Feeder Drafting Techniques

Tips and tricks for drafting feeders on one-line diagrams in Design Master Electrical.

We look at the following topics for drafting feeders:

• Adjusting feeders using grips, connected panels, and the AutoCAD MOVE command
• The Redraw Feeder command
• The Add Segment to Middle, Add Segment to End, and Remove Segment commands
• Arranging feeders using the Align, Offset, and Swap commands
• The Insert Break and Remove Break commands
• The Insert Feeder command
• Managing feeder layer systems
• Inserting and managing feeder labels
• The Change Graphics command
• Setting overcurrent protection blocks

We also answer the following questions:

• "Can you turn off feeder IDs?"
• "Can you modify the information in the feeder label?"