AutoCAD Electrical Essentials: 1-Basic Workflow

Module overview

This module is designed to provide the essentials skills and several advanced skills required for using AutoCAD® Electrical in a production environment. During the module, students will learn to use project-related tools to access/edit drawings, edit and draw with commands that are specific to the electrical design environment, insert/create schematic and panel symbols, generate Bill of Materials, Wiring and other reports. 

This module covers basic step-by-step workflow and takes approximately 20 minutes to complete. By the end of the module, you should be able to:

• Understand the schematic design process 
• Add wires
• Run report such as Bill of Materials

Module pre-requisites

This module requires working knowledge of AutoCAD®, working knowledge of Microsoft® Windows® Vista, Windows® 7, 8, or 10 operating systems, and a background in electrical design. The module is focused on best practices and its industry applications. If you don't have experiences with AutoCAD®, we recommend you to take foundational training using one of the resources below: 

• Built-in tutorials, available via in-product Help
• eLearning Partners
• Authorized Training Centers

About the author

This module was created by Tiffany Bachmeier, Consulting Delivery Manager.

Before you start

• Please make sure you have the AutoCAD software loaded.
• If you have technical difficulties, please reach out to product support. 

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Module outline

• Introduction (0:29 min)
• Basic Workflow (3:55 min)
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