AutoCAD Electrical 2008

AutoCAD Electrical 2008

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AutoCAD Electrical 2008

What is it?

Intelligent electrical controls design

Fully native DWG

Open and extendable

The only logical choice for electrical controls design

2006 Autodesk

Benefits of Electrical CAD

Provide accurate control system designs in less time

Design more accurately in less time

Comprehensive symbol library based on International standards

Real time error checking and alerts

Build smart panel layout drawings based on schematic contents

Re-use designs and rapidly respond to customer changes

Automatically update title blocks project wide

Instantly renumber wires and components

Copy and paste circuits with automatic updates

Ship your products on time

Eliminate costly design errors before they hit the shop floor

Automatically generate accurate wire labels to expedite the build phase

Automatic Bill of Material reports ensure all parts are ordered

2006 Autodesk

Top 10 Reasons to Move from

AutoCAD to AutoCAD Electrical
1. Comprehensive Symbol Libraries
2. Automatic Wire Numbering and Component Tagging
3. Automatic Project Reports
4. Real-Time Error Checking
5. Real-Time Coil and Contact Cross-Referencing
6. Create Smart Panel Layout Drawings
7. Electrical-Specific Drafting Features
8. Automatically Create PLC I/O Drawings from Spreadsheets
9. Share Drawings with Customers and Suppliers
10. Reuse Existing Drawings
2006 Autodesk

Reason 1

Comprehensive Symbol Libraries

Customer Need
To quickly build standards based
controls designs

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Symbol libraries based on

International standards

JIC, IEC, GB, JIS, AUS

Automated insert component

process

2006 Autodesk

Reason 2

Automatic Wire Numbering and

Component Tagging
Customer Need
Unique wire numbers and
component tags

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Referenced or sequential based

numbering
Flexible numbering formats
Automatically adds a suffix to
duplicates

2006 Autodesk

Reason 3

Automatic Project Reports

Customer Need
Instant and accurate reports

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Reports include

Bill of Materials
From/To Wire Lists
Cable Lists
Terminal Reports
Much More

Multiple report generation with a

single command

Flexible export options

2006 Autodesk

Reason 4

Real Time Error Checking

Customer Need
To eliminate design errors before build
phase begins

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Design audit and repair utility

Automatic notification of

2006 Autodesk

Duplicates

Resolution suggestions

Reason 5

Real Time Coil and Contact CrossReferencing

Relay on one Drawing

Customer Need
Error free use of relays

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Automatic tracking of relay coils

and contacts

Updates to all related devices

Alerts when number of contacts

are exceeded

Flexible display formats

2006 Autodesk

Contacts on Others

Reason 6

Create Smart Panel Layout Drawings

Customer Need
Panel layout drawings that match the
corresponding schematic design

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Panel layout drawings driven by

schematic content

Link between schematic and panel

components

2006 Autodesk

Changes to one automatically update the other

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Reason 7

Electrical Specific Drafting Features

Customer Need
Slash design time using commands
specifically for electrical controls
designers

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Specialized features such as:

2006 Autodesk

Trim wire

Copy and delete component or

circuit

Scoot and align components

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Reason 8

Automatic PLC I/O Drawings

Customer Need
Eliminate redundant tasks involved in
designing a PLC I/O system

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Automatic PLC I/O drawing generation

from a spreadsheet

PLC I/O address and description report

exported to PLC program

2006 Autodesk

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Reason 9

Share Drawings and Track Changes

Customer Need
Easily share drawings with
downstream users

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

DWG files compatible with

downstream AutoCAD and
AutoCAD LT users

Ability to track and report changes

2006 Autodesk

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Reason 10

Reuse Existing Drawings

Customer Need
Easily reuse a specific part or an entire
drawing set when starting a new design

AutoCAD Electrical Delivers

Reuse commonly used circuits for use in

future designs

Automatically renumbers wires and devices to

the configuration of the new project

Retag all components in a project with a

single command

2006 Autodesk

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AutoCAD Electrical 2008

What is it?

Intelligent electrical controls design

Fully native DWG

Open and extendable

The only logical choice for electrical controls design

2006 Autodesk

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