FUNDAMENTALS OF

SOLIDWORKS ELECTRICAL
SOLIDWORKS EDUCATION EDITION 2018-2019

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Contents

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Introduction
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To the Teacher. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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SOLIDWORKS Electrical Tutorials. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Accessing the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
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My SOLIDWORKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Certification Exams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Training Files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Educator Resources link . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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Prerequisites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Course Design Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Conventions Used in this Book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
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Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Use of Color . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Graphics and Graphics Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Color Schemes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
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Lesson 1:
Drawing Types
What are Drawing Types?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Scheme . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Creating Drawings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

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Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Existing and Archived Projects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

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Opening an Existing Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Unarchiving a Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

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Closing Projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Line Diagram Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Adding Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

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Symbols Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Symbol Orientation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Adding Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Schematic Drawing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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Scheme Best Practices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

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Symbols Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Schematic Symbols. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
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Symbol Properties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Types of Properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Exercise 1: Drawing Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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Lesson 2:
Symbols and Components
What is a component?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
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Component Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Component Symbol Identification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
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Symbol Component Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Exercise 2: Symbols and Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
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Lesson 3:
Manufacturers Parts
What are Manufacturers Parts?. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Circuits and Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Circuit Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

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Finding Manufacturer Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Search Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

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Editing Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Circuit Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

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Circuit Association . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Super Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Exercise 3: Manufacturers Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

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Insert Components
Insert Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

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Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Align Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

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Inserting Terminals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Exercise 4: Insert Components . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
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Lesson 5:
Routing Wires
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Routing Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Stages in the Process. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Routing Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Sketch Name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
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Route Wires. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
3DSketch Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Routing Parameters. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
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Wire Sketches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
SOLIDWORKS Route . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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Wire Segregation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Exercise 5: Routing Wires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
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Introduction

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To the Teacher The SOLIDWORKS Education Edition - Fundamentals of

SOLIDWORKS Electrical manual is designed to assist you in teaching
SOLIDWORKS Electrical in an academic setting. This guide offers a
competency-based approach to teaching electrical design concepts and
techniques.
Qualified schools on subscription have access to the eBook at no cost

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to students. Contact your SOLIDWORKS Value Added Reseller to
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SOLIDWORKS The SOLIDWORKS Electrical Education Edition manual also

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Electrical supplements the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Tutorials.
Tutorials

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Accessing the To start the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Tutorials, click Help, Tutorial
SOLIDWORKS panel. The Tutorials interface will be activated in the Resources side
Electrical panel. There are 12 lessons in the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Tutorials,
Tutorials clicking on any of these will display steps and links to PDF and movies
that can be reviewed while undertaking the exercises.
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My SOLIDWORKS My.SolidWorks.com is a community website to share, connect, and

learn everything about SOLIDWORKS. My SOLIDWORKS learning
contains additional video lessons and individual learning paths for your
students.
Certification The Certified SOLIDWORKS Associate (CSWA) - Academic program
Exams provides free certification exams for you or your students in a

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proctored setting. Achieving CSWA proves the fundamentals of
engineering design competency. Employers verify students job ready

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credentials through our online virtual tester. Schools that provide two
or more courses in SOLIDWORKS-based instruction can also apply to

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be a Certified SOLIDWORKS Professional (CSWP) - Academic
Provider.

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More information and to apply can be found at
www.solidworks.com/cswa-academic.

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Training Files A complete set of the various files used throughout the course can be
downloaded from the following website:

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www.solidworks.com/EDU_FundamentalsSWElectrical
The files are organized by lesson number. The Case Study folder
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within each lesson contains the files you need when presenting the
lessons. The Exercises folder contains any files that are required for
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doing the laboratory exercises.
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Educator The Instructors Curriculum link on the SOLIDWORKS Resources

Resources link tab of the Task Pane includes substantial supporting materials to aid
in your course presentation. Accessing this page requires a login
account for the SOLIDWORKS Customer Portal. These supporting
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materials afford you flexibility in scope, depth, and presentation.

1. Start SOLIDWORKS.
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Using the Start menu, start the SOLIDWORKS application.

2. SOLIDWORKS Content.
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Click SOLIDWORKS Resources to

open the SOLIDWORKS Resources Task
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Click on the Instructors Curriculum link
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Prerequisites Students attending this course are expected to have the following:
 Mechanical design experience.
 Experience with the Windows® operating system.
 Completed the online tutorials that are integrated in the
SOLIDWORKS software. You can access the online tutorials by

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clicking Help, Online Tutorial.
Course Design This course is designed around a process- or task-based approach to

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Philosophy training. A process-based training course emphasizes the processes and
procedures you follow to complete a particular task. By utilizing case

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studies to illustrate these processes, you learn the necessary commands,
options and menus in the context of completing a task.

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A Note About The drawings and dimensions given in the lab exercises are not intended
Dimensions to reflect any particular drafting standard. In fact, sometimes dimensions

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are given in a fashion that would never be considered acceptable in
industry. The reason for this is the labs are designed to encourage you to
apply the information covered in class and to employ and reinforce

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certain techniques in modeling. As a result, the drawings and dimensions
in the exercises are done in a way that complements this objective.
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This manual uses the following typographic conventions:
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in this Book
Convention Meaning
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Bold Sans Serif SOLIDWORKS commands and options

appear in this style. For example, Features >
Extruded Cut means click the Extruded
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Cut icon on the Features tab of the

CommandManager.
Typewriter
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Feature names and file names appear in this

style. For example, Sketch1.
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Double lines precede and follow sections of

17 Do this step the procedures. This provides separation
between the steps of the procedure and large
blocks of explanatory text. The steps
themselves are numbered in sans serif bold.
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software running a mixture of Windows® 7 and Windows 10. You may
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notice slight differences in the appearance of the menus and windows.

These differences do not affect the performance of the software.

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Use of Color The SOLIDWORKS user interface makes extensive use of color to
highlight selected geometry and to provide you with visual feedback.
This greatly increases the intuitiveness and ease of use of the
SOLIDWORKS software. To take maximum advantage of this, the
training manuals are printed in full color.
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additional color in the illustrations to
communicate concepts, identify

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features, and otherwise convey
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we might show the result of a filleting
operation with the fillets in a different
color even though, by default, the

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SOLIDWORKS software would not display the results in that way.

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Graphics and The SOLIDWORKS software sets a new
Graphics Cards standard with best-in-class graphics. The

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combination of a highly reflective
material and the realism of RealView

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Graphics is an effective tool for
evaluating the quality of advanced part
models and surfaces.
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(graphics card) support of advanced

shading in real time. For example, if you
rotate a part, it retains its rendered appearance throughout the rotation.
Color Schemes Out of the box, the SOLIDWORKS software provides several
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predefined color schemes that control, among other things, the colors
used for highlighted items, selected items, sketch relation symbols, and
shaded previews of features.
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exercise because some colors are more visible and clear than others
when used with different colored parts.
In addition, we have changed the viewport background to plain white
so that the illustrations reproduce better on white paper.
As a result, because the color settings on your computer may be
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different than the ones used by the authors of this book, the images you
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see on your screen may not exactly match those in the book.
User Interface Throughout the development of the software, there have been some
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Appearance cosmetic User Interface changes, intended to improve visibility, that do

not affect the function of the software. As a policy, dialog images in the
manuals which exhibit no functional change from the previous version
are not replaced. As such, you may see a mixture of current and “old”
UI dialogs and color schemes.

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Lesson 1
Drawing Types

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Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
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 Unarchive a project.
 Insert line diagram symbols.
 Associate symbols to components.
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 Interconnect line diagram symbols.

 Draw multiple scheme wires.
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 Insert scheme symbols.

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Drawing Types

What are There are multiple drawing types in SOLIDWORKS Electrical, many
Drawing Types? are automatically created by the program and populated with data
applied to the project during its development, such as reports and
terminal drawings.
The core design drawings allow for the creation of an overall
interconnect synopsis, detailed schematic design, 2D general

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arrangement layouts and 3D assemblies.

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This lesson will focus on two of the most common drawing types,
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introduced in later lessons.
Drawings Drawings contain different information types that go to make up the
complete project data set, a synopsis of the drawing types is as follows:

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Cover Page The Cover page contains a title block in which user can set attributes

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to display information such as the project name and description. The
Draw tools may be used to add a company logo image.

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Scheme Scheme drawings contain circuit information related to the function of
the electrical project.
Line Diagram
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The Line diagram shows a simplified overview of project
components interconnects and the cables used to form these
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connections.
Mixed Scheme A Mixed scheme drawing allows users to mix the data style of
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scheme and line diagram type drawings to produce data rich hybrid
designs. Using this drawing type can allow single line multi core cables
and detailed scheme wiring to be shown between components.
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Drawing Lists The Drawing lists can contain a variety of project reports generated
as drawings that can be updated automatically, on demand, or manually
based on preference.
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Terminal Drawings Terminals drawings are automatically created from data applied to
terminals in the project drawing set and through the Terminals editor.
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2D Assemblies 2D Assemblies are general arrangement layouts that can be created

within SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic to aid in the positioning of
components within a machine, cabinet, installation.
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SOLIDWORKS The SOLIDWORKS Assemblies allows for the development and

Assemblies prototyping of project data in a 3D environment.

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A Data file can be any type of file; XLS, PDF, CSV and provides a

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Data Files
way to include supporting technical documentation related to the
design.

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Creating Drawings Drawings can be created in a project from the New command, or

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from the book contextual menu, the latter is best employed where the
project contains multiple books.
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Stages in the The major stages in the process are listed below:
Process
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 Unarchiving a project.
To start the lesson a project must be unarchived from Lesson03\
Case Study\Start_Lesson03.proj.tewzip see Unarchiving a
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Project on page 11.

 Modify a line diagram symbol.
Open a line diagram drawing and use different methods to insert line
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diagram symbols.
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 Associate symbols to components.

Understand components and symbols and how to form associations
between them.
 Cable up components.
Interconnect components in the line diagram.
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 Draw wire interconnects.

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Use multiple wire styles to interconnect schematic symbols.

 Add a scheme symbol.
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Open a scheme drawing and use different methods to insert scheme

symbols.

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Existing and There are options in SOLIDWORKS Electrical for opening projects
Archived and unarchiving projects. These follow different procedures as one type
Projects uses compressed files and the other does not.

Opening an Existing projects are listed in the Projects Manager dialog. These
Existing Project projects have been created and opened at least once and appear with a

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unique ID, Project name, Project description 1 and Contract
number. By default, the files are stored in the C:\ProgramData\

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SOLIDWORKS Electrical\Projects folder and a sub-folder named
for the project ID.

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Note Only the projects stored in that folder will appear in the
Projects Manager dialog.

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1. Click Projects manager.
Click Projects manager . All the projects that have been

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opened or unarchived recently are listed.
2. Double-click a project by name.

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Double-click a project name under the Recent projects tab.

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Where to Find It Projects Manager PropertyManager: Double-click a recent project

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from the list
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Unarchiving a Archived projects are stored in a compressed format that must be

Project uncompressed before opening. The archive stores all the information
required to open and edit the project.
Start Files To begin a lesson or exercise with a completely up to date project,
unarchive and open the appropriate project. For example, use the file
Start_Lesson_03.proj at the start of this lesson and use

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Start_Exercise_03.proj at the start of the related exercise.

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The start files are stored in the SOLIDWORKS Training Files\
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic\Lesson folders and the
appropriate Case Study and Exercise sub-folders.

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Note Unarchiving a file does not open it unless you click Yes on the “open”
message.

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1. Click Projects manager.

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Click Projects manager and click Unarchive . Browse to
the folder C:\SOLIDWORKS Training Files\

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SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic\Lesson03\Case Study,
click the file Start_Lesson_03.proj and click Open.
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The project dialog includes text information about the project.
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Click OK.
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3. Messages.
At the message: Do you want to update your libraries? click
Update data. At the message: Do you want to open this
project? click Yes.
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Using Update Data If you click Update data, a wizard will appear to help you decide
what action to take when newer files are available in different
categories. At the message: Do you want to open this project?
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click Yes.
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Where to Find It  Projects Manager PropertyManager: Unarchive

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Closing Projects Open projects can be closed using the Projects manager. Select the
project from the list (open projects will appear in blue text) and
click Close .
Where to Find It  Projects Manager PropertyManager: Close
Procedure Unarchive a project, open a line diagram scheme and mixed scheme,

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and use different methods to insert symbols and interconnect them in
the different drawing types.

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Where to Find It CommandManager: Project >New> Drawing type

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1 Open a project.
Click Open project Start Lesson 03.

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2 Open a line diagram.

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Expand the book and double click drawing 03 - Line diagram to
open it.

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Line Diagram The Symbols Manager stores many symbolic
Symbols
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representations for line diagrams broken in logical
classification groupings. You can copy a symbol
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from the library to the drawing sheet by using a
number of insert symbol options.
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Adding Symbols There are two main methods of adding symbols to a drawing; one uses
a standard click (Insert Symbol) to place while the other uses the
familiar drag drop method. Both methods can access the same symbol
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library.
Symbols Library The side panel Symbols tab offers easier access to some of the more
common symbols. These are shown in the following table.
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Supplies
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EW_SY_Battery EW_SY_TransformerHigh EW_SY_TransformerLow

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Cells battery High Voltage Transformer Low Voltage Transformer

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Loads

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EW_SY_Motor EW_SY_Resistor Heat EW_SY_Jack
Motor Heating resistor Cylinder

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EW_SY_Fan EW_SY_Pump
Fan Pump

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Breaking devices

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EW_SY_Contactor EW_SY_CurcuitBreaker EW_SY_CurcuitBreakerMod
Contactor relay Circuit-breaker Modular circuit-breaker
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EW_SY_FuseSwitch
Fuse disconnector
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Command
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EW_SY_EmergencyStop EW_SY_PushButtonStop
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EW_SY_PushButtonRun
Emergency stop button NC push button
NO push button
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EW_SY_Switch EW_SY_PedalContact
Switch Foot contact

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Sensors

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EW_SY_LimitSwitch EW_SY_LimitSwitchLever EW_SY_PressureSensor
Roller limit switch Lever limit switch Pressure sensor

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EW_SY_ProximitySensor EW_SY_TemperatureProbe
Proximity sensor Temperature probe

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Miscellaneous

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EW_SY_Terminal EW_SY_Cabinet EW_SY_Ammeter
Terminal strip Electrical cabinet Ammeter
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EW_SY_Voltmeter EW_SY_BlackBox EW_SY_TimeCounter

Voltmeter Generic frame Time meter
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EW_SY_MotorDrive EW_SY_Plc EW_SY_Screen

Drive PLC Screen
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Symbol The Symbol Orientation options control the rotation and possible
Orientation mirroring of a symbol as it is added to the drawing.

Original orientation
90 rotation

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180 rotation 270 rotation

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90 rotation and
Mirror
mirror

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Note The symbols shown in the symbol library will vary based on what type
of drawing or scheme is open.
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Tip Line diagram symbols do not require an image be inserted in them.

Note The Symbols tab on the resource side panel can be modified by adding
selected symbols to any of the group such as Command and Sensors.
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Where to Find It  CommandManager: Line diagram > Insert Symbol

 Side Panel: Click Symbols
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 Shortcut Menu: Right-click a component and click

Insert Symbol
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3 Select line diagram symbol.

Click Insert symbol .
Note If this is the first time you have inserted a symbol then the Symbols
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selector will be displayed automatically.

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If the command has been used previously the last inserted symbol will
be shown.
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The Other symbol button can be used to access the Symbols

selector.

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In the Symbols selector click the Buttons, switches classification.

Highlight the NO push button and click Select to return to the
drawing.
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4 Insert symbol.
Click to insert the symbol to the
right of -T1, in-line with -M1.
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5 Symbol - component association.

Click =F1-S1 - Push Button Switch 1NO/1NC displayed in the
components list.

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Click OK to create an association.

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Note By selecting an existing project component the inserted symbol will be

associated. There can be multiple symbolic representations of a
component across different drawings. The component is the physical
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part that will be purchased and installed.

6 Components side panel.
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On the Components side panel expand

the location L1 - Top Level
Assembly and sub location L2 - Main
electrical closet.
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7 Insert component symbol.

Right-click component =F1-X1 -
Terminal Strip and click
Insert symbol .
Using the same methods previously

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outlined select Terminal strip
classification, highlight symbol name

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EW_SY_Terminal and Select to return
to the drawing.

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Place the symbol to the right of -K1 below
-S1.

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Note As the symbol is being inserted from a component it is automatically
associated and the Symbols properties dialog is not displayed.

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Adding Cables Wiring diagrams indicate system level interconnects between

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components.

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These interconnects are realized by a single line indicative of a cable.
A cable contains one or more cable cores or conductors that can be
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assigned to wires.
It may be used to simply indicate components connections, or to
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reserve a cable for use between two components, or define the detailed
wiring between symbols in line diagrams.
Tip This information bi-directionally updates in schemes and vise versa.
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Note The cables are drawn to show connections between components. There
is not yet any assignment of cable conductor cores to the cable.
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Where to Find It CommandManager: Line diagram > Draw cable

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8 Cables.
Click Draw cable and connect the
symbols as illustrated.

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Tip The Esc key will stop creating cables, when

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drawing a cable that does not terminate at
another symbol.

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Repeat the process drawing more cable

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interconnects as illustrated.

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Schematic A Schematic diagram is used to show the electrical components and

Drawing the detailed electrical connections between them.
Schematics may appear in one or more project books.
When a schematic drawing is opened a unique set of commands are
available for the design development.

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Filters are used for the Insert Symbols command to ensure that

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superfluous data, such as line diagram, or footprint symbols, are
unavailable.

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Note Schemes such as the drawing 04 - Power appear with the icon in
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the document list.

Scheme Best There are certain recommended best practices when working in scheme
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Practices drawings that help ensure connectivity and make modifications easier.
 Snaps
All scheme symbols are set up on a 5mm / 0.25inch grid system by
maintaining Snap activate at these, or any divisible value, it ensures
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wires readily connect to symbols when inserting, moving, stretching.

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 Ortho
Keeping the Ortho active helps ensure wires drawn will be straight and
improves the face of the drawing quality.
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 Selection windows
Dragging a rectangular window around geometry is a very efficient
method of selecting multiple entities. It does make a difference whether
the window is dragged left to right or from right to left.

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Dragging a window right to left captures all the

geometry in and crossing the window. In this
example the symbol and all connected wires will
be selected as they are within the crossing
window.
The selection will be shown as a dashed line

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when using this option.

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Dragging a selection window left to right captures
geometry within the window. In this example only
the symbol will be selected, as the connected wires

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are not fully contained in the crossing window.
The selection will be shown as a solid line when

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using this option.

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 View tab
The View tab has a range of options including commands that allow for
panels to be toggled on or off. If a panel, such as the Documents tab, is

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not shown then it will have been turned off.

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In this image the documents dockable panel has been deactivated and
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only the Components tab is shown.

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Stages in the The major stages in the process are listed below:
Process
 Schematics
Identifying and opening a scheme drawing.
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 Draw Multiple Wires

Multiple wires are selected and drawn in a single operation.
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 Schematic Symbols
Schematic symbols are introduced and added to the drawing using a
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variety of methods.

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Procedure Complete a schematic power drawing using multiple wires and

schematic symbols.

9 Scheme drawing.
Open drawing 04 - Power.

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10 Select multiple wires.
Click to Draw multiple wires .

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Click to clear the Neutral wire and
make sure that the four available

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wires are selected as illustrated.
11 Draw multiple wires.

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Click 2nd wire, Phase 1, as
illustrated, and move the cursor

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below the horizontal to select the
right downward phase toggle.

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Note On activating the command the incorrect wire style is active, by

drawing off existing wires in a drawing, the program automatically
adjusts the style to match the existing styles. This not only acts as a
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time saving feature but also helps resolve a common design error
before it can occur.
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12 Complete wires.
Click again on the lower part of the screen
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to complete the wires.

Click OK to end the command.
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Symbols Panel The Symbols panel is available in line diagram, schematic and mixed
scheme drawings.
Depending on the drawing which is open it
will only show line diagram, or schematic
symbols.

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In a mixed scheme a drop down allows access
to either line diagram or scheme symbols.

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The symbols are grouped into generic
defaults, but these can be removed, or new

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groups added via the contextual menu.

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The groups and symbols contained in them
are related to palettes that are stored in the
application.
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Palettes can also be added to individual
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projects and modified separately for each.
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13 Symbols.
On the resource side panel Symbols tab
select Protections group and double click
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the three pole circuit breaker TR-DI003.

Left-click to place the symbol as
illustrated.
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14 Symbol association.
The symbol being inserted is already represented in the wiring diagram,
so a component exists to which it can be associated.
Highlight =F1-F2 - Circuit Breaker and click OK.

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Schematic The Schematic Symbols library stores many symbolic
Symbols representations. The library contains different classification folders and

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sub-folders to suit a variety of needs.
The symbols themselves are traditional blocks, containing graphic

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entities and attributes, the content of the attributes is automatically
populated based on command choices during the design process.

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In addition symbols have properties held in the SQL database that
define the symbol type, default part data.

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If a required symbol is not available new symbols can be easily created.

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Note Scheme symbols are different from those for line diagrams introduced
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in Line Diagram Symbols on page 12 although they are all stored in the
same general library. Those available are a filtered subset of the general
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set of blocks.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Schematic > Insert Symbol
 Side Panel: Click Symbols

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15 Insert scheme symbol.

Click to Insert symbol and Other symbol to access the Symbols
selector dialog.
In the Contactor relays, relays classification click Three poles
power contact TR-EL035.

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Click to Select and position the contact below -F2 in line with -F1.
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Symbol The Symbol properties dialog is used to set and control the attribute
Properties content of an individual symbol including the manufacturer part and
the cross references to other symbols.
Types of For any symbol, there is an option to select either the Symbol
Properties properties or the Component properties. Both types include the
same Manufacturer parts and circuits tab (What are

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Manufacturers Parts? on page 52) used to add manufacturer parts to
the symbol.

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Symbol Properties Symbol properties includes the Edit symbol and Manufacturer
parts and circuits tabs. The Edit symbol tab includes textual

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property data as well as a listing of available components (right side
column) that is useful when creating cross references.

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Component Component properties includes the Mark and Data and

Properties Manufacturer parts and circuits tabs. The Mark and Data tab
includes information (lower portion of dialog) about whether this
symbol mark is original and unique.

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Where to Find It  Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click

Symbol properties
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 Shortcut Menu: Right-click a symbol and click

Component properties
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Note Double-clicking a symbol accesses the Component properties.

The following section uses Symbol properties.
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16 Coil-contact association.
The contact is a part of the relay coil already represented in the wiring
diagram and control scheme, associating the contact to this component
exists to which the symbol can be associated.
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=F1-K1 - Contactor and click OK to create the association.

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17 Insert multiple terminals.

Click to Insert ‘n’ terminals and choose Terminal TR-B001
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Click Select to return to the drawing.

Draw a horizontal line from left to right across the wires
below -K1 as illustrated.
Ensure the red triangle indicator is pointing toward the
bottom of the page by moving your cursor above the axis

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line and left-click to place.

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Question What does the red arrow do?
18 Associate multiple terminals.

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the existing component =F1-X1 - Terminal strip and click
OK (all terminals) to create multiple associations.

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19 Scheme component symbol.

the Components side panel and expand location L3 - Conveyor.
Tip Right-clicking on the book in the Component tab shows a contextual
menu where it is possible to toggle the component tree view between
location and function group sorting.
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Right-click =F1-M1 - Motor component and Insert symbol use

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the processes outlined previously to locate the following symbol-

 Classification: Motors
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 Description: Three-phases alternating current motor, 3

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Once located click Select to return to the drawing.

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Position the motor at the end of the wires below the terminals and insert
it as illustrated.
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Due to the symbol being inserted from a component it automatically

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Note
adopts all the assigned properties from the component without showing
the Symbols properties dialog.
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20 Close the project.

Right-click project name in the Documents side panel and Close
the project.

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Exercise 1: Unarchive a project and create a mixed scheme, use different methods
Drawing Types to insert symbols and interconnect the data with wires and cables.
This lab uses the following skills:
 Unarchiving a Project on page 11
 Select line diagram symbol. on page 15

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 Symbol - component association. on page 17
 Insert component symbol. on page 18

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 Cables. on page 19
 Insert scheme symbol. on page 25

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 Select multiple wires. on page 22
Procedure Complete a mixed scheme drawing using both line diagram and
schematic tools.

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1 Populate data to the application.

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Unarchive the project located in Lesson03\Exercises folder.
2 Data selection.

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Click to Update data using the Next button to review data for
processing.
3 Complete the unarchive.
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Finish the unarchive process leaving the settings as they were by
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default.
4 Open the project.
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Click Yes to open the project.

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5 Open a mixed scheme.

Open mixed scheme drawing 03 - Monitor - PC - Printer Cabling.

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6 Line diagram component symbol.

On the components panel use the contextual menu to Insert symbol for
the monitor =F1-MON1 - MONITOR.
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Tip As this is a mixed scheme both line diagram and schematic tools and
symbols are available.
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7 Select line diagram symbol.

Locate a line diagram symbol with the following properties.
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 Classification: Black boxes

 Description: PCB WD
 Name: EW_BB_Blackbox_2+1
8 Insert symbol.
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Place the symbol as illustrated.

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9 Resize the symbol.

Click the symbol and drag the lower right
hand grip as illustrated to resize the
symbol.

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10 Draw a cable.

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Use the line digram tools to draw a cable interconnecting MON1 and
PCB1.

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11 Insert scheme symbol.

Click to insert a schematic symbol from the contextual menu of
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component =F1=F2-P3 - PC TO PRINTER USB TYPE A.

12 Select scheme symbol.
Locate a scheme symbol with the following properties.
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 Classification: Connectors
Description: Male power pin (Training Exercise)
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 Name: TR-PIN_M_02+1+1
13 Symbol orientation.
In the Symbol insertion side panel click to rotate the symbol 180º
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14 Pin the command.

On the Symbol insertion side panel click to Pin the command.
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15 Position scheme symbols.

Insert 4 connector pins as illustrated.

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16 Move an attribute.
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Click the connector pin 1 +5VDC and drag drop
the mark P3 as illustrated.
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17 Attribute visibility.
Use a window selection to highlight pins 2, 3,
and 4 and right-click one of them.
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Click Attributes > Component mark to hide

the attribute on all three symbols.
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18 Select wires.
Click to Draw single wire selecting wire style VGA.
19 Draw multiple wires.
Set the electrical wires settings as illustrated.

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Click at the points indicated by arrows to interconnect the pins starting

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on the connector P3 pin 1 +5VDC.

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Lesson 2
Symbols and Components

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Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
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 Understand components.
 Create symbol components.
 Create a component.
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 Insert a component symbol.

 Change component permanency.
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 Assign component.
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What is a A component represents a uniquely identified assembly made up of a

component? manufacturer part or parts, (for more information on manufacturers
parts refer to What are Manufacturers Parts? on page 52).
Components can be represented by different symbols throughout the
project documentation or exist purely as meta-data for inclusion in
BOM and Parts Lists.

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Altering component properties automatically populate changes to all

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associated symbols.
There are two distinct ways to manage components as follows:

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 Symbol > Component
Inserting a symbol into a drawing will automatically create a

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component. This is regarded as a symbol linked component, erasing or
deleting the symbol automatically deletes the component.

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 Component > Symbol
Components can be created without having to insert any symbols or

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even have any drawings; for example costings can be checked by
creating components and assigning parts, to obtain BOM and parts lists

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prior to starting any design work.
Once a component is created symbol representation can be inserted,
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where this process is employed the component is regarded as
permanent or mandatory to the design. These components are
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graphically identified with a continuum icon on the component.

Erasing related symbols will not delete the component.
During this lesson the different ways of creating components will be
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explored.
Component Components have their own side panel with
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Identification different graphic representations denoting their

type.
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 Represents a standard component type.

fuse, pushbutton, motor.
 Represents a PLC or programmable logic
control.
 Represents a terminal strip, expanding the terminal strip will
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show different terminal types and states.

Standard terminal with associated scheme symbol.
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 Standard terminal with no scheme symbol.
 Multi deck or multi level terminal.
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 Represents a connector component.

 Represents a PCB or printed circuit board component.

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Component The component content icons used in the tree

Symbol are also meaningful illustrating the drawing
Identification and symbol type associated to them:
 means that the component has a
representation in the form of a scheme
symbol.

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 means that the component has a representation in the form of a
wiring diagram symbol.

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 means that the component has a representation in the form of a
SOLIDWORKS part.

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 means that the component has a representation in the form of a
2D cabinet symbol.
means that the component has a representation in the form of a

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Connection Label symbol.
means that the component’s part(s) have representations in the

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form of Connection Label symbols.

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Stages in the The major stages in the process are listed below:
Process
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Create a symbol-component
Insert a symbol to create a component.
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 Delete a component automatically
Delete symbols to remove a component.
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 Create a component
Create a meta data component.
 Insert a symbol from a component
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Insert a symbol from a component and understand permanency.

 Component association
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Associate multiple symbols to an existing component.

Using an Archive To start the lesson, unarchive a project and open the file
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File Start_Lesson_04.proj from the folder Lesson04\Case Study. For

more information, see Unarchiving a Project on page 11.
Procedure Different methods are used to create and remove components, create
associations and insert symbols.
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1 Create symbol-component.
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Open drawing 03 - Electrical scheme and Insert symbol .

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Locate and Select to insert the following symbol.

 Classification: Contactor relays, relays
 Description: Three poles power contact
 Name: TR-EL035

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2 Position symbol.
Click to insert the symbol between -F1 and -OL1.
Click OK to accept the default Symbol properties
settings.
3 Find symbol-component.

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Activate Components side panel and expand the
location L1 - Electrical Enclosure and sub location
L1 - Backplate to locate the component =F1-K1.

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4 Go to symbol.

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Expand component =F1-K1 and right-click
components symbol and click Go to command to
go directly to the symbol.

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5 Find a component.
Right-click project name in the Components side panel, and click
Search component .
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In the Mark field type F to identify the fuses in the project.

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Highlight the scheme symbol for the second fuse, =F1-F2 and click Go
to drawing .
Tip This will open any relevant drawing and zoom into the symbol.
Click Close to return to the drawing.
6 Component review.

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Click Pan and move the drawing up to see the
symbol below -F2.

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Right-click or press Esc to end the command.

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On the Components panel expand location L1 -
Electrical Enclosure and sub location L1 -
Backplate.

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Note The fuse -F3 is not required however the component cannot be deleted
until all related drawing symbols are removed.
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Right-click =F1-F3 component and Delete component click OK
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to confirm.
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Click Close on the warning.

7 Delete symbol-component.
Click symbol -F3 in the graphic area and use one of the following
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methods to remove the symbol.

Press the Delete key.
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 Click Erase from the Modify tab.

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 Right-click symbol and Delete .

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Note By deleting the symbol three things occur simultaneously.

1. The symbol is deleted from the drawing.
2. The component is removed from the tree.
3. The wire is healed.

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8 Create component from a part.
Right-click location L1 - Electrical Enclosure in the Components

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panel and click New > Component manufacturers part .
9 Locate a part.

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On the Filters tab click the Remove filters button.

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Type LC1D1210B7 into the reference field and click the Search
button.
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10 Add a part.
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Highlight the listed part and click to Add the part.

Note Adding copies the part from the application to the project component.
Click Select to confirm.

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11 Multiple components.
Leave the number of components as 1 and click OK to create a
permanent or mandatory component.

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12 Insert component symbol.

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Right-click =F1-K3 component and click Insert symbol .

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Click to Insert symbol from manufacturer part circuits.
Highlight Relay coil and OK.

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Click to insert the symbol on the wires to the left of -H1.

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13 Change component permanency.

Right-click =F1-K3 component and Set as non-permanent
component .
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Symbol Associations are made by applying the same Mark to different symbols,
Component this process causes information from the component to automatically
Association populate to associated symbols.
For example, a wiring diagram symbol was inserted which created a
component M1. During the insertion process a manufacturers part was
assigned in the Symbol properties. Later in the scheme design a

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motor symbol was inserted and was associated to the existing
component M1. This automatically transferred all the technical data,

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and part information to the scheme symbol.

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There are a number of ways to accomplish this association.
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 Select the component from the tree in the Symbols properties
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and click OK.

 Set the Root and Number values so that they are equal to an
existing component, click Associate and click OK.
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 Select a symbol(s) and use the contextual menu select to Assign

components. This activates the command side panel listing all the
current components one of which can be selected and OK clicked to
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create the association.

The best method is dependent on the process being carried out.
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14 Assign symbols to component.

In the drawing use the Ctrl key to multi select symbols -K3 and -K2.

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Right-click a highlighted symbol and select
Assign component .

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Highlight component =F1-K1 and click
OK.
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Note Several changes occur when this operation

is carried out. The non permanent
components -K2 and -K3 are
automatically removed as they no longer
have any symbols associated to them, and
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-K1 is shown with three associated scheme

symbols.
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Another change is that the manufacturers parts that were applied to

components -K2 and -K3 are removed. The parent component the
symbols were assigned to is -K1 which had no part.
If the process had assigned to -K2 or -K3 then the part would have
been retained and applied to all the associated symbols.

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Click to Cancel the command.
15 Close the project.

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Right-click project name in the Documents side panel and click
Close .

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Exercise 2: Unarchive a project and use different methods to create components

Symbols and and insert a symbol from an existing component.
Components This lab uses the following skills:
 Unarchiving a Project on page 11
 Insert component symbol. on page 43

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 Create symbol-component. on page 39
 Attribute visibility. on page 33

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Procedure Complete a mixed scheme drawing using different methods to display
components in the design.

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1 Populate data to the application.
Unarchive the project located in Lesson04\Exercises folder.

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2 Data selection.
Click to Update data using the Next button to review data for

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processing.
3 Complete the unarchive.

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Finish the unarchive process leaving the settings as they were by
default.
4 Open the project.
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Click Yes to open the project.
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5 Open a mixed scheme.
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Open mixed scheme drawing 03 - Detailed interconnects.

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6 Line diagram component symbol.

On the components panel use the contextual menu to Insert symbol
for the fan =F1-FAN1.
Tip As this is a mixed scheme both line diagram and schematic tools and
symbols are available.

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7 Insert symbol.
Click to insert a Line diagram symbol and place the symbol as

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illustrated.

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8 Resize the symbol.
Click the symbol and drag the lower right hand grip as illustrated to
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resize the symbol.

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9 Create component from Copy.

Click the line diagram Multiple copy
command.
Click and confirm the selection of
+L1+L2+L1-FAN3 only.

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Specify a base point on the upper left of
Fan3 drag the cursor down and left-click

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again to position the copy as illustrated.

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10 Insert scheme symbol.

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On the Components panel right-click =F1-X2

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and click Insert symbol .

Select to insert a schematic symbol.

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 Classification: Connectors
 Description: Female pin Training
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 Name: TR-PIN_F_02+1
Click to place between pins 1 and 3.
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11 Turn off attribute.

Right-click the newly inserted symbol and turn off the Symbol mark
attribute.

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12 Close the project.
Right-click project name in the Documents side panel and Close
the project.
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Lesson 3
Manufacturers Parts

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Upon successful completion of this lesson, you will be able to:
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 Understand manufacturers parts.

 Obtain parts on-line.
 Locate manufacturer parts.
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 Modify a project level component part.

 Change circuit association.
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 Employ circuit symbols.

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What are Manufacturers parts are key to understanding the flow of information
Manufacturers in SOLIDWORKS Electrical and should not be confused with
Parts? SOLIDWORKS parts, (*.SLDPRT files).
Manufacturers parts represent the physical part(s) that will be ordered,
purchased, then installed and wired up.

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Parts contain a range of different technical data related to classification,
each class having different technical characteristics. For example

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motors have different fields compared to pushbuttons.
Default symbols can be associated to parts in the form of scheme, line

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diagram symbols, 3D SLDPRT files, 2D footprints, connection label,
and PCB EMN files and terminal strip symbols. This acts as a time
saver when inserting symbols from components.

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By default only a few manufacturers parts are added to the database

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after installation, this reduces unwanted system data and processing
time when first launching the program.

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It is possible to selectively download and Unarchive manufacturers
parts data using the Online content from the Electrical content

Circuits and
portal.
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Parts include the number and type of circuits available as well as
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Terminals terminal marks, (pin numbers). These are compared against scheme
symbol circuits they are applied to providing valuable design and
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ordering viability information.

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Circuit associations are most commonly seen in symbol and

component properties in the form of graphically displayed State
information.

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The different state colors are as follows:

Question Does anyone in the class have difficulty differentiating colors green,
red, blue? Can the colors be changed if that is the case?
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 Available, spare circuit

A blue state indicates a part applied to a component or symbol, but no
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graphical representation exists in the scheme’s that matches the circuit

type.
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 Assigned, correctly matched circuit

A green state indicates a part circuit has been applied to a component or
symbol, and there is a scheme symbol with a matching circuit.
 Unavailable, design issue circuit
A red state indicates a scheme symbol has been used but either no part
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has been applied, or there is no matching part circuit type.

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Note Where a part has been applied but the red circuit type is displayed it
means that the part being ordered will not accommodate the design and
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production delays may occur.

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 Virtual circuit
A yellow state indicates a virtual circuit. These can only be added
manually and are not directly related to either scheme symbols or
manufacturers parts. Virtual circuits can be added to components where
a known connection is required, but the design is not sufficiently
advanced to know the required parts, and the scheme design is yet to be

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completed.
Circuit Matching scheme symbol and part circuits automatically associate to

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Association one another.
Where no match is found circuits can be manually forced to create an

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association. This is done using drag drop from a red state circuit onto a
blue or green part circuit.

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Only virtual circuits cannot be associated this way. Virtual circuits must
correctly associate to a manufacturers parts circuits to attain a match.
Tip This limitation allows the lead engineer to limit parts assigned in other
areas of the design to only those with matching circuits.
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Stages in the The major stages in the process are listed below:
Process
 Download on line parts
Through the parts manager download a manufacturers parts file and
unarchive it.

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 Find parts.
Locate specific parts using classifications and filters.

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 Edit a part.
Modify a part applied to a component and learn the update processes

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available.
 Circuit association.

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Manually modify the parts circuit-symbol association.
 Circuit symbols.

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Insert a symbol that has been applied to a manufacturers part circuit.
Using an Archive To start the lesson with an up to date project, unarchive and open the

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File file Start_Lesson_05.proj from the folder Lesson05\Case Study.
For more information, see Unarchiving a Project on page 11.
Procedure
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Employ the parts manager to obtain manufacturer data on line, learn to
apply parts to symbols using filters and modify parts on-the-fly without
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design interruptions. Manually alter circuit-symbol associations and
insert symbols that are associated to parts circuits.
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Where to Find It  CommandManager: Library > Manufacturer parts /

Cable references Manager
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Tip When Unarchiving it is possible to select multiple *.tewzip files.

1 Unarchive parts.
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In the Manufacturers parts manager click to Unarchive

manufacturers parts .
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Browse to the download location of the Lesson05\Case Study

folder and select Schneider_electric.part.tewzip file and click
Open.
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2 Unarchive wizard.
Click Next twice and ensure the Add option is set to Update.

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Click Next, Finish and Finish to end the unarchive process.
Click Close to exit the manager.

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3 Detailed cabling.
Open drawing 03 - Line diagram.

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Right-click cable interconnecting -X1 and -K1 and click Detailed
cabling.
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4 Assigning virtual circuits.

On the origin component K1 - Contactor click
Add virtual circuits .
Click Add and change the Circuit type to NO power contact.
Change the Number of circuits to 3.

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Click OK to create the virtual circuits.

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Click Close to return to the drawing.
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Finding Parts can be applied to symbols or components through their respective

Manufacturer properties dialogs or by accessing a symbol or components contextual
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Parts menu and selecting Assign manufacturers parts.

The latter option reduces the number of steps required to complete the
procedure as no properties dialog is accessed however limits options to
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make modifications, or apply other parts.

Note Applying parts to a component or symbol achieve the same results as a
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symbol is a graphic representation of a component.

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Search Options Searching for manufacturer parts can be made easier by making use of
the search Filters tab. Filtering will generally reduce the
volume of results and make it easier to select the proper part. The
following is a list of the filters available. Cables are also parts and have
some slightly different options.
 In the class

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Click the In the class option to limit
the search to a specific class of part

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such as Push buttons or Motors. The
classes are listed in the Class selector

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which can be browsed when the option
is selected.

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Note The In the class option also limits the search. Try clearing the check
box if the search results are not satisfactory.

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 Library
Selects the library to search. Unless there is a user library, All is used.
 Manufacturer O
Limits the search to parts by manufacturer name such as GE or
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Square D.
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 Type
Selects the type: Base, Auxiliary or Accessory for example to filter
the search.
Base: Base parts are used for components that have a single reference
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or are the main reference in components with multiple references.

Auxiliary: Auxiliary parts are parts used only used in conjunction with
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a Base reference because they are connected to the base. They also
perform an electrical function.
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Accessory: Accessory parts are (like Auxiliary parts) used in

conjunction with a Base part, but do not have an electrical function. An
accessory can be something like screws to fix the part to the cabinet or
a text plate explaining the function.
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 Reference
Text typed in the Reference field searches the Part name for a match.
For example, the part name of a luminous signaling alarm is XACV06.
The partial name XACV can be used to narrow the search.
 Description
Text typed in Description field searches the parts for a match. For

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example, the description of a luminous signaling alarm is
P LIGHT FOR XAC-B DIRECT. The partial description LIGHT can

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be used to narrow the search.
 Article

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A secondary reference or name for the part, often one that is used
internally.

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 Circuit
Select the Number of circuits or Terminal number from a pull

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down list.
 Use

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Select the Use Voltage or Frequency from a pull down list.
 Control

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Select the Control Voltage or Frequency from a pull down list.
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5 Zoom to symbol.
Close the wiring diagram and open the scheme
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drawing 05 - Control.
Click to Zoom in on the relay -K1.
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Note The component currently has no part applied to it, but it does contain
virtual circuits and has an associated contact, these are shown below
the relay coil with the same color coding as those used for circuit states.
Question Are there any other ways to zoom direct to a symbol?

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6 Searching for a part.

Right-click -K1 and click Symbol properties on the
Manufacturer part and circuits tab click Search to access
Manufacturers part selection.
7 Filter parts.
On the Filters tab use the following criteria.

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Click Search to update the listed parts.

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Tip Check on the Automatic refresh option to have the parts list
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8 Refined filter.
The list includes several hundred returns, in order to reduce the number
of parts type GC6340M5 into the Reference field and click Search.

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Highlight the part GC6340M527 and click to Add it to the symbol.
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Click Select to confirm the changes.

Note Circuit states showing that are only half filled with + indicates a
pending confirmation, until selected and OK is clicked it is possible to
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cancel the command.

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Editing Parts Parts can be edited at an application level through the Manufacturers
parts manager, or from the Symbol or Component properties
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dialog.
When a change is made to a
project level part, via the
Symbol or Component
properties dialogs,
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modifications can be made to

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either the component, or to

update the application level
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Updating the catalog writes the changes to the application level which
will be seen any time the part is used in the future, regardless of project.
Modifying only the component part will alter the part applied to a
single component, it will not change the part anywhere else.

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9 Change circuit order.
Highlight manufacturers part Schneider Electric GC6340M527 and
Edit.

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On the Circuits, terminals tab move the Relay coil circuit to the top

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of the list using the arrow button.

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Circuit Symbols Symbols can be applied to the different part circuits, these symbols can
then be used when inserting components as symbols in schemes. This
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can be useful when regularly creating components for costing purposes

before carrying out the detailed design.
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Another advantage of associating symbols to part circuits is that it can

reduce the chance of erroneous association of unrequired contactors to
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a relay coil, for example.

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10 Part circuit symbols.

Select NO power contact circuits 1, 2 and 3.

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Symbol selector.
11 Locate symbol.

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Locate the following symbol.
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Classification: Contactor relays, relays > Power
Description: Three poles power contact
Name: TR-EL035
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Click Select to assign the symbols to the circuits.

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Click OK to confirm all the changes and select to Modify this

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component only.

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Circuit Circuits will automatically associate to one another where a match is
Association found between a scheme symbol and a parts circuit.

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Where a match is not found it is possible to override the program by

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using drag drop between a symbols red state circuit onto a blue or green
part circuit.
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The only circuit type which cannot be associated by dragging and

dropping in this way are virtual circuits. The virtual circuit must be
correctly associated to a manufacturers part circuit in order to attain a
match.
This limitation allows the lead engineer to limit the parts being
assigned in other area’s of the design to only those that have matching

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circuits.

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12 Symbol circuit association.
Drag drop the green circuit state NO power contact onto the Relay

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coil circuit.

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Click Yes to change the circuit type.

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Click OK again to confirm the changes.

13 Insert component circuit symbol.
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Open drawing 04 - Power.

Expand location L2 - Main electrical closet and right-click =F1-K1
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- Contactor component.

Click Insert symbol .

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Click Insert symbol from manufacturer part circuits.

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14 Select circuit symbol.

Highlight line Number 1 - NO power contact.

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Click OK to return to the drawing.
Position the symbol between -F2 and the terminal strip -

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X1 and left-click to insert.

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Super Parts Super parts are theoretical parts that can be made up of multiple
individual manufacturers parts. When assigning a super part to a
project component, only the parts which make up the super part will be
applied.

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This provides a quick way to save and apply parts made up of
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accessories.
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Using an Archive To start this section of the lesson unarchive and open the file
File Bussman Fuse Parts.part.tewzip from the folder Lesson05\
Case Study. For more information, see Unarchive parts. on page 55.
Procedure Employ the parts manager to create a super part and apply it to a project
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component.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: Library > Manufacturer parts >
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Add manufacturers part > Add Super part

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15 Create super part.

Click Add Super part and then click Add to define the parts that make
up the super part.
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16 Add parts.
Search for and then add the following parts and click Select.

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18 Locate symbol.
Click Close to exit the Manufacturers parts manager and Open
drawing 04-Power and zoom into fuse -F2.
19 Apply Super part.
Right-click on -F2 and click Symbol properties, click
Manufacturer parts and circuits tab and search for and add the

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Exercise 3: Unarchive a project and catalogs, find and apply parts to a component,
Manufacturers manually override circuit association.
Parts This lab uses the following skills:
 Unarchive parts. on page 55
 Unarchive wizard. on page 56

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 Finding Manufacturer Parts on page 57

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 Filter parts. on page 60
 Refined filter. on page 61

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1 Populate data to the application.
Unarchive the project located in Lesson05\Exercises folder.

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Click to Update data using the Next button to review data for

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Finish the unarchive process leaving the settings as they were by
default.
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Click Yes to open the project.
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Open scheme drawing 04 - Control.
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6 Unarchive parts.
Open the Manufacturers parts manager and Unarchive
manufacturers parts .
Browse to the Lesson05\Exercises folder and select and open all the
part archives.

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Run through the wizard selecting to update for each archive.

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drawing.

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On the components panel use the Search component command to

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Right-click the component and open its Properties .
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Search for a part that match the following criteria.
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 Classification: None
 Type: Base
 Manufacturer: Schneider Electric
 Reference: GC2530B
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 Classification: None
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 Type: Auxiliary
 Manufacturer: Schneider Electric
 Reference: LA1DN

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Select and add the first listed part that has two matching circuits with
no spares.
Search for another part that matches the following criteria.
 Classification: None
 Type: Auxiliary

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 Reference: LA1LC080

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Force the NO Contact to associate with the NO power contact.

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12 Results.
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 Insert components into an assembly.

 Create a component and insert it into an assembly.
 Associate components to existing parts.
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Insert Any component that exists within a project and has a manufacturers
Components part applied can be inserted into an assembly drawing.
Components can be created in scheme drawings by inserting a symbol
and applying a part, by applying parts to locations in the project, or by
creating a component manually in either SOLIDWORKS Schematic or
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Components can be added to assemblies in a number of ways as
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Allow you to browse and select a SOLIDWORKS part from a local or

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Process
 Insert a component
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Insert a component with an associate manufacturers part association to

a 3D part.
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 Insert component from a file

Browse to locate and insert a part.
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 Associate a component to a part

Associate a component to an existing part in the assembly.
 Replace a component
Replace a linked 3D part with another SOLIDWORKS part.
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 Insert terminals
Insert all the terminals associated to a terminal strip.
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Using an Archive To start the lesson unarchive and open the file Start_Lesson04.proj
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Procedure Utilize different tools to insert and create associations between

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1 Open assembly.
Right-click drawing 107 - Main electrical closet and click
Open .
2 Insert a part from a file.
Expand location L2 - Chassis and component

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LC7K12015M7 and click Insert from file .

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highlight LC7K12015M7.SLDPRT and click

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3 Place component.

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The component retains a single degree of freedom

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4 Create component.
Right-click on location L2 - Chassis and click Add,
Component manufacturer part .
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 In the class = cleared
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 Manufacturer = Legrand
 Type = Base
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 Reference = 006468

Click Search highlighting part 006468 and click Add then click
Select.
Note If the part is not present an archive can be found in the Lesson04\
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Unarchive .
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5 Insert created component.

Expand component =F1-Q2 and right-click on part 006468 then click
Insert .
Click to place the component on the rail as shown.

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Expand component =F1-K1 and right-click on part LADN11TQ then

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Align Components inserted on a DIN rail can be aligned or spaced based on

Components requirements.
When employed to space components faces applied to the components
are used as the setting out points for the defined offset. Two
components with a spacing of 20mm will analyze the left, right, top or
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the settings as illustrated and select the

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Click List invalid components to
ensure the selected parts have faces
then click OK.
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8 Insert a component.
Expand component =F1-Q1 and right-click on part 006557 then click
Insert .
Click to place the component on the rail as shown.

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Inserting Terminals are electrical routing components that contain mate

Terminals references, CPoints and other routing attributes. They differ only in
how they are placed in stacks using a set spacing.
Tip Multi components can also be selected for insertion, and will prompt
for automatic spacing after the first component position is indicated.
The program employs the Faces, (Left, Right, Top, Bottom), in

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Right-click terminal strip =F1-X2 and click Insert terminals .

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On the Electrical Project Document panel right-click the project
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Exercise 4: Insert and associate components in an assembly.

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 Associate component part. on page 76
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Procedure Insert a component and associate a component to an existing
SOLIDWORKS part.
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1 Open assembly.
Open drawing 04 - Monitor and PC Assembly.
2 Insert component.
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3 Associate part.
Associate component =F1-X5 part CON45612 to the VGA connector
as illustrated.

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On the Electrical Project Document panel right-click the project
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Routing Wires

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 Generate routes using route wires.
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Routing Wires Wires can be automatically routed between parts in an assembly where
specific criteria are met as follows:
 3D parts must be related to SOLIDWORKS Electrical components.
 The component must have detailed wiring connections in
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic.
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If anyone of these requirements not be fulfilled wires may not produced
the expected results.

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Highlight on the importance of Paths
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 Routing Path
Routing paths are sketches used to shape a group of routed wires.
 Route Wires
The route wires options previews or routes a group of wires.
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Procedure Create 3D sketch geometry and use it to guide previews and a route.
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1 Open assembly.
Right-click drawing 107 - Main electrical closet and click
Open .
2 Route wires.
Click Isometric orientation to better view the cabinet.

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Tip Utilizing Selected components is a quick wiring check as only

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3 Results without Paths.

Click Top orientation then select the top of the cabinet and click
Change transparency .

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ducts, this results in wires passing through the door and side of the
cabinet. In order to achieve the correct routing results more sketch

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Click SOLIDWORKS Feature Manager Design Tree scroll to the
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Ensure that View sketches is active in order to see the EW_PATH
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Routing Path 3D sketch geometry is used as a routing path to guide the routing of
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converted using the same command.
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Click Create routing path and click Create sketch action then click
OK. At the message: A new 3D sketch has been created; you can
use standard SOLIDWORKS commands to create your routing
path. Only lines and sketch points are used by routing
algorithm. Click OK.
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The sketch tab is automatically activated, a Sketch, (EW_PATH1), is
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to the end point of the sketch shown.
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8 Isometric.
Using different orientation views, sketch the following lines, these run
from the base of the duct, to just before the base of the cabinet, up the
inside of the cabinet to slightly above door level and finally up the side
of the door beside the lights and pushbuttons as shown.
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10 Exit Hide Sketch.

Click Exit to leave the sketch, by default the newly created path
will be displayed in yellow.
Tip Selecting View sketches to hide the sketch lines in the assembly;
this will have no impact when routing wires.

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different preview results. All Route Wires options create
SOLIDWORKS route geometry based on the shortest possible path to
interconnect components, this is based on the detailed wiring defined in
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3DSketch Route The 3DSketch Route option is used to create a quick preview of the
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route using sketch geometry.

Note The 3DSketch Route option does not create actual geometry. See
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SOLIDWORKS Route on page 92 for the creation of geometry.

Renderer Type Splines (left) and Lines (right) are the two main renderer types used to
shape the route.
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Routing The Routing parameters are available regardless of the type of

Parameters routing being carried out, they allow the user to define distances the
program will analyze to locate sketch paths and 0_0 CPoints.
Reducing routing parameters can mean a connection point cannot
locate certain EW_PATH sketches and less paths will need to be
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Click Route wires and set the options as

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12 Route wires using lines.

Click Route wires and click Use lines to change the render type
and click OK. At the message: 3DSketch already exists, click
Delete existing route.

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They show individual wires in separate sketches, (a single sketch for

each wire style), using different colors, (the colors used are taken from
the wire style defined in SOLIDWORKS Electrical: Schematics). The
sketches can be hidden or shown to see specific wire styles.
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A set of 3D sketches is created by the command. They are listed at the

end of the FeatureManager design tree. In this example they are:
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 EWS [N L1 L2 L3 _ Phase 1]1

 EWS [N L1 L2 L3 _ Phase 2]2
EWS [N L1 L2 L3 _ Phase 3]3
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 EWS [N L1 L2 L3 _ Neutral wire]4
 EWS [N L1 L2 L3 _ Protection]5
 EWS [~ 24V _ Control]6
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SOLIDWORKS The SOLIDWORKS Route option is used to create the finished, (photo
Route realistic), route including the routing sub-assemblies and physical wire
parts. The sketches (see Wire Sketches on page 91) will map to a route
sub-assembly that includes a cable part.

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Click Route wires and the options SOLIDWORKS Route,

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Wire Segregation It is possible to segregate wires so that specific wire styles will not
route along selected sketch paths. This provides a quick way to reduce
noise in a machine, or to reduce the packing density in duct.
Where to Find It  CommandManager: SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D >
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Select wire style. In the dialog expand Group : 0 - Electrical and
click ~24V AC to check it on and click Select. Click Exclude and

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select the duct on the far right of the cabinet then click OK.

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15 Route Wires.
Click Route wires leaving the settings as previously defined and
click OK and click Delete existing route when prompted.
The green, 24V AC wires now interconnect devices using all paths
with the exception of the duct on the right of the cabinet.

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Click Tools, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, Calculate Cable Duct Filling

Ratio and click Calculation of cable duct filling ratio when
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prompted.
Right-click on the first listed duct reference 036200 on the Electrical
Manager and click Properties .
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Scroll down the Parts properties to review the Duct filling ratio (%).

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Click Tools, SOLIDWORKS Electrical, Project, Reports and click

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the List of wires by line style tab.
The wire lengths are listed by wire style.
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Note Lengths will vary due to the position of the EW_PATH created.
18 Close the project.
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Exercise 5: Route wires using the information provided.

Routing Wires

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Using an Archive To start the exercise unarchive and open the file

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File Start_Exercise05.proj from the folder Lesson05\Exercises.
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Route the wires as shown.
Open assembly.
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2 Orientation.
Change the view orientation to Bottom and change the transparency of
the base as illustrated.

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4 Route wires.
Route wires applying the following settings:
 SOLIDWORKS Route
 Use Splines
 Add Tangency checked
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On the Electrical Project Document panel right-click the project
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