ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Socket (female contact) symbol (DWG block)
Socket (female contact) is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_SOCKET in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Connections”. It carries 6 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_SOCKET |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Connections |
| 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_SOCKET.
- 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
- Socket (female contact)
- Simplified Chinese
- 插座（阴接触件）
- Traditional Chinese
- 插座(母接點)
- Japanese
- ソケット(めす接触子)
- Korean
- 소켓(암 접점)
- German
- Buchse (Steckerbuchse)
- French
- Prise (contact femelle)
- Italian
- Presa (contatto femmina)
- Spanish
- Hembra (contacto hembra)
