ResourcesCommon electrical symbols (IEC 60617)
Variable resistor symbol (DWG block)
Variable resistor is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named IEC_RESISTOR_VARIABLE in the Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617), group “Passive components”. It carries 6 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | IEC_RESISTOR_VARIABLE |
|---|---|
| Library | Common electrical symbols (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Passive components |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 6 attributes, 2 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG, VALUE.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: POWER, 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_RESISTOR_VARIABLE.
- 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
- Variable resistor
- Simplified Chinese
- 可变电阻器
- Traditional Chinese
- 可變電阻
- Japanese
- 可変抵抗器
- Korean
- 가변 저항기
- German
- Einstellbarer Widerstand
- French
- Résistance variable
- Italian
- Resistore variabile
- Spanish
- Resistencia variable
