Using AutoCAD® to Read the File

The simplest way to put the one-line drawing into AutoCAD:

  1. Make sure you are in the EasyPower focus you want to be sent to AutoCAD, and write to a DXF file as explained in Export Drawings to a DXF File.
  2. Use the AutoCAD Import command to read the DXF file that you created in Step 1 into your AutoCAD drawing.

Layer Names

The following is a list of the layers in the DXF files EasyPower creates. Using CAD system commands, you can turn on, turn off, rename, and otherwise manipulate these layers.

Layer Name Contents

OLI_EQUIP

Symbols associated with equipment—for example, transformers, motors, and so on.

OLI_FAULT

Buses that have been faulted in EasyPower's Short Circuit focus.

OLI_WARNING

EasyPower items that are highlighted as a warning. For example, buses with voltage violations (by default, highlighted in red on an EasyPower one-line) appear on this layer.

OLI_BUS

Ordinary buses (not faulted or highlighted).

OLI_LINE

Lines that connect buses and equipment together.

OLI_IDTEXT

Identification text, such as "BUS-XL21" or "TX-13."

OLI_ANTEXT

Analysis text.

OLI_INACTIVE

Items that were deactivated in EasyPower (by default, shown as dimmed on an EasyPower one-line).

OLI_NOTE_ALL

Notes visible in all focuses.

OLI_NOTE_DB

Notes visible in the Database Edit focus only.

OLI_NOTE_SC

Notes visible in Short Circuit focus only

OLI_NOTE_PF

Notes visible in Power Flow focus only

OLI_NOTE_HM

Notes visible in Harmonics focus only

OLI_METER

All meters.

More Information

Using EasyPower with Other Programs