Inserting components continued

Insert additional components.

Now you insert a system reset push button, pilot light, and an emergency stop push button to make up the circuit.

Insert a system reset button

  1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelInsert Components drop-downIcon Menu. Find
  2. In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click Push Buttons.
  3. In the JIC: Push Buttons dialog box, click Push Button NO.
  4. Respond to the prompts as follows:

    Specify insertion point:

    Position the push button on the wire at line reference 403 near the hot wire and click (1)

  5. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify the following:

    Component Tag:  PB403

    AutoCAD Electrical toolset automatically assigned the tag name based on the line reference.

  6. In the Descriptions section, specify:

    Line 1:  SYSTEM

    Line 2:  RESET

  7. In the Location code section, click Drawing.
  8. In the All Locations - Drawing dialog box, select OPSTA3 and click OK.
  9. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK.

Insert a pilot light

  1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelInsert Components drop-downIcon Menu. Find
  2. In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click Pilot Lights.
  3. In the JIC: Pilot Lights dialog box, click Green Press to Test.
  4. Respond to the prompts as follows:

    Specify insertion point:

    Position the pilot light on the wire at line reference 404 near the neutral wire and click (2)

    Tip:

    Having Snap turned on makes positioning the pilot light easier.

  5. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify:

    Component Tag:  LT404

  6. In the Descriptions section, specify:

    Line 1:  CONVEYOR

    Line 2:  ON

  7. In the Location code section, click Drawing.
  8. In the All Locations - Drawing dialog box, select OPSTA3 and click OK.
  9. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK.

Insert a push button for emergency stop

  1. Click Schematic tabInsert Components panelInsert Components drop-downIcon Menu. Find
  2. In the Insert Component: JIC Schematic Symbols dialog box, click Push Buttons.
  3. In the JIC: Push Buttons dialog box, click Mushroom Head NC.
  4. Respond to the prompts as follows:

    Specify insertion point:

    Position the push button on the middle of the wire at line reference 403 and click (3)

  5. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, verify:

    Component Tag:  PB403A

    AutoCAD Electrical toolset automatically assigned the tag name based on the line reference. It added the “A” suffix since it is your second push button on this line reference.

  6. In the Descriptions section, specify:

    Line 1:  EMERGENCY STOP

  7. In the Location code section, click Drawing.
  8. In the All Locations - Drawing dialog box, select OPSTA3 and click OK.
  9. In the Insert/Edit Component dialog box, click OK.

    Your finished schematic resembles the following: