ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Step function, negative going symbol (DWG block)
Step function, negative going is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_STEP_NEGATIVE in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Mechanical links and effects”. It carries 3 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_STEP_NEGATIVE |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Mechanical links and effects |
| 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_STEP_NEGATIVE.
- 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
- Step function, negative going
- Simplified Chinese
- 阶跃函数,负向
- Traditional Chinese
- 階躍函數,負向
- Japanese
- ステップ関数(負方向)
- Korean
- 계단 함수, 하강
- German
- Sprungfunktion, negativ
- French
- Fonction échelon, front descendant
- Italian
- Funzione a gradino, fronte negativo
- Spanish
- Función escalón, flanco negativo












