Customizing the ICON Menu | AutoCAD Electrical Tutorial

The Icon Menu Wizard tool is used to modify or add icons of schematic symbols or panel symbols to the icon menu. Using this tool, you can create a new submenu, add icons that will be used for inserting the component or circuits, delete icons, cut, copy, and paste icons.

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Saving Circuit To An ICON Menu | AutoCAD Electrical 2021 Tutorial

This Video explains the concept of  Saving Circuit to an ICON Menu in AutoCAD Electrical 2021 with the help of step-by-step instructions.
This video is part of the video series: Complete Course in AutoCAD Electrical 2021.

The complete course is available on Udemy. Click on the following link to access the course: https://bit.ly/35srNBy
Total duration of this course – 19 Hours

The complete course has total 106 video lectures with detailed explanation of all AutoCAD Electrical commands and tools and step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process. Also, two projects are available at the end of the course that will enable the users to apply the skills learned in the course

Sections covered in the course:

1.      Installation and Basic Interface Overview 

2.      Working with Project Manager
3.      Working with Wires
4.      Understanding Ladder Diagrams
5.      Schematic Components
6.      Schematic Editing
7.      Connectors and Point to Point Wiring Diagrams
8.      Working with Circuits
9.      Panel Layouts
10.  Schematic and Panel Reports
11.  PLC Modules
12.  Terminals
13.  Project Properties, Drawing Properties, and Reference Files
14.  Title Blocks and Templates
15.  Symbol Creation and Miscellaneous Tools
16.  Project 1: Motor Control Circuit project
17.  Project 2: Panel Layout Project 

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Enhancements in AutoCAD Electrical 2021

Autodesk recently released the latest version of AutoCAD Electrical 2021. Following are some enhancements and updates:

Enhancement in Project Manager

In AutoCAD Electrical 2021, you can customize the default folder in the Select Project File dialog box that is displayed on choosing the Open Project option in the Project Manager. 

 

Enhancement in Terminals

In AutoCAD Electrical 2021, if you insert panel terminals from the schematic terminal list, wire numbers will also be displayed with these terminals in the drawing. Figure 3 shows the wire number displayed along with the inserted panel terminal in the demo009.dwg file.

Enhancement in ICON Menu

The icon colors and their background in the interface as well as in some dialog boxes like Insert Component dialog box are enhanced to provide optimum contrast between them and the drawing area. As a result, now there will not be any distraction to the users because of icon colors and background color theme, refer to Figures 4 and 5.

 

Enhancement in Catalog Browser

 

In AutoCAD Electrical 2021, the Global Search button is added to search a keyword mentioned in the Search field from all the category tables of the catalog database, refer to Figure 6.

Enhancement in Import Wire Types dialog box

 

Wire Color and Size columns are also added in the Import Wire Types dialog box. As a result, users can know the wire color and size of the imported wire types, refer to Figure 7.

All the above enhancements are covered in the book  "AutoCAD Electrical 2021 for Electrical Control Designers" 12th Edition.
Salient Features of the Book

• Comprehensive coverage of AutoCAD Electrical 2021 concepts and techniques
• Tutorial approach to explain the concepts of AutoCAD Electrical 2021
• Detailed explanation of all commands and tools
• Summarized content on the first page of the topics that are covered in the chapter
• Hundreds of illustrations for easy understanding of concepts
• Step-by-step instructions
• More than 45 tutorials and projects
• Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips
• Self-Evaluation Tests, Review Questions, and Exercises

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