Intro and HELP !!

milmat1 · 发表于 2022-7-7 15:41:50

My name is matt and I'm a Controls Engineer. I started new job with a machine co designing controls for custom machinery. I have replaced an engineer who became terminally ill and will not be back.
I have some experience with AutoCad electrical. But NONE with AutoCad Standard and the old engr Done all electrical drawings in an old version of autocad (2002).
Needless to say I am Lost In Space here....

It seems he never done anything the same way twice either, I think I can handle drawing the schemes (though this way is going to take forever and a day). But I am lost in regards to model space - layouts - Layouts w/both paperspace and model space..etc etc..

On the model tab he has drawn many squares and placed them Locked on a "original dwg frame" layer. Each "Square is one section of the schematic drawing.

Each Layout Tab then shows one of those sections of the schematic in a border frame (title block ???)

So I guess each titleblock on each Layout Tab is a Viewport ???

Any insight into what he ws doing here would be appreciated very much !!

ReMark · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:04:17

One thing to bear in mind using AutoCAD Electrical is that you should not substitute generic AutoCAD commands for those specific to ACADE. Why? It is imperative that the database that forms the core of your drawing to remain intact. That's what gives the program it's power. So, for example, if you want to move a switch from one location on the drawing to another use the "Scoot" command to maintain the connectivity.

I hope that for your sake the company is also going to send you for training. A three day course is highly recommended. You will learn a lot, be able to ask questions of someone who knows the program, and have the opportunity to network with other people using the same program and pick their brains for ideas/solutions.

Good luck.

milmat1 · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:13:00

The Class is highly unlikely though I would certainly love to do that. I have used ACADE in the past, however that was 2006 as I recall. And the 2013 is a different animal altogether.

Our mech guys said that they do everything in model space and each page or layout is a separate file. So they do not use paper space at all. I am not sure how I will do mine. It depends on how much I can figure out on ACE. I would prefer to do each entire machine inside a single project like was done with the old ACAD. But I'm not at a point to understand that yet..

And as I understand it that is a old school ACAD way of doing things, where each drawing sheet is a separate drawing and separate file. That must be very hard to do because I often need to interact between the individual drawings. So having them all in a single file would be much easier I would think...

I will start a separate thread soon and get some input on how to get the layout right. Because I think I can draw just fine but I am not experienced in scaling layouts or using title blocks within each sheet.....

Thank you all So Much for the helpful advice and the links !!

Matt

ReMark · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:18:06

I believe you are correct. Everything is done in model space and each sheet is a separate drawing within a project.

No class? That sucks. May I recommend a book then?

milmat1 · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:35:54

WOW, I am trying to get a project started here and I am sooo Lost !!!..

I'll start a thread concerning my present dilemma...

Thanks All !

ReMark · 发表于 2022-7-7 16:49:53

This is where you tell your boss that a little bit of training, while it may cost a lot, will save many times over the money he will spend. That is unless lost production is not considered a cost.

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