Symbols · BEACON ROT

Rotating beacon

A rotating beacon provides a documented rotating visual signal through its specified mechanism or assembly.

Schematic · BEACON ROTRotating beacon: original educational illustration
Original educational illustrationNot to scale · See source and graphic notes

What it represents

A rotating beacon provides a documented rotating visual signal through its specified mechanism or assembly. Its supply and command must be recorded with the visual signal's meaning.

How to read it

  • Check the chosen product's actual operating method rather than relying on appearance alone.
  • 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

  • State supply rating
  • Name signal condition
  • Reference selected beacon model

A distinction that matters

Rotating and flashing signal mechanisms are distinct indication descriptions.

Sources you can follow

These public references support the explanation and provide further detail. Their graphics and downloadable files remain with their publishers.

AutoCAD Electrical: Rotating beacons

Public documentation of this equipment function or named vendor variant; the illustration is independently authored and is not the source graphic.

Autodesk · Public reference checked 13 October 2026 · Link only

About this graphic

This illustration was authored independently by Elora Grid to explain the concept. It is not reproduced from a customer drawing, an official standard graphic or a manufacturer CAD file. Its correspondence to an exact IEC or IEEE symbol identifier has not been certified.

SVG and DXF downloads contain this original artwork. DXF uses unscaled drawing units; a GA envelope supplies no product dimensions, clearances or fabrication information. Original artwork is available under CC BY 4.0. Third-party references retain their own terms.

Entry JSON · Entry Markdown · Last editorial update: 13 October 2026

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