topic Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram in AutoCAD Electrical Forum

Termination Drawing/Diagram

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 05:41:16 GMT

Can AutoCAD E create a termination drawing/diagram. Not a wiring diagram, not a report, a drawing which shows cabling and termination information from MCC / switchboard to field devices.

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

rhesusminus — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 08:08:59 GMT

No. OOTB AutoCAD Electrical cannot do that.

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:41:07 GMT

Okay, so Not "OOTB" but does that mean it can somehow?

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

rhesusminus — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:44:59 GMT

AutoCAD Electrical have an API that you can use to extract the data needed. Then you can do some code to create the graphics.

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

Anonymous — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 21:57:36 GMT

Okay, thanks. will look further into it.

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

rhesusminus — Mon, 17 Jul 2017 22:03:01 GMT

It's on my "to-do-list" for my AcadE Toolbox. It requires a lot of programming to be flexible enough for everyone...

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

Icemanau — Tue, 18 Jul 2017 01:23:17 GMT

It depends on what you are using to get the external wires into the MCC.

If you are using terminals, you could always use the TSE to show the terminal strip with the wire numbers showing.

Depending on how you configure the wire number display, you should be able to get what you need.

These terminals are from one of our projects and the client wanted the connection information of the external terminal strips.

Also shown are 4 clip on shrouds for some terminals that are 110VAC.

If you anything other than the terminals, then you will need to do it manually. I would suggest using the Cable Markers and the Fan In/Out tools to show the different cables/cores.

Regards Brad

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

ccad2509 — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 10:06:20 GMT

something like this

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

Anonymous — Wed, 19 Jul 2017 21:32:37 GMT

Thanks for the examples.

I can see the value of them but what we are looking for is typically like what I've attached.

Re: Termination Drawing/Diagram

Anonymous — Tue, 25 Jul 2017 05:40:57 GMT

HI,

Looking at fan in/out now and Its not proving to be a simple task. I cant find any video tuts on it either. is there an how to for dummies any where?