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Resistor, adjustable (rheostat) symbol (DWG block)

Resistor, adjustable (rheostat) is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEEE_RESISTOR_VARIABLE in the Electrical symbols, ANSI/IEEE 315 style, group “Transformers, machines and passive parts”. It carries 5 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.

Resistor, adjustable (rheostat) symbol, block IEEE_RESISTOR_VARIABLE
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Block details

Block nameIEEE_RESISTOR_VARIABLE
LibraryElectrical symbols, ANSI/IEEE 315 style
GroupTransformers, machines and passive parts
StandardANSI/IEEE 315
Attributes5 attributes, 2 visible

Attributes

Visible on the drawing: TAG, VALUE.

Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: POWER, REMARKS, DESC.

Export the attributes of every copy in a drawing to Excel with BlockSync, check them and write the corrections back in one run.

How to use it

  1. Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block IEEE_RESISTOR_VARIABLE.
  2. Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
  3. Double-click a copy to fill in the tag and the other attributes.

The symbol is our own drawing after the common form of ANSI/IEEE 315, not a certified copy. The library page explains how the symbols relate to the standard.

Names in other languages

The same symbol under its name in the other site languages.

inglês
Resistor, adjustable (rheostat)
chinês simplificado
电阻，可调（变阻器）
chinês tradicional
電阻，可調（變阻器）
japonês
抵抗器、可変(レオスタット)
coreano
저항기, 가변(리오스탯)
alemão
Widerstand, einstellbar (Rheostat)
francês
Résistance, réglable (rhéostat)
italiano
Resistore, regolabile (reostato)
espanhol
Resistencia, ajustable (reóstato)

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