{"id":693,"date":"2022-07-12T14:31:48","date_gmt":"2022-07-12T09:01:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electrical.lazyhungryminds.com\/?p=693"},"modified":"2022-07-12T14:31:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T09:01:48","slug":"how-to-insert-wire-and-multiple-bus-wire-in-autocad-electrical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electrical.lazyhungryminds.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/12\/how-to-insert-wire-and-multiple-bus-wire-in-autocad-electrical\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Insert Wire and Multiple Bus Wire In AutoCAD Electrical"},"content":{"rendered":"

How To Insert Wire<\/a> In AutoCAD Electrical<\/h3>\n

In AutoCAD Electrical we can insert wire in different types.
 Wire<\/strong>
22.5 Degree Wire<\/strong>
45 Degree Wire<\/strong>
67.5 Degree Wire<\/strong>
For Wire we need to go Menu Bar > Schematic > Wire <\/p>\n\n

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If We Choose first option Wire,<\/strong> We can freely draw the wire in any angle.
If We Choose 22.5 Degree Wire, <\/strong>We can Draw the wire to the specified angle which is 22.5 degree.
If We Choose 45 Degree Wire, <\/strong>We can Draw the wire to the specified angle which is 45 degree.
If We Choose 67.5 Degree Wire, <\/strong>We can Draw the wire to the specified angle which is 67.5 degree.<\/p>\n

Note: <\/strong>Sometimes we pull wire and it will pull from angle without selecting angle option, so we need to go Drawing Properties<\/a> > Styles > Wiring Style > Wire Tee > None or Dot.<\/p>\n\n

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Interconnect Components<\/h3>\n

Insert wire between two component we can use Interconnect Components<\/strong>, But both the components should be 100% parallel to each other.
Click\u00a0Schematic tab > <\/span>Insert Wires\/Wire Numbers panel> <\/span>Insert Wires drop-down > <\/span>Interconnect Components > Select First Component > Select Second Component > Space Bar\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Gap or Loop or Solid<\/a><\/h3>\n

When a new wire crosses another, a gap\/loop or jumper\u00a0 is inserted automatically and we can also do manually.
For Manually we need to click in Gap > Select First wire > Select Second wire\u00a0\"Wire
Note: Sometime we are trying to insert gap or jumper but unable to do so we need to check setting of wire cross and set loop for jumper in Drawing Properties<\/strong>, there are another two more wire cross Gap, Solid that we will set as per need.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n

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Deletes gaps\/loops
<\/strong>Edit Wires\/Wire Numbers panel<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span>Modify Wire Gap drop-down<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>Delete Wire Gap<\/span><\/span>. <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n

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Flip the Gap\/Loop
<\/strong>Edit Wires\/Wire Numbers panel<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/a><\/a><\/span>Modify Wire Gap drop-down<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span>Flip Wire Gap<\/span><\/span>. <\/a>
The gapped wire becomes solid and the gap\/loop flips to the crossing wire.<\/p>\n\n

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How Do We Insert The Multiple Bus<\/h3>\n

Multiple bus<\/strong><\/a> is very important in electrical, sometimes we want to draw 3 phase 4 wire or we need to design field cable where there will be multiple cables at that time we can use this command and at a time we Can draw multiple cables.
We Can Draw Multiple Wire Bus In Four Different Ways
<\/strong>Component (Multiple Wire)
Another Bus (Multiple Wire)
Empty Space, Go Horizontal
Empty Space, Go Vertical
Menu Bar > Schematic > Insert Wire\/ Wire Number > Multiple Bus <\/p>\n\n

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Component (Multiple Wire)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Insert Component From Icon Menu > Select Component > Insertion Point Turn Red > Space Bar > Define The Length Of Wire\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Another (Multiple Wire)
Another Bus ( Vertical )<\/a>
<\/strong>Insert Horizontal Wire > Select Horizontal wire\u00a0 > Specify the distance between two wire > Number of wires > ok > Define The Length Of Wire<\/p>\n\n\n