ResourcesISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams
Mechanical link, shaft, wire symbol (DWG block)
Mechanical link, shaft, wire is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named ISX_403_MECHANICAL_LINK_SHAFT_WIRE in the ISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams, group “Connections: basic symbols”. It carries 5 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | ISX_403_MECHANICAL_LINK_SHAFT_WIRE |
|---|---|
| Library | ISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams |
| Group | Connections: 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_403_MECHANICAL_LINK_SHAFT_WIRE.
- 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
- Mechanical link, shaft, wire
- Simplified Chinese
- 机械连杆,轴,线缆
- Traditional Chinese
- 機械連桿,軸,線纜
- Japanese
- 機械的リンク(軸・ワイヤー)
- Korean
- 기계적 링크, 축, 와이어
- German
- Mechanische Verbindung, Welle, Seil
- French
- Liaison mécanique, arbre, câble
- Italian
- Collegamento meccanico, albero, cavo
- Spanish
- Enlace mecánico, eje, cable






