Using Pinlists to Maximize Efficiency
Many electrical designs utilize components with a large number of connections, and keeping track of which connections have already been…
Solving Annotation Problems on Wiring Diagrams
One of the best tools in the SDS Toolkit for AutoCAD Electrical is the Annotation tool. This tool takes the…
Building Intelligent Symbol Libraries
More and more utilities and engineering firms are making the switch to AutoCAD Electrical and the SDS Toolkit for P&C…
Holt Design Tools for Designing Symbols
I’m pleased to offer a great set of tools for AutoCAD Electrical symbol building – for free! These tools are…
Custom LISP Tools for Wiring
Drafting substation projects is often tedious work because there are so many things that have to be done over and…
Connect Wires with Different Wire Numbers to the Same Terminal
One common situation in substation designs is connecting multiple wires with different wire numbers to the same terminal. The design…
When to use the INST attribute
One of the most common questions we get about using AutoCAD® Electrical symbols is what to do with the INST…