ResourcesRelays, protection and switching devices (IEC 60617)
Change-over, make before symbol (DWG block)
Change-over, make before is a ready-to-use AutoCAD block named RLY_S00232_CHANGE_OVER_MAKE_BEFORE in the Relays, protection and switching devices (IEC 60617), group “Contact variants”. It carries 8 attributes, 1 of them visible, so it works in equipment lists and BlockSync exports.
Block details
| Block name | RLY_S00232_CHANGE_OVER_MAKE_BEFORE |
|---|---|
| Library | Relays, protection and switching devices (IEC 60617) |
| Group | Contact variants |
| Standard | IEC 60617 |
| Attributes | 8 attributes, 1 visible |
Attributes
Visible on the drawing: TAG.
Hidden, they carry the data for schedules: RATING, PART_NO, MANUFACTURER, 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 RLY_S00232_CHANGE_OVER_MAKE_BEFORE.
- 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
- Change-over, make before
- Simplified Chinese
- 转换触点,先合后断
- Traditional Chinese
- 轉換觸點,先合後斷
- Japanese
- 切換接点(メーク・ビフォア・ブレーク)
- Korean
- 전환 접점, 선투입형
- German
- Wechsler, Überschneidung (make before break)
- French
- Contact inverseur, fermeture avant ouverture
- Italian
- Contatto di scambio, chiude prima di aprire
- Spanish
- Contacto conmutado, cierra antes de abrir







