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Watthour meter symbol (DWG block)

Watthour meter is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEEE_METER_WH 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.

Watthour meter symbol, block IEEE_METER_WH

Block details

Block nameIEEE_METER_WH
LibraryElectrical symbols, ANSI/IEEE 315 style
GroupMeters, lamps and device numbers
StandardANSI/IEEE 315
Attributes7 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

  1. Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block IEEE_METER_WH.
  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.

English
Watthour meter
Simplified Chinese
电能表
Traditional Chinese
電能表
Japanese
電力量計
Korean
전력량계
German
Wattstundenzähler
French
Compteur d'énergie active
Italian
Contatore di energia attiva
Spanish
Contador de energía activa

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