What is free and what do I pay for?

The 187 symbols of the standard library as DWG files are free on this website and stay free. Pro adds 309 further symbols and the tools that work on the whole drawing. You pay for the palette: browsing, search in nine languages, placing with attributes, and in Pro auto wire, branches, numbering and lists. 12 symbols work without a key; the key unlocks all 496.

Can I try it before I buy?

Yes, in two ways. The 12 free symbols work for good with every feature: placement, tags, attributes, search. On top of that, every symbol and tool is open for 14 days from the first time you start the palette, Pro features included. After that only the free symbols stay open, until you add a key.

On how many computers does a key work, and does it need internet?

An individual key works on two computers, an organisation key on as many as its people band. Internet is needed to activate. After that the palette checks the licence from time to time and keeps working for up to 14 days offline. To move to a new computer, free the old one in your account and activate again.

Which AutoCAD versions and systems are supported?

AutoCAD 2021 to 2027 on Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit. AutoCAD LT and Mac are not supported.

Yes, within 14 days of the purchase as long as the key has not been activated. See the refund policy.

Does it change my drawings? Will colleagues without the palette see them?

The symbols are inserted as ordinary blocks with their attributes. Your drawing is a normal DWG that opens on any computer, with or without the palette. Nothing is locked inside it.

I work for a company. Which licence do I need?

Choose the Organisation licence and the number of people who will use it; the price on the card is for one company. For a quote or a purchase order write to support@cadxchange.net.

I am a student or a teacher. How do I get the education offer?

Sign in with your school e-mail address and use the education button on the price card. The standard palette is free for one year, and a Pro palette is half price for one year. The steps are in the Students and teachers section above.

My school e-mail address is not recognised. What now?

The price card then shows a form: enter your school name or website. We check it and add the school, and you can claim again afterwards. Private addresses such as Gmail or Outlook cannot be used.

Symbol palette for AutoCAD Free IEC 60617 Pro symbol library

CADXChange Symbols for AutoCAD: IEC 60617 Pro

All 496 IEC 60617 electrical symbols one click away, with numbering and attributes handled for you.

Pick the drawing scale: standard layers for each kind of symbol, a text style and the scale settings are created, and every symbol you place goes onto its own layer.

496 symbols
Auto wire, branches and wire numbering
14-day free trial, every feature open
Search in your own language
9 interface languages
AutoCAD 2021–2027
One-time purchase, no subscription
12 symbols free forever

Download the installer (5.2 MB) · 14-day free trial

Version 1.8.0 · Windows 10/11, 64-bit

About this download

Publisher: CADXChange · cadxchange.net
File: CADXChange-ElectricalProSymbols-1.8.0-x64-setup.exe · 5.2 MB
AutoCAD: 2021-2027
SHA-256: 508b7f1feb45eb3045f633bc2960a36e3f4c2ee89494cbdd0fe34ffd39862d93
By default, setup installs for your own Windows account and does not need administrator rights. You can remove it later in Settings, Apps.

Verify the download

To check the file, run one of these where you saved it. The result must match the SHA-256 above.

Get-FileHash .\CADXChange-ElectricalProSymbols-1.8.0-x64-setup.exe -Algorithm SHA256
certutil -hashfile CADXChange-ElectricalProSymbols-1.8.0-x64-setup.exe SHA256

The installer is not code-signed yet, so Windows may show “Windows protected your PC”. If the SHA-256 matches, choose More info, then Run anyway.

Symbol palette licence

$59

For one person, on two computers

Education: $29.50

Pay once
2 computers

Student or teacher?

Half price ($29.50) for one year with your school e-mail address. Buy again next year to renew.

Available soon

What you get

All 496 symbols unlocked (the 12 free ones always work)
Whole-drawing tools: auto wire, branches, numbering of every wire, wire and terminal lists, plus all the standard tools
Search, tags, attribute carry-over, favourites and recent symbols
The palette in nine languages
Every symbol of the library and every drawing tool; updates, no subscription

Try every symbol and tool free for 14 days; the 12 free symbols always work.
The DWG libraries stay free: you pay for the palette, not the symbols.
Refund within 14 days if the key is not activated.
New computer? Free the old one in your account and activate again.

Read the full licence

Refund policy

Education licences are for study and teaching, valid for one year, and renewed with your school e-mail address.

Standard: IEC 60617 Pro
Symbols: 496, of which 12 free
AutoCAD: 2021-2027
Languages: English简体中文繁體中文日本語한국어DeutschFrançaisItalianoEspañol
Licence: Perpetual, one payment

About the palette

The Pro edition puts the complete Electrical (IEC 60617) library, 496 symbols, in one panel next to your drawing, and adds the tools that finish a whole drawing for you: auto wire, branches, numbering of every wire and lists. The standard edition places the first 187 symbols; Pro adds the other 309 and the automation. Twelve symbols work for free, so you can try it before you decide. One licence unlocks all 496 symbols and every tool.

What this palette can do

Set up the drawing in one click

Pick the drawing scale: standard layers for each kind of symbol, a text style and the scale settings are created, and every symbol you place goes onto its own layer.

Sheet frame and title block

Choose ISO, ANSI, ARCH or GB, the paper size and a title: the frame, the title block and a print-ready layout are made at once.

Drop a symbol onto a wire

Click a symbol onto a wire: the wire is cut at that point and both ends are connected to the symbol's pins.

Connect pins

Free pins light up. Click one pin, then another, and a wire is drawn between them.

Junction dots

One click puts a dot on every junction where wires meet.

Wire labels

Choose a prefix and a start number, then click the wires one by one: each gets the next number.

Parts list

Counts every symbol by type, with its tags, and exports the list as a CSV file.

Check drawing

Finds duplicate tags and coils without contacts, lists each problem on its own line and selects the symbols involved.

Replace a symbol

Swap selected symbols for another one from the palette; position, rotation and tag are kept.

Click, place, repeat

Pick a symbol and it follows your cursor. Click to place it, and keep clicking to place more. Space or Enter turns it, and the scale follows your drawing. The tag counts up by itself: -R1, -R2, -R3.

Attributes that carry over

Fill in the attributes once, for example the value 4.7k. The next symbols you place arrive with it, and the tag keeps counting. You type what changes, not everything again.

Search in your own language

Type a part of a name in English, Chinese, German or any of the nine languages and the palette shows the matching symbols from every section. No need to know which chapter of the standard a symbol is in.

Nine languages

English, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, French, Italian and Spanish. The palette follows the language of AutoCAD, or you pick one in the palette; the symbol names change with it.

Auto wirePro

Select a group of symbols and the wires between their pins are routed for you, with clean corners.

Number every wirePro

Numbers all wires in one pass, in order, with the prefix and start number you choose.

Wire listPro

Lists every wire with the two pins it connects and exports the list as a CSV file.

BranchPro

Adds a parallel path round part of a wire: click where it leaves, where it comes back and how far it runs.

Link symbolsPro

Select symbols that belong together, such as the three contacts of one contactor: a dashed line joins them to show they work together.

Coil and contactsPro

Place a coil, type Contact, and each contact you place next takes the coil's tag, for example -K1.

PresetsPro

Choose a standard value or a real product model once, and every symbol you place carries its data. Standard values come with every edition; product models and your own library are in Pro.

Recent and favourites

The symbols you used last sit at the top, and the ones you star stay there. After a day of drawing, the twenty symbols you use are always at hand.

A whole drawing, start to finish

From an empty sheet to a layout ready to plot: set up the drawing, place symbols, wire, number and print.

What is inside

These are the 496 symbols the Pro palette holds, shown as sheets by group. You can see what you can place before you install anything. Click a sheet to enlarge it.

Free · 82 symbols
Free · 78 symbols
Free · 27 symbols
Machines and transformers · 71
Instruments, connections and selectors · 81
Installation plans · 67
Symbol elements, links and actuators · 90

Part	Symbols	In the palette	DWG files
Free library	187	Yes, 12 of them work without a licence	Free download on the library page
Machines and transformers	71	Yes, with the licence	ZIP included with the licence
Instruments, connections and selectors	81	Yes, with the licence	ZIP included with the licence
Installation plans	67	Yes, with the licence	ZIP included with the licence
Symbol elements, links and actuators	90	Yes, with the licence	ZIP included with the licence
Total	496

Passive components 34
Semiconductors 48
Contacts and switches 34
Coils and relays 10
Power switching and protection 34
Connections 20
Terminals and junctions 7
Machines and sources 42
Transformers and reactors 24
Winding connection marks 5
Signalling and measuring 37
Conductors and cables 11
Plugs and links 8
Cable accessories 7
Selectors and crossbar switches 18
Power stations and substations 13
Lines and conductors 12
Wiring and installation boxes 7
Socket outlets 9
Switches and push-buttons 14
Lighting and clocks 12
Symbol elements and qualifiers 34
Mechanical links and effects 25
Actuators and operating elements 31

Open the library page with every symbol named

12 symbols free, 496 with a key

A resistor, a capacitor, a push-button, a three-phase motor and an earth symbol work in the palette without a key, with placement, tags, attributes and search. That is enough to try the whole way of working. The other symbols are visible with a lock; click one and the palette tells you how to unlock it. The drawing you make is a normal DWG that opens everywhere, with or without the palette.

Machines and transformers71 symbols
Instruments, connections and selectors81 symbols
Installation plans67 symbols
Symbol elements, links and actuators90 symbols

Install it free

Install the palette first; it is free, includes the 12 free symbols and opens every symbol and tool for 14 days. Buy the key when you want to keep them.

1
Install
Download the installer and run it. It sets the palette up for every AutoCAD 2021–2027 on the computer.
2
Open
Start AutoCAD and click Symbols on the CADXChange ribbon tab, or type CXSYMBOLS.
3
Draw, then unlock
Place the free symbols right away; for the first 14 days every symbol and tool is open. To keep all 496 and the tools after that, open Licences at the bottom of the palette (or click a locked symbol), paste your key and press Activate.