That is because AutoCAD Electrical builds most of the PLC modules on-the-fly. But, if you look at the drawings in the library folder you wont see many PLC modules. Autodesk leaves it up to the manufacturers to submit new product data on their own, and basically no one does.ĪCADE's libraries are very rarely updated. AutoCAD Electrical supplies hundreds of PLC modules if you install every manufacturer (maybe thousands - Ive never actually counted). It is up to us users to add new products to all of the catalogs. For this reason, you may want to consider keeping a backup of your databases so that in the event of something bad happening, you don't lose all the additions you make over the years. The software provides the tools you need to add products to the databases.
In my opinion, being able to do this is an essential skill in ACADE, most especially when it comes to parametric PLC symbols. How you would go about adding modules to the PLC database depends on whether you're using parametric or fixed-unit plc symbols. Parametric symbols can adjust themselves to accommodate basically any rung spacing, whereas fixed-unit symbols have a set spacing that never changes. If you're using fixed-unit PLC symbols, then adding something new is as simple as creating the block, and then adding the catalog info to the database. If you're using parametric PLC symbols, then you have to make a new entry using the PLC Database File Editor. If you've never done this before, I'd review everything about it in HELP.
There are several steps for adding a module.
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