Forum: Electrical

I have a problem with the UCS icon. In all my drawings if I right click on the UCS icon I do not get its shortcut menu. True I can access most of it thru the command line but still... the other...

having just been forced to update to 2018 i had to perform an update to install the express tools because my systems administrator did the instal in my absence. However although the update appears to...

I need to learn about AutoCAD Electrical. Any tutorials or good free learning material on the net? Thank you,

I am using Autocad 2017 electrical. I want to build a one line diagram with a main horizantal bus and vetical one line circuits coming down from it. Can circuit builder do this. I would also want to...

I am using Autocad 2017 electrical and I want to put the title of a vertical one line below it. This is what I have done so far. SCHEMATIC>CIRCUIT BUILDER>ONE-LINE POWER FEED>VERTICAL SINGLE...

Does anyone know if ACADE 2017 will work with Vault 2015?

Hi All, Just finishing up my plant layout soon just need to put basic hookup data on some motors for mixing tanks and need to see a basic drawing (very basic) how it should look with or without...

Hi, I create X-Y grids and after I make changes I want them to revise on the grids. Is this possible? Thank you. Edit: Also, I notice after creating the grids the labels act like text...

I have inserted a .xls into a autoCAD drawing. The problem is after I scale up the .xls within the drawing to have the text a good size to read. Part of the .xls is outside the drawing border. Can I...

Hello, I am trying to manipulate or add parameter values to Autocads auto reporting functions. For example, when placing cable pairs the information for how many pairs are utilized are built...

Drawing List Report only brings up sheet numbers. I've just started using electrical and have had to hit the ground running with it, everything has been going fine until I try to edit the index...

My job about electrical design for constructions and buildings ,and now i use autocad , i wanna to know ,autocad electrical help me more at this task and how?? :unsure: o:)

Most of my drawings work fine but a few won't cooperate. I set up the plot to limits. My border base is offset from the border, so the limits are the base to the upper right corner. I set...

Is it considered safe to delete a database object (specifically the "LR" (Latching Relay) database object) out of the default database? Will this negatively affect the database or cause it to no...

I have a broken Data Link in one of my drawings, the manager won't let me delete it. The Data Link has nothing to do with my project and I don't know ho it got there unless it was part of the...

Has any one had a problem with the multiple catalog item number section greying out so the Re-sequence Item Number can't assign an item number? In the Component Insert/edit panel the item number...

Hi, I am fairly new to AutoCad Electrical 2012 and our company is now using the project manager. I want to create a block with enhanced attributes within the project manager, I'm use to cut and...

Hello, I have an issue with a component tag in a project that "already exists" so i had a relay coil, i inserted it, assigned a part number through the catalog look-up. I ended up deleting it and...