autocad or autocad electrical
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Topic: autocad or autocad electrical
Posted By: herve88
Subject: autocad or autocad electrical
Date Posted: 08.Jun.2014 at 15:05
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Can someone help me , i need to draw a house'electrical plan for the first time and i want to know which autocad must i use. Thanks
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 08.Jun.2014 at 20:05
It could easily be done in plain AutoCAD. AutoCAD Electrical would, in my opinion, be massive overkill and a waste of money for a project like this.
You are basically drawing a floor plan that will show the location of all outlets, wall switches, overhead lights, wall mounted lights, fans and any specialty items like a garbage disposal or a wall mounted heater. You probably should specifically call out any GFI (ground fault interrupt) outlets. The only wires shown are those that go from a switch to the light or device that it controls. You do not need to show each and every wire in the house.
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 09.Jun.2014 at 13:17
Here is a link to an article that you might find helpful.
Understanding a Residential Electrical Plan
http://homedesign.8m.com/articles/
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Posted By: Vladimir Michl
Date Posted: 10.Jun.2014 at 15:27
AutoCAD MEP would be probably the best option but any plain AutoCAD or even AutoCAD LT will do.
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Posted By: John Connor
Date Posted: 10.Jun.2014 at 15:37
MEP? Wouldn't that be overkill as well? Now, if he were drawing a electrical power substation or a chemical plant maybe MEP would be the way to go but not for a house.
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