When drafting an electrical plan, such as a power or lighting plan, you place devices and panels in the appropriate locations in the floor plan. AutoCAD MEP 2024 toolset provides a library of panels, such as recessed panels and surface door panels, to complete your plans.
Usually, you add panels in plan view to produce construction documents, but you can also display parts differently in different views. For example, in a 3D view of an electrical system, you can display the real-world geometry of the panels, while in a 2D plan view you can represent them as one-line symbols.
Electrical panels
You can create circuits as you add panels. You can also specify a naming convention for the circuits in the electrical preferences for the drawing.