# Connector plug half

Canonical URL: https://eloragrid.ai/symbols/connector-plug-half
Publisher: Elora Grid
Updated: 2026-10-13
Lookup label: PLUG
Drawing use: Schematic
Reference families: IEC, Manufacturer

A plug-half representation identifies one side of a detachable connector.

## What it represents

A plug-half representation identifies one side of a detachable connector. Its mating reference and pin number preserve the circuit path when the other half appears elsewhere.

## How to read it

- Locate the mating socket before treating the endpoint as an unconnected conductor.
- The preview is an original explanation of this function. Match the actual drawing convention to its legend and the selected equipment documentation.

## Information to show or reference

- Identify connector tag
- State pin number
- Cross-reference mating half

## Important distinction

A separately drawn plug is not a terminal block or an off-sheet wire arrow.

## Facts

- Drawing role: Detachable connection
- Representation scope: Functional concept; not an official standard graphic or a product footprint
- Public vendor block reference: HC01P_, VC01P_ (Autodesk identifiers; not IEC symbol numbers)
- Identifier status: The short label is a functional lookup label, not an assigned IEC or IEEE symbol number. Any separately listed Autodesk code is a verified vendor block name.

## Public references

- [AutoCAD Electrical: Connectors](https://help.autodesk.com/cloudhelp/2021/ENU/AutoCAD-Electrical/files/GUID-7175D293-9F4C-485C-8E2D-DE684820D53B.htm) — Autodesk. Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic.

## Graphic scope

Independent original educational concept illustration by Elora Grid. Not a certified standards graphic or manufacturer footprint. Unitless; not to scale. Original artwork licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/. Publisher material is linked only.