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# AutoCAD Electrical

## CAD Software for Electrical Design

The AutoCAD Electrical toolset automates routine electrical design tasks and increases productivity in drawing creation. It provides the full functionality of AutoCAD plus dedicated features for planning electrical systems, including symbol libraries, bill-of-materials reports and PLC I/O drawings,  making electrical planning processes considerably faster and more efficient.

AutoCAD Electrical is part of the AutoCAD toolsets.

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## Optimize 2D/3D Electrical Design

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### Extensive Library

Access a library of more than 65,000 intelligent electrical symbols.

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### Automated Features

Automatic wire numbering and component tag generation.

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### Transparent Documentation

Automatic generation and updating of custom reports.

## Electrical Design for Every Need

 Component Library & Standards

 Automated Documentation

 Circuit Design Tools

 Project Management

**65,000+ Electrical Symbols**  
Choose from an extensive library of user-friendly, color-coded, customizable electrical symbols; convert existing symbols or build custom components quickly with the symbol generator.

**Electrical Standards Support**  
Supports the latest electrical standards, while continuing to offer the JIC and legacy IEC symbol libraries for older projects.

**Automatic Reports**  
Simplify your workflow and save time through automatic creation and updating of various custom reports.

**SQL Catalog Support**  
Save time with SQL catalog database support; when a bill of materials is created in Autodesk Vault, data from AutoCAD Electrical drawings is added to the report automatically, including catalog database details.

**Wire and Component Tagging Automation**  
Save time through improved automation that enables automatic wire numbering and component tag generation.

**Circuit Design and Reuse**  
Simplify electrical design with the Circuit Designer; access pre-filled data to build and label a selection of motor-control and feeder circuits.

**Coil and Contact Cross-Referencing**  
Simplify projects by tracking parent and child contacts in real time, as the Circuit Designer dynamically builds the circuit and assigns a component tag to each part.

**PLC I/O Drawings From Spreadsheets**  
Speed up workflows by using a single data file to create multiple drawings; define a project's I/O mapping and generate PLC drawings automatically from a spreadsheet, database or comma-separated text file.

**Simplified Project Management**  
Increase productivity and simplify your project with the time-saving features of the Project Manager; re-mark components, make file changes easily, and access straightforward export options. 

## Questions about Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical?

Tell us which electrical drafting or panel-design workflows matter for your team, and our team will get back to you.

## auxalia WESTCAM Group

 The auxalia WESTCAM Group unites around 180 experts in eight European countries. Together we develop integrated digital platform solutions for tomorrow's challenges.

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