ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Direct current, text form symbol (DWG block)
Direct current, text form is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_MARK_DC_TEXT in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Symbol elements and qualifiers”. It carries 3 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_MARK_DC_TEXT |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Symbol elements and qualifiers |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 3 attributes, 1 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: 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 IEC_MARK_DC_TEXT.
- 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
- Direct current, text form
- Simplified Chinese
- 直流,文字形式
- Traditional Chinese
- 直流,文字形式
- Japanese
- 直流(文字表記)
- Korean
- 직류, 문자 표기
- German
- Gleichstrom, Textform
- French
- Courant continu, forme textuelle
- Italian
- Corrente continua, forma testuale
- Spanish
- Corriente continua, forma de texto












