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Completion Time: 25 Minutes
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Completion of Lesson Circuits
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Objective: In this exercise, you use AutoCAD® Electrical commands to manipulate circuits. You copy an existing circuit, save a circuit to the Saved User Circuits icon menu, and insert the saved circuit you created.
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Process: Completion of the Circuits Lesson
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1: If the Project Manager is not displayed, on the Project tab, Project Tools panel, click Manager.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013582_80.jpg)
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2: If Schematic_Components_NFPA is the active project, skip to step 6. If it is open but not active in the Project Manager, do the following:
> Right-click Schematic_Components_NFPA
> Click Activate.
> Skip to step 6.
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3: In the Project Manager, click Open Project.
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4: Browse to where you installed the exercise files. Select Schematic_Components_NFPA.wdp. Click Open.
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5: In the Projects list, click the expansion node next to Schematic_Components_NFPA to expand the drawing list in the manager.
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6: Right-click Schematic_Components_NFPA_03.dwg. Click Open.
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7: Zoom in to rungs 307-314 of the first ladder.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013582_81.jpg)
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8: On the Schematic tab, Edit Components panel, Copy Circuit flyout, click Copy Circuit.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013582_82.jpg)
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9: Select all objects that make up the circuit on rungs 308-310. Press ENTER.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013582_83.jpg)
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10: Click the base point as the endpoint of rung 308 on the left vertical bus. Note: Be sure to use the Snap or an Osnap command to ensure that you are on the endpoint.
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11: Click the second point of displacement at rung 311 on the left vertical bus. In the Copy Circuit Options dialog box, click OK to accept the defaults.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013582_84.jpg) Notice how the component tags are updated to match the inserted locations.
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12: Save Circuit to Menu: On the Quick Access toolbar, click Previous Drawing.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013582_85.jpg)
This opens the previous drawing in the Projects list, Schematic_Wiring_NFPA_02.dwg.
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13: Zoom in to rungs 206-210.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013582_86.jpg)
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14: On the Schematic tab, Edit Components panel, Copy Circuit flyout, click Save Circuit to Icon Menu.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_87.jpg)
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15: In the Save Circuit to Icon Menu dialog box, click Add, New Circuit.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_88.jpg)
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16: For Name, enter "Schematic Wiring Circuit"
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17: For Image File, enter "Schematic Wiring Circuit"
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18: Click Create PNG from Current Screen Image.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_89.jpg)
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19: Click Zoom. In the drawing, make the image of the circuit as large as possible. Exit the Real-time Zoom command to return to the Create New Circuit dialog box.
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20: For File Name, enter "Schematic Wiring Circuit". Click OK.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_90.jpg)
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21: Click the endpoint of rung 207 on the left vertical bus. This is the base point. Note: Use the Snap or an Osnap command to ensure that you click the endpoint.
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22: Select all objects that make up the circuit on rungs 207-209. Press ENTER.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_91.jpg) An icon for the saved circuit is added to the menu.
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23: Click OK to close the menu
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24: Insert Circuit from Menu On the Quick Access toolbar, click Next Drawing.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_92.jpg)
This opens Schematic_Wiring_NFPA_03.dwg.
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25: On the Schematic_Wiring_NFPA_03.dwg drawing, zoom in to rungs 310-316.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_93.jpg)
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26: On the Schematic tab, Insert Components panel, Insert WBlocked Circuit flyout, click Insert Saved Circuit.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_94.jpg)
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27: Click Schematic Wiring Circuit.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_95.jpg)
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28: In the Circuit Scale dialog box, accept the default options. Click OK.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_96.jpg)
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29: Select the insertion point at rung 314 on the left vertical bus.
![](https://files.upskill-dev.autodesk.com/public/CSO_Content/IMAGES/MEE-AE0004_1611013583_97.jpg) The circuit is inserted and component tags are updated.
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