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To succeed in today’s global marketplace, electrical controls
designers can no longer afford to rely on generic software
applications to get the job done. AutoCAD Electrical offers
control engineers a competitive edge by helping save hours of
effort, so they can spend more time innovating.
The AutoCAD Electrical Advantage
AutoCAD
®
Electrical is AutoCAD
®
software for
controls designers, purpose-built to create and
modify electrical control systems. It contains all the
functionality of AutoCAD, the world’s leading CAD
software, plus a comprehensive set of electrical-
specific features and functions that offer significant
productivity gains.
Contents
Error Checking and Prevention ..................3
Standards-Based Drafting
and Component Libraries ...........................4
Design and Drafting
Productivity Tools .........................................5
Schematic Design Tools ............................. 8
Panel Layout Tools ..................................... 10
Programmable Logic Controller Tools .....11
Comprehensive Terminal
Management.................................................12
Collaboration and Interoperability ......... 13
Data Management
and Reporting Tools ...................................14
Data Migration Tools .................................. 15
Learn More or Purchase ............................16
Feature
AutoCAD
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AutoCAD
®
Electrical
Full AutoCAD Functionality
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Familiar AutoCAD Interface
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Powerful Drafting Tools
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DWG
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Compatibility
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Comprehensive Symbol Libraries
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Electrical-Specific Drafting Features
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Real-time Error Checking
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Schematic Design Tools
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Panel Layout Tools
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Terminal Management Tools
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PLC I/O Tools
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Automatic BOM Generation
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Autodesk
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Inventor
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Associativity
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AutoCAD Electrical helps you stay ahead of the
competition by automating control engineering
tasks, such as building circuits, numbering wires,
and creating bills of material. AutoCAD Electrical
provides a library of more than 650,000 electrical
symbols and components, includes real-time error
checking, and enables electrical and mechanical
teams to collaborate on digital prototypes built
with Autodesk
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Inventor
®
software. As part of the
Autodesk solution for Digital Prototyping, AutoCAD
Electrical helps manufacturers get their products to
market faster with lower costs.
