ResourcesElectrical symbols, ANSI/IEEE 315 style
Varmeter symbol (DWG block)
Varmeter is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEEE_METER_VAR in the Electrical symbols, ANSI/IEEE 315 style, group “Meters, lamps and device numbers”. It carries 7 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEEE_METER_VAR |
|---|---|
| Library | Electrical symbols, ANSI/IEEE 315 style |
| Group | Meters, lamps and device numbers |
| Standard | ANSI/IEEE 315 |
| Attributes | 7 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, DEVICE.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: RANGE, PART_NO, MANUFACTURER, 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
- Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block IEEE_METER_VAR.
- Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
- 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.
- English
- Varmeter
- Simplified Chinese
- 无功功率表
- Traditional Chinese
- 無功功率表
- Japanese
- 無効電力計
- Korean
- 무효 전력계
- German
- Blindleistungsmesser
- French
- Varmètre
- Italian
- Varmetro
- Spanish
- Varímetro
