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When you say 'library', do you mean symbols or catalog entries?
A default installation only includes 3 vendors in the catalog, if I recall correctly. You can add more via Add/Remove Features, but some older versions of ACADE don't work right with that method so you may actually have to do a reinstall to see more vendors appear in the catalog.
Keep in mind that Autodesk doesn't work to keep the parts catalog in ACADE up to date. They rely on manufacturers to submit new content on their own, which basically doesn't ever happen. Therefore, the catalogs currently have many product lines that have been obsoleted, while missing newer ones that have been created in the last 10-15 years.
As for the symbol for an enclosure fan, there isn't one. Typically, because a fan is a motor, you would use a motor symbol and indicate via annotation that this particular motor is in a fan.
ACADE gives you the tools to make new entries in your parts catalog, so you don't necessarily have to worry about how out-of-date is. Just be prepared to make entries for newer products. You can also create new symbols, so if you needed to have some sort of dedicated symbol for the enclosure fan, you can create one. The Symbol Builder tool helps you create symbols that make use of ACADE's symbol intelligence.
Jim Seefeldt
Electrical Engineering Technician
A default installation only includes 3 vendors in the catalog, if I recall correctly. You can add more via Add/Remove Features, but some older versions of ACADE don't work right with that method so you may actually have to do a reinstall to see more vendors appear in the catalog.
Keep in mind that Autodesk doesn't work to keep the parts catalog in ACADE up to date. They rely on manufacturers to submit new content on their own, which basically doesn't ever happen. Therefore, the catalogs currently have many product lines that have been obsoleted, while missing newer ones that have been created in the last 10-15 years.
As for the symbol for an enclosure fan, there isn't one. Typically, because a fan is a motor, you would use a motor symbol and indicate via annotation that this particular motor is in a fan.
ACADE gives you the tools to make new entries in your parts catalog, so you don't necessarily have to worry about how out-of-date is. Just be prepared to make entries for newer products. You can also create new symbols, so if you needed to have some sort of dedicated symbol for the enclosure fan, you can create one. The Symbol Builder tool helps you create symbols that make use of ACADE's symbol intelligence.
Jim Seefeldt
Electrical Engineering Technician
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