The AutoCAD Electrical 2018 for Electrical Control Designers textbook has been written to assist the engineering students and the practicing designers who are new to AutoCAD Electrical. Using this textbook, the readers can learn the application of basic tools required for creating professional electrical control drawings with the help of AutoCAD Electrical. Keeping in view the varied requirements of the users, this textbook covers a wide range of tools and features such as schematic drawings, Circuit Builder, panel drawings, parametric and nonparametric PLC modules, stand-alone PLC I/O points, ladder diagrams, point-to-point wiring diagrams, report generation, creation of symbols, and so on. This will help the readers to create electrical drawings easily and effectively.

Special emphasis has been laid on the introduction of concepts, which have been explained using text and supported with graphical examples. The examples and tutorials used in this book ensure that the users can relate the information provided in this textbook with the practical industry designs.

Following are the additional features of this book:
Consists of 13 chapters and 2 projects that are organized in a pedagogical sequence.
Comprehensive coverage of AutoCAD Electrical 2018 concepts and techniques.
Tutorial approach to explain the concepts of AutoCAD Electrical 2018.
Detailed explanation of all commands and tools.
Summarized content on the first page of the topics that are covered in the chapter.
Hundreds of illustrations for easy understanding of concepts.
Step-by-step instructions to guide the users through the learning process.
Emphasis on Why and How with explanation.
More than 45 tutorials and projects.
Additional information throughout the book in the form of notes and tips.
Self-Evaluation Tests and Review Questions at the end of each chapter to help the users assess their knowledge.
Technical support by contacting techsupport@cadcim.com.

Brief Table of Contents
Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD Electrical 2018
Chapter 2: Working with Projects and Drawings
Chapter 3: Working with Wires
Chapter 4: Creating Ladders
Chapter 5: Schematic Components
Chapter 6: Schematic Editing
Chapter 7: Connectors, Point-to-Point Wiring Diagrams, and Circuits
Chapter 8: Panel Layouts
Chapter 9: Schematic and Panel Reports
Chapter 10: PLC Modules
Chapter 11: Terminals
Chapter 12: Settings, Configurations, Templates, and Plotting
Chapter 13: Creating Symbols
Project 1
Project 2
Index

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