ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Break contact (NC) symbol (DWG block)
Break contact (NC) is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_CONTACT_NC in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Contacts and switches”. It carries 6 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_CONTACT_NC |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Contacts and switches |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 6 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, CONTACT_NO.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: RATING_A, 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_CONTACT_NC.
- 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
- Break contact (NC)
- Simplified Chinese
- 动断触点（NC）
- Traditional Chinese
- 常閉接點(NC)
- Japanese
- b接点(NC)
- Korean
- b접점(NC)
- German
- Öffner (NC)
- French
- Contact à ouverture (NF)
- Italian
- Contatto di apertura (NC)
- Spanish
- Contacto de apertura (NC)
