I did respond a while back from an email you send back when you posted help on Linked-in. I have seen many people show the electrical labels in plan view too which I don't show.īTW, if you want to know some other tips about the electrical cad blocks you see in plan view, then give me a call or email with a number to call you with. This is exactly right if you're wanting to change the 'cad block' which is probably what you want instead of the label.

You have now assigned a new 2D Block to the SymbolĪdd it (The Symboi) to your Library with an appropriate name. Now Select the Symbol and Open the Symbol dbx Once you have placed it in the Plan you can select it, Unblock, make the changes, Block it and Name the new BlockĦ. Select that CAD Block From the List and select the 'Insert' Button.ĥ. Go to the Menu and select CAD> CAD Block Management or just hit the V keyĤ. Select the Symbol that you have placed in the Plan and Open the Symbol using the little Chair IconĢ. So here is the process to Change the CAD Block itself.ġ. The Electrical Symbol that you get from the Library has a 2D CAD Block associated with it. You're drawing interior elevations and want to denote the location of outlets, switches, etc.? I wouldn't put too much detail into them since by the time you print out the elevations the outlets/switches, compared to the size of the wall they are on, will be quite small.OK, you can do what Glenn says, but it's not the same thing. 10 minutes maybe and that includes a 5 minute coffee break. Judging by the images you have linked to it wouldn't take very long to create blocks of those objects. You can find CAD drawings of a duplex receptacle here. Some of them will have free 2D and sometimes even 3D CAD blocks available for downloading. You can also check the websites of manufacturers.

On my first try I found a website with a block for a data socket along with multiple 3D outlets (1 gang, 2 gang & GFI) from which the 2D views (top, front, side, etc.) could be extracted using either the Base View or Flatshot command. No, AutoCAD does not include a full library of blocks for every discipline (including electrical) although it does have some sample blocks that can be found on the Tool Palettes.

Electrical outlet cad block