
CP-Symbols Mechanical – Library Overview
The CP-Symbols Mechanical suite provides comprehensive symbol libraries based on national and international standards. These libraries are used to create precise and standards-compliant technical drawings in mechanical engineering.
Normalia Library
Contains essential standard components from national and international norms, including bolts, nuts, keys, bearings, and more.
Categories of symbols include:
- ISO: bolts, washers, nuts, counterbores for bolts and screws, clearance holes, threaded holes, screws, rivets, pins, prismatic keys, wedges, bearings, dowels, cotter pins
- ANSI: bolts, washers, nuts
- ASME: bolts, washers, nuts
- EN: bolts, washers, nuts, clearance holes, threaded holes, screws, pins, dowels, cotter pins
- DIN: bolts, washers, nuts, counterbores, clearance holes, threaded holes, screws, rivets, retaining rings, pins, prismatic keys, wedges, bearings, dowels, cotter pins, stud bolts, grease fittings
- PN (Polish Norms): same range as DIN
- GOST (Russian Standards): same range as DIN
- General: connection symbols
Steel Profiles Library
Provides symbols of the most commonly used structural profiles such as angles, channels, tees, and others.
Categories of symbols include:
- ASTM: e.g., equal angle, I-beam
- DIN: steel profiles – flat bars, L-angles, U-channels, T-beams, Z-profiles, I-beams, hollow sections; also steel rods, wire rods, steel pipes
- EN: steel profiles – flat bars, L-angles, T-beams, hollow sections; steel rods, wire rods, pipes
- PN: same range as DIN
- GOST: flat bars, L-angles, U-channels, I-beams, hollow sections, steel rods
Weld, Surface Texture, and Other Markings Library
Contains symbols used in mechanical drawings to denote welds, surface roughness, and other annotations.
Categories of symbols include:
- Joint markings: left/right, with or without descriptions
- Weld views: e.g., V-welds, fillet welds
- Surface texture: general roughness, with/without material removal
Hydraulics and Pneumatics Library
Allows users to create detailed hydraulic and pneumatic system diagrams.
Categories of symbols include:
- Hydraulics:
- Basic symbols, connections, control methods
- Energy conversion/storage
- General energy control/regulation
- Check valves, directional valves
- Pressure and flow control valves
- Media preparation elements
- Measurement instruments and sensors
- Pneumatics:
- Basic symbols, connections, hoses and fittings
- Mechanisms and control methods
- Energy conversion and storage
- Directional valves, check valves
- Pressure and flow regulators
- Heat exchangers, instruments, sensors
- Additional categories:
- Complex control mechanism symbols (e.g., overload protection)
- Directional indicators for motion, flow, actuator position
- Fluidic logic – binary logic elements (form A and B)
- Basic block symbols: e.g., 3-way and 4-way valves
Block and Functional Diagrams Library
Provides symbols used in block diagrams across various technical and business domains.
Categories of symbols include:
- Algorithms: basic symbols, loops, data processing, I/O devices, data/memory, relationship indicators
- Functional diagrams: operations, start steps, commands, signal components (e.g., ON, OFF, timers)
- Computer networks: scanners, sockets, terminals, servers (rack-mounted and standalone), other devices (fax, mobile phone)
- BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation): events, gateways, tasks, task markers, data
- People
- Other: arrows, crossings
- Entity relationships: e.g., one-to-many, zero-to-one
- Examples: network diagram, quadratic equation algorithm, functional diagram, block diagram (electrical, technological), BPMN diagram
General Commands in CP-Symbols Mechanical
- Lines (wires/pipes): Draw single-line connections and schematic lines
- Frames and Title Blocks: Insert standard drawing frames and tables
- Attributes and Descriptions: Edit attribute values of one or multiple symbols
- Material Lists: Generate bills of materials based on drawing contents





