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AutoCAD Electrical 2008What’s New
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AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Top Reasons to Move from AutoCAD
AMS CAD Solutionshttp://www.amsystems.com
2© 2006 Autodesk
Intelligent electrical controls design Fully native DWG Open and extendable The only logical choice for electrical controls design
AutoCAD Electrical 2008What is it?
3© 2006 Autodesk
Benefits of Electrical CADProvide 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
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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
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Reason 1
Comprehensive Symbol LibrariesCustomer 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
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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
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Reason 3
Automatic Project Reports
Customer NeedInstant 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
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Reason 4
Real Time Error Checking
Customer NeedTo eliminate design errors before build phase begins
AutoCAD Electrical Delivers Design audit and repair utility Automatic notification of
Duplicates Resolution suggestions
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Reason 5
Real Time Coil and Contact Cross-Referencing
Contacts on Others
Relay on one DrawingCustomer NeedError 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
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Reason 6
Create Smart Panel Layout Drawings
Customer NeedPanel layout drawings that match the corresponding schematic design
AutoCAD Electrical Delivers Panel layout drawings driven by
schematic content Link between schematic and panel
components Changes to one automatically update the other
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Reason 7
Electrical Specific Drafting Features
Customer NeedSlash design time using commands specifically for electrical controls designers
AutoCAD Electrical DeliversSpecialized features such as:
Trim wire Copy and delete component or
circuit Scoot and align components
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Reason 8
Automatic PLC I/O Drawings
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Customer NeedEliminate 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
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Reason 9
Share Drawings and Track Changes
Customer NeedEasily share drawings withdownstream users
AutoCAD Electrical Delivers DWG files compatible with
downstream AutoCAD and AutoCAD LT users
Ability to track and report changes
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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
15© 2006 Autodesk
Intelligent electrical controls design Fully native DWG Open and extendable The only logical choice for electrical controls design
AutoCAD Electrical 2008What is it?