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Electrical Drawing Notes Translation: What to Translate vs Keep

Title blocks, cable schedules and annotation callouts on single-line and wiring diagrams—rules that keep drawings usable in the field.

Electrical Drawing Notes Translation: What to Translate vs Keep

Usually keep as-is

Device codes, terminal IDs, sheet numbers and most symbol libraries. Translate legend prose, notes and revision descriptions.

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Check that callout numbers still map after DTP and that bilingual notes do not obscure geometry.

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