AutoCAD Electrical provides library symbols that comply with the standards:
The symbols are located in \Users\Public\Documents\Autodesk\Acade {version}\Libs.
Use the icon menu to insert schematic and panel components. The program defaults to icon menu ACE_<standard>_MENU.DAT for schematic symbols and ACE_PANEL_MENU.DAT for panel symbols.
These menu files are located in \Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical {version}\{release}\{country code}\Support.
The remaining characters are not specified. They are used to keep names unique. Symbol names are limited to 32 characters.
Replaceable parameters are codes used to define tagging formats.
| %F | Component family code string (for example, "PB," "SS," "CR," "FLT," "MTR") |
| %S | Sheet number of the drawing (for example, "01" entered in upper right) |
| %D | Drawing number |
| %G | Wire layer name |
| %N | Sequential or Reference-based number applied to the component |
| %X | Suffix character position for reference-based tagging (not present = end of tag) |
| %P | IEC-style project code (default for drawing) |
| %I | IEC-style installation code (default for drawing) |
| %L | IEC-style location code (default for drawing) |
| %A | Project drawing list's SEC value for active drawing |
| %B | Project drawing list's SUB-SEC value for active drawing |
| %P | Terminal pin text |
| %Q | Terminal pin TERMDESC text |
| %I | IEC-style installation code |
| %L | IEC-style location code |
| %M | Mount assignment (on panel footprint equivalent) |
| %U | Group assignment (on panel footprint equivalent) |
| %W | Wire number |
| %C | Cable tag + conductor/core color combination (format is "tag-color") |
| %E | Cable tag |
| %J | Cable conductor/core color |
| %V | Cable tag substituted for wire number if cable tag is non-blank.The wire number is displayed when a cable ID does not exist. |
| %G | Wire color/gauge (or wire layer name) |
| %H | Cable wire color substituted for wire number if cable color is non-blank.The wire layer is displayed when a wire conductor in conjunction with a cable ID does not exist. |
| %T | Terminal strip terminal pin assignment |
| %K | Terminal strip TERMDESC text - useful for multi-stack terminals |
| %1 | Destination component tag ID. |
| %2 | Equivalent of "%1:%P" (comp tag:term) |
| %3 | Equivalent of "%1:%P:%D" (comp tag:term:termdesc) |
| %4 | Equivalent of "%L%1" (IEC comp tag) |
| %5 | Equivalent of "%L%1:%P" (tag:term) |
| %6 | Equivalent of "%L%1:%P:%D" (tag:term:termdesc) |
| %7 | Equivalent of "%I%I%1" (INST prefix+IEC comp tag) |
| %8 | Equivalent of "%I%L%1:%P" (tag:term) |
| %9 | Equivalent of "%I%L%1:%P:%D" (tag:term:termdesc) |
| AM | Ammeters |
| AN | Buzzers, horns, bells |
| CB | Circuit breakers |
| C0 | Connectors/pins |
| CR | Control relays |
| DI | Din Rail |
| DN | Device networks |
| DO | Diodes |
| DR | Drives |
| DS | Disconnect switches |
| EN | Enclosures/hardware |
| FM | Frequency meters |
| FS | Flow sensors |
| FT | Foot switches |
| FU | Fuses |
| LR | Latching relays |
| LS | Limit switches |
| LT | Lights, pilot lights |
| MISC | Miscellaneous |
| MO | Motors |
| MS | Motor starters/contactors |
| NP | Nameplates |
| OL | Overloads |
| PB | Push buttons |
| PE | Photo switches |
| PLCIO | Programmable logic controllers |
| PM | Power meters |
| PNEU-ACT | Actuators |
| PNEU-ALU | Lubricators |
| PNEU-CYL | Cylinders |
| PNEU-FLC | Flow Control |
| PNEU-FLT | Filters |
| PNEU-MET | Pressure Gauges |
| PNEU-MFL | Silencers |
| PNEU-MNF | Manifolds |
| PNEU-MOT | Motors |
| PNEU-NOZ | Nozzles |
| PNEU-OPR | Push buttons |
| PNEU-PMP | Pumps |
| PNEU-TNK | Reservoirs |
| PNEU-VAC | Suction |
| PNEU-VLV | Valves |
| PS | Pressure switches |
| PW | Power supplies |
| PX | Proximity switches |
| RE | Resistors |
| SS | Selector switches |
| SU | Surge suppressors |
| SW | Toggle switches |
| TD | Timer relays |
| TRMS | Terminal blocks |
| TS | Temperature switches |
| VM | Volt meters |
| WO | Cables, multi-conductor cables |
| WW | Wire ways |
| XF | Transformers |