ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Emergency stop, NC symbol (DWG block)
Emergency stop, NC is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_ESTOP in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Contacts and switches”. It carries 8 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_ESTOP |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Contacts and switches |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 8 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, CONTACT_NO.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: LEGEND, COLOR, 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_ESTOP.
- 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
- Emergency stop, NC
- Simplified Chinese
- 急停按钮,NC
- Traditional Chinese
- 緊急停止,NC
- Japanese
- 非常停止スイッチ NC
- Korean
- 비상 정지, NC
- German
- Not-Halt, Öffner
- French
- Arrêt d'urgence NF
- Italian
- Arresto di emergenza NC
- Spanish
- Parada de emergencia NC












