural Drawing
Client is provided the architectural drawing for all floors or areas. It contains all
information like room patrons, Electrical fixtures, walls, columns, beams etc., So
create one arch drawing for reference purpose.
1. Delete unwanted text and dimensions
2. Change text height as per shop drawing scale
3. Change grid bubbles as per shop drawing scale
4. Change all entities colour as 8
For example see below snap shots Input and Out put drawings.
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Out put Drawing
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LOAD SCHEDULE
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Electrical Power Output Drawing
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M.V. Room Detailed Section
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View port creation
Scaling is used to depict objects on paper that are either larger or
smaller than the paper. Creation of view port is done in Paper space.
Generally shop drawings in 1:50 scale and sections are 1:25 scale. View
port is create by using the command “MVIEW”.
Title Block Updating
Title block is provided by client as required size (A0, A1, A2 A4).
Generally the title block details are…...
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• Notes: Show the any specific notes in the Notes column related to this shop
drawing. See below snap shot….
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• Ref. Dwg. Nos.: Update the Reference Drawing Nos. what ever the drawings
are referred while preparing this shop drawing I.e. Architectural, structural,
schematic, design drawing.. See below snap shot….
• Key Plan: Hatching the location in key plan, the area is covered in this sheet.
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Updating
• Drawing Title: Update the Drawing Title information I.e. Floor, Level,
service, Drawn By, Checked By, Approved By, Revision, Drawing
Scale and Drawing No... See below snap shot….
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General Comments
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Standard Mounting Heights For Electrical Accessories
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Standard Details
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Types of Cables
Conductor details are classified as
– SIZE – #1/0, #2/0, #4, #3-2/0
– MATERIAL – AL, ACSR, CU
– Insulation Type – Polythene, Rubber,
Lead.
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Electrical – Manhole Details
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SAVE RESOURCES
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