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Procedure For Converting Autocad Earth Drag To Etap PDF
Procedure For Converting Autocad Earth Drag To Etap PDF
Procedure For Converting Autocad Earth Drag To Etap PDF
` Steps Involved
` Creating
g the ETAP XML File
` Example
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Select & Export
entitles representing
Ground Grid in conductors and rod
AutoCAD Drawing
( DWG) File
(.DWG)
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Step 1: Modify AutoCAD drawing to map with ETAP
compatible
ibl elements
l
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` Modification is required to map earthing layout in AutoCAD
drawing with ETAP compatible elements.
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AutoCAD Entity ETAP Ground Grid Element
Line One conductor
Polyline One or more conductors
Polygon 3-1024 conductors
Rectangle
l 4 conductors
d
Revision Cloud One or more conductors
Circle One rod
Ellipse One rod
Ellipse Arc One rod
Bl k will
Blocks ill b l d d and
be exploded db k d
broken down iinto
Blocks
one or more AutoCAD entity types listed above.
Other than above Disregard
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` AutoCAD drawing shall be made in different layers
x Layer-2
L 2 iis ffor llocations
i R
Rods
d (Earth
(E h Pit)
Pi )
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` Change the scale of AutoCAD file to match with ETAP
1 mm Inches 1 inch
1 mm Feet 1 feet
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` Example of Scaling:
1
1. Change the AutoCAD drawing file to th
1000
2. Select unit as meters while creating XML file.
2
2. 0 3
0.3mm iin A CAD fil
AutoCAD file iis taken
k as 0 3
0.3meter (i
(i.e.
300mm) in ETAP
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¾ Open the drawing file having the Ground Grid
Click ok to select
Conductors and Rods
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¾ Select the Ground Grid from AutoCAD (.DWG) File
¾Then p
press “Enter”
Select
S l t Following
F ll i
> Conductor Type
> Rod Type
> AutoCAD Drawing
U i **
Unit**
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Click ok to convert to
.XML File
¾ Once .XML
XML file is created a message is displayed as…
as
Click ok
Note: If the file already exists, a dialog box is displayed to confirm overwriting it
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¾ Open a New ETAP Project
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File >
Import From XML File…
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¾ AutoCAD .XML file Loaded into ETAP is as shown
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