ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Socket outlet, protective contact symbol (DWG block)
Socket outlet, protective contact is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_SOCKET_OUTLET_PE in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Socket outlets”. It carries 11 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_SOCKET_OUTLET_PE |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Socket outlets |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 11 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, CIRCUIT.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: RATING_A, IP_RATING, MOUNT_HEIGHT_MM, MANUFACTURER, MODEL, REMARKS, 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_OUTLET_PE.
- 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.
Used in sample drawings
The Socket outlet, protective contact symbol is placed in these finished sample drawings, so you can see how it is used on a real sheet:
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 outlet, protective contact
- Simplified Chinese
- 带保护触点插座
- Traditional Chinese
- 插座，接地型
- Japanese
- 接地極付きコンセント
- Korean
- 접지극 부착 콘센트
- German
- Steckdose mit Schutzkontakt
- French
- Prise de courant avec contact de terre
- Italian
- Presa a spina con contatto di terra
- Spanish
- Toma de corriente con contacto de protección
