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AutoCAD Electrical Explained: Blocks vs Symbols vs Components (Beginner’s Guide)

Understanding the difference between blocks, symbols, and components is essential for anyone learning AutoCAD Electrical. In this beginner‑friendly tutorial, I explain how AutoCAD Electrical interprets each one, how they behave in schematics, and why these terms matter when building intelligent, automated electrical drawings. This short overview prepares you for deeper symbol‑building and project‑wide automation lessons in upcoming videos. In this video you’ll learn: • What a block is in standard AutoCAD and why it has no electrical intelligence • How symbols gain smart behaviour through naming rules and required attributes • How components are created when symbols are inserted and tagged in a project • How parent/child relationships work for coils, contacts, and PLC I/O • The key attributes that drive tagging, catalog data, and reporting • How connection points affect wire trimming, numbering, and cross‑referencing • Why symbols appear in the Icon Menu and blocks don’t • The difference between schematic symbols and panel footprints • When it’s appropriate to use plain blocks in your drawings This tutorial gives you a clear foundation for understanding AutoCAD Electrical 2026 and how intelligent symbols power automation across your electrical schematics.