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
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.

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