how to insert electrical symbols in autocad

In the Schematic Components dialog box, click Close.

In the Panel Layout - Component Insert/Edit dialog box, click OK.

The selected item is checked off the list in the Schematic Components dialog box (an 'x' appears in the left-hand column) to track what has been inserted.

The values of the schematic symbol are copied to the footprint representation.

Pick the insertion point and orientation.

The Insert Footprint command starts and prompts for the insertion point for the footprint block.

AutoCAD Electrical toolset queries this specific vendor table using the catalog attribute value (CAT) of the selected entry and returns the block name from the matched record.

AutoCAD Electrical toolset takes the manufacturer attribute value (MFG) and finds a table in the footprint database with this name.

In the Schematic Components dialog box, select the schematic component you inserted and click Insert.

This extracts a list of all schematic devices found in the drawing and displays them in a dialog box for selection.

In the Select Drawings to Process dialog box, select the drawing that has the schematic symbol you inserted.

In the Schematic Components List Panel Layout Insert dialog box, select Project and click OK.

Panel tab Insert Component Footprints panel Insert Footprints drop-down Schematic List.

Save the drawing and navigate to the drawing you want to add a panel footprint to.

In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, assign Component Tag, Manufacturer, and Catalog values and click OK.

Insert a schematic symbol in a drawing.

How to insert electrical symbols in autocad