ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
AC source symbol (DWG block)
AC source is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_SOURCE_AC in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Machines and sources”. It carries 6 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_SOURCE_AC |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Machines and sources |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 6 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, VOLTAGE.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: FREQUENCY, MANUFACTURER, PART_NO, 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 IEC_SOURCE_AC.
- 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 IEC 60617, 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
- AC source
- Simplified Chinese
- 交流电源
- Traditional Chinese
- 交流電源
- Japanese
- 交流電源
- Korean
- 교류 전원
- German
- Wechselspannungsquelle (AC)
- French
- Source alternative (AC)
- Italian
- Sorgente in c.a.
- Spanish
- Fuente de CA












