Termination Drawing/Diagram

Termination Drawing/Diagram

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Termination Drawing/Diagram

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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.

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rhesusminus
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No. OOTB AutoCAD Electrical cannot do that.

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

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

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Okay, thanks. will look further into it.

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

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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

 

 

 

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Brad Coleman, Electrical Draftsman
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ccad2509
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something like this

 

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Anonymous
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Thanks for the examples.

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

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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?

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