Electrical Symbol

Add an electrical symbol to a wall as follows:

1. Select the Wall Panel Macros function.
2. Select Electrical symbols from the list. The Electrical Symbol Properties dialog box opens.
3. Select the electrical symbol properties in the dialog box.

   General

   Select the general properties of the electrical symbol.

   • Floor plan symbol - Select the symbol to be added to the floor plan drawing of the building from the list.
   • Distance from wall - Type the distance of the floor plan symbol from the inner surface of the wall in the field.
   • Elevation drawing symbol - Select the symbol to be added to the panel drawing of the wall panel from the list. The symbols added at the back of the panel in the viewing direction are marked with a dashed line in the panel drawing.
   • Height from bottom - Select the height of the elevation drawing symbol from the floor level from the list, or type the desired value in the field. Later, when you create a panel drawing and add a dimension line for an electrical symbol, the dimension will display the distance of the symbol from the bottom of the wall panel.

     

   • Material code - Select from the list.
   • Box width, Box depth - Type the dimensions of the box in the framing model in the fields.

   Hole

   If the NC Link feature is available to you, you can transfer the installation hole to the production control system. Select the installation hole properties:

   • Shape - Select one of the following shapes of the installation hole:
     • Circle - Type the radius of the circle in the Circle field.
     • Rectangle - Type the dimensions in the Height and Width fields.
     • Obround - Type the dimensions in the Height (A) and Width (B) fields.

       

   • Depth - Select either of the following depths of the hole:
     • Through - The installation hole goes through the wall panel.
     • Enter the depth of the hole in the text field.

   The installation hole is displayed as line geometry in the framing model after you have created the wall panel and added the NC accessories to the wall panel. If you move the electrical symbol, update the installation hole geometry by re-adding the NC accessories to the wall panel.

   If you move the electrical symbol from one wall panel to another, add the electrical symbol to the new wall panel using the Update Connected Parts function.

   Add Parts
   Add All Machining Lines to a Panel
   Updating Connected Parts

4. Confirm by clicking OK.
5. Select a wall.

Note

• You can relocate the panel macro by dragging the grip point before generating the panel breaks.
• The program will add the symbol on its own layer. If the layer is not displayed, the symbol will not be displayed in the panel drawing. You can display the symbol by making all layers visible using the Layers > All Layers function.
• You can add a dimension line in the panel drawing to dimension the electrical symbol vertically or horizontally. Select Electrical symbols (ELBOX) as the dimension line to be added. Select the position and the direction of the dimension.

Add a Dimension Line to a Panel Drawing
Adding a Panel Macro