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Tower, tension (dead-end) symbol (DWG block)

Tower, tension (dead-end) is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named PWR_TOWER_TENS in the Power system single-line symbols (IEC 60617), group “Busbars, lines and cables”. It carries 9 attributes, 2 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.

Tower, tension (dead-end) symbol, block PWR_TOWER_TENS

Block details

Block namePWR_TOWER_TENS
LibraryPower system single-line symbols (IEC 60617)
GroupBusbars, lines and cables
StandardIEC 60617
Attributes9 attributes, 2 visible

Attributes

Visible on the drawing: TAG, VOLTAGE_KV.

Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: CONDUCTOR, LENGTH_KM, RATED_CURRENT_A, CIRCUITS, FROM_TO, 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

  1. Download the ZIP and unzip it. It holds one DWG with the block PWR_TOWER_TENS.
  2. Open the DWG and copy the block into your drawing, or insert it from the DWG with INSERT.
  3. 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
Tower, tension (dead-end)
Simplified Chinese
耐张塔
Traditional Chinese
鐵塔,耐張型(終端)
Japanese
鉄塔(耐張形)
Korean
철탑, 내장형(인류)
German
Mast, Abspannmast
French
Pylône d'ancrage (arrêt)
Italian
Traliccio di amarro (di arresto)
Spanish
Torre de amarre (fin de línea)

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