ResourcesISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams
Detent, discrete position symbol (DWG block)
Detent, discrete position is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named ISX_655_DETENT_DISCRETE_POSITION in the ISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams, group “Basic elements: basic symbols”. It carries 5 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | ISX_655_DETENT_DISCRETE_POSITION |
|---|---|
| Library | ISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams |
| Group | Basic elements: basic symbols |
| Standard | ISO 14617 |
| Attributes | 5 attributes, 1 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: REMARKS, STD_CLAUSE, STD_REF, 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 ISX_655_DETENT_DISCRETE_POSITION.
- 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 ISO 14617, 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
- Detent, discrete position
- Simplified Chinese
- 定位装置,离散位置
- Traditional Chinese
- 定位裝置,離散位置
- Japanese
- ディテント(離散位置)
- Korean
- 디텐트, 이산 위치
- German
- Rastung, diskrete Stellung
- French
- Crantage, position discrète
- Italian
- Fermo a scatto, posizione discreta
- Spanish
- Retén, posición discreta












