AutoCAD Electrical 2012 for Electrical Control Designers textbook introduces the reader to AutoCAD Electrical, one of the world's leading applications designed specifically to create and modify electrical control systems. This textbook has been written to assist the engineering students and the practicing designers who are new to AutoCAD Electrical. Using this textbook, the readers can learn the application of basic tools required for creating professional electrical-control  drawings with the help of AutoCAD Electrical. Keeping in view the varied requirement of the users, the textbook covers a wide range of features such as schematic drawings, panel drawings, parametric and nonparametric PLC modules, stand-alone PLC I/O points, ladder diagrams, point-to-point wiring diagrams, reports generation, creation of symbols, and so on.

Following are the additional features of this book:
·    Detailed explanation of AutoCAD Electrical commands and tools
·    More than 40 tutorials and one project based chapter with step-by-step explanation
·    Emphasis on Why and How with explanation
·    Tips and Notes throughout the textbook
·    832 pages with heavily-illustrated text  
·    Self-Evaluation tests and Exercises at the end of each chapter

Brief Table of Contents
         Chapter 1: Introduction to AutoCAD Electrical 2012
         Chapter 2: Working with Projects and Drawings
         Chapter 3: Working with Wires
         Chapter 4: Creating Ladders
         Chapter 5: Schematic Components
         Chapter 6: Schematic Editing
         Chapter 7: Connectors, Point-to-Point Wiring Diagrams, and Circuits
         Chapter 8: Panel Layouts
         Chapter 9: Schematic and Panel Reports
         Chapter 10: PLC Modules
         Chapter 11: Terminals
         Chapter 12: Settings, Configurations, Templates, and Plotting
         Chapter 13: Creating Symbols
         Chapter 14: Projects    

         Index