ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Protective earthing symbol (DWG block)
Protective earthing is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_EARTH_PROTECTIVE in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Connections”. It carries 3 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_EARTH_PROTECTIVE |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Connections |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 3 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, EARTH_TYPE.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: 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_EARTH_PROTECTIVE.
- 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
- Protective earthing
- Simplified Chinese
- 保护接地
- Traditional Chinese
- 保護接地
- Japanese
- 保護接地
- Korean
- 보호 접지
- German
- Schutzerdung
- French
- Mise à la terre de protection
- Italian
- Messa a terra di protezione
- Spanish
- Puesta a tierra de protección
