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cad88
11th Mar 2008, 01:58 am
hi everyone!
i am new to autocad and want to start creating electrical schematics. I have found it to be very hard to find tutorials or help on this on the internet. Does anyone know where i can get some help for electrical stuff?
Also i have the standard version of autocad 2007 and i cant even find where all the buttons are for wiring and other electrcal tools

please Help,

thanks
Cad64
11th Mar 2008, 02:06 am
There are no buttons for wiring and electrical tools in plain Autocad. I think you need Autocad Electrical (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?id=4255921&siteID=123112).
ReMark
11th Mar 2008, 11:00 am
Welcome to the forum cad88.

Tutorials for AutoCAD can be found at this website as well as many others. Using a search engine type in "AutoCAD"+"tutorial" (include the quotes and the plus sign as shown) for the search criteria.

Electrical symbols can be added to plain vanilla AutoCAD by purchasing additional 3rd party software. However, as previously stated above, if you are strictly working in the electrical field then a software package that is more specific may well be the better choice.
ReMark
11th Mar 2008, 11:03 am
Here is a link to some electrical symbols that can be used with AutoCAD 2004 to 2008:

http://www.cadtoolsonline.com/elecsym.htm
JD Mather
11th Mar 2008, 02:06 pm
Students can download AutoCAD Electrical for free from http://engineersrule.org
SLW210
11th Mar 2008, 02:45 pm
You have some Electrical Symbols (the ones everyone forgets about). Try Design Center>DC Online>2D Electrical.


Students can download AutoCAD Electrical for free from http://engineersrule.org (http://engineersrule.org/)

If you are not a student you can still get a FREE trial of AutoCAD Electrical (http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/index?siteID=123112&id=4255921). Just got to Product Trial on the Right.
Strix
13th Mar 2008, 03:30 am
ooo - that's useful to know SLW

ta :)
dbroada
13th Mar 2008, 07:31 am
but maybe only in the US.

I tried to get a 30 day trial of electrical last year and couldn't.
Strix
13th Mar 2008, 03:31 pm
I was browsing round some dates for online tutorials hosted by a company in cambridge - then forgot about them again

you'll find the links on the autodesk website I think
SLW210
13th Mar 2008, 05:17 pm
but maybe only in the US.

I tried to get a 30 day trial of electrical last year and couldn't.

You may be right, I forget sometimes Autodesk doesn't extend it's offers overseas.