ResourcesISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams
Protective gas discharge tube symbol (DWG block)
Protective gas discharge tube is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named ISX_X321_PROTECTIVE_GAS_DISCHARGE_TUBE in the ISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams, group “Materials: examples”. It carries 5 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | ISX_X321_PROTECTIVE_GAS_DISCHARGE_TUBE |
|---|---|
| Library | ISO 14617: Graphical symbols for diagrams |
| Group | Materials: examples |
| 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_X321_PROTECTIVE_GAS_DISCHARGE_TUBE.
- 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
- Protective gas discharge tube
- Simplified Chinese
- 保护气体放电管
- Traditional Chinese
- 保護氣體放電管
- Japanese
- 保護ガス放電管
- Korean
- 보호 가스 방전관
- German
- Schutzgas-Entladungsröhre
- French
- Tube à décharge de gaz de protection
- Italian
- Tubo a scarica di gas di protezione
- Spanish
- Tubo de descarga de gas de protección

