AutoCAD MEP 2008 Electrical Essentials Autodesk Official Training Courseware (AOTC) 23508-050008-1715A July 2007
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Contents Introduction...................................................... ix Chapter 1: Using AutoCAD MEP for Electrical Design................ 1 Lesson: Designing an Electrical System.................................... 2 Overview............................................................ 2 Process of Designing an Electrical System............................ 3 About the Electrical System Plan..................................... 4 About Electrical System Plan Organization........................... 9 Process of Organizing an Electrical System Plan...................... 11 Exercise: View an Electrical Plan..................................... 15 Lesson: Creating and Editing Ceiling Grids................................ 20 Overview........................................................... 20 About Ceiling Grids................................................. 21 Creating and Editing Ceiling Grids................................... 24 About Holes and Masks............................................. 28 Exercise: Add and Modify a Ceiling Grid............................. 30 Lesson: Adding Devices and Panels...................................... 35 Overview........................................................... 35 About Lighting Devices............................................. 36 About Power Devices............................................... 39 About Fire Protection, Communication, and Security Devices........ 41 About Electrical Panels.............................................. 43 Guidelines for Adding Devices and Panels........................... 45 Exercise: Add Devices and Panels................................... 47 Lesson: Adding Electrical Equipment..................................... 50 Overview........................................................... 50 About MvParts..................................................... 51 About the Catalog Editor........................................... 56 Guidelines for Adding Electrical Equipment......................... 58 Exercise: Add Electrical Equipment to an Electrical Plan.............. 60 Lesson: Adding Wiring................................................... 64 Overview........................................................... 64 About Wiring....................................................... 65 About Wire Styles................................................... 66 Adding Wiring to Electrical Devices................................. 69 Exercise: Add Wiring to an Electrical Drawing....................... 72 Chapter Summary........................................................ 78 v
Chapter 2: Managing Circuits..................................... 79 Lesson: Setting Electrical System Definitions, Demand Factor Styles, and Electrical Preferences................................. 80 Overview........................................................... 80 About Electrical System Definitions................................. 81 Creating a Demand Factor Style..................................... 83 Setting Electrical Preferences....................................... 85 Process of Configuring Electrical Settings............................ 87 Guidelines for Creating Electrical System Definitions, Demand Factor Styles, and Setting Electrical Preferences....... 88 Exercise: Creating Electrical System Definition, Demand Factor Style, and Setting Electrical Preferences................... 90 Lesson: Using the Circuit Manager....................................... 94 Overview........................................................... 94 About the Circuit Manager.......................................... 95 Process of Creating a Circuit........................................ 98 Editing and Deleting Circuits........................................ 99 Circuits on Multiple Drawings...................................... 101 About Project Database........................................... 102 Process of Creating Circuits Across Multiple Drawings.............. 103 Exercise: Using the Circuit Manager................................ 106 Exercise: Create Circuits Across Multiple Drawings................. 109 Lesson: Using Circuit Analysis Tools.................................... 112 Overview.......................................................... 112 About Circuit Information.......................................... 113 About Power Totals................................................ 115 About Circuit Report............................................... 116 Showing Circuited Devices......................................... 117 Exercise: View Circuit Information and Power Totals and Generate a Circuit Report................................ 119 Chapter Summary...................................................... 122 Chapter 3: Creating Schematic Plans............................. 123 Lesson: Creating Schematic Diagrams.................................. 124 Overview.......................................................... 124 About Schematic Diagrams........................................ 125 Process of Creating a Schematic Diagram.......................... 130 Guidelines for Creating a Schematic Diagram....................... 131 Exercise: Add Schematic Symbols, Lines, and Labels to Create a Schematic Diagram............................. 132 Lesson: Adding Cable Trays and Conduits.............................. 140 Overview.......................................................... 140 About Cable Trays and Conduits................................... 141 About Cable Tray and Conduit Preferences......................... 145 Process of Adding Cable Trays and Conduits to a Drawing.......... 149 Exercise: Adding and Editing Cable Trays and Conduits............. 150 Chapter Summary...................................................... 156 vi Contents
Chapter 4: Annotating, Scheduling, and Publishing an Electrical Plan........................................ 157 Lesson: Annotating Electrical Drawings................................. 158 Overview......................................................... 158 About Annotation Objects........................................ 159 About Object Labels.............................................. 161 About Object Tags................................................ 164 About Annotation Symbols....................................... 166 About View and Detail Marks...................................... 168 Exercise: Annotating an Electrical System......................... 171 Lesson: Scheduling.................................................... 180 Overview......................................................... 180 About Scheduling................................................ 181 Process of Generating Schedules.................................. 181 About Property Set Definitions.................................... 182 About Schedule Tags............................................. 186 About Schedule Table Styles...................................... 189 About Schedule Tables........................................... 192 Guidelines for Creating and Editing Schedule Tables............... 198 Exercise: Create and Edit Schedule Tables......................... 201 Lesson: Publishing an Electrical System Plan............................ 210 Overview......................................................... 210 About Sheets and Sheet Sets...................................... 211 About Publishing to DWF......................................... 215 Publishing a Clash Report to DWF (UK Version Only)............... 219 Guidelines for Using DWF Files.................................... 222 About Plotting.................................................... 224 Exercise: Publish Electrical Plans to DWF files...................... 231 Chapter Summary...................................................... 235 Appendix A: Additional Support and Resources.................. 237 Courseware from Autodesk....................................... 238 Autodesk Services & Support...................................... 240 Autodesk Subscription............................................ 240 Autodesk Consulting............................................. 240 Autodesk Partners................................................ 241 Autodesk Authorized Training Centers............................ 241 Autodesk Certification............................................ 242 Useful Links...................................................... 242 Contents vii
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Introduction Welcome to the AutoCAD MEP 2008: Electrical Essentials Autodesk Official Training Courseware (AOTC), training courseware for use in Authorized Training Center (ATC ) locations, corporate training settings, and other classroom settings. Although this courseware is designed for instructor-led courses, you can also use it for self-paced learning. The courseware encourages self-learning through the use of the AutoCAD MEP 2008 Help system. This introduction covers the following topics: Course objectives Prerequisites Using this courseware CD contents Installing the exercise data files from the CD Projects Notes, tips, and warnings Feedback This courseware is complementary to the software documentation. For detailed explanations of features and functionality, refer to the Help in the software. Course Objectives After completing this course, you will be able to: Describe the electrical system design process, attach electrical devices to the ceiling. Add devices and panels, electrical equipment, and wiring to an electrical system plan. Set system definitions, demand factors, and preferences, use the Circuit Manager, and use the circuit analysis tools. Create a schematic diagram, and add cable trays and conduits to your electrical drawing. Add labels and annotation symbols, create schedules, and publish electrical system layouts to Design Web Format (DWF ). Prerequisites This course is designed for the new user who is using the software for the first time. It is recommended that you have a working knowledge of: A recent version of AutoCAD. Microsoft Windows 2000 or Microsoft Windows XP. ix
Using This Courseware The lessons are independent of each other. However, it is recommended that you complete these lessons in the order that they are presented unless you are familiar with the concepts and functionality described in those lessons. Each chapter contains: Lessons Usually two or more lessons in each chapter. Exercises Practical, real-world examples for you to practice using the functionality you have just learned. Each exercise contains step-by-step procedures and graphics to help you complete the exercise successfully. CD Contents The CD attached to the back cover of this book contains all the data and drawings you need to complete the exercises in this course. Installing the Exercise Data Files from the CD To install the data files for the exercises: 1. Insert the courseware CD. 2. When the setup wizard begins, follow the instructions on screen to install the data. 3. If the wizard does not start automatically, browse to the root directory of the CD and double-click Setup.exe. Unless you specify a different folder, the exercise files are installed in the following folder: C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Autodesk Learning\AutoCAD MEP 2008\Electrical Essentials After you install the data from the CD, this folder contains all the files necessary to complete each exercise in this course. Projects Most engineers work on projects that consist of several files. You use the Project Browser to organize the files in a project. This course uses the Research Lab project for the Designing an Electrical System lesson. After installing the datafiles on the CD, make the Research Lab your current project. Procedure: Setting Research Lab as the Current Project Follow these steps to locate the Research Lab project file and make it current: 1. Click File menu > Project Browser. 2. In the Project Browser dialog box, browse to C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\ Autodesk Learning\AutoCAD MEP 2008\Electrical Essentials\Research Lab\. 3. Double-click Research Lab. Click Close. The current project is set to Research Lab. x Introduction
Notes, Tips, and Warnings Throughout this courseware, notes, tips, and warnings are called out for special attention. Notes contain guidelines, constraints, and other explanatory information. Tips provide information to enhance your productivity. Warnings provide information about actions that might result in the loss of data, system failures, or other serious consequences. Feedback We always welcome feedback on Autodesk Official Training Courseware. After completing this course, if you have suggestions for improvements or if you want to report an error in the book or on the CD, please send your comments to AOTC.feedback@autodesk.com. Introduction xi
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