Design And Drafting Productivity Tools - Autodesk AUTOCAD ELECTRICAL Brochure

Design and Drafting Productivity Tools

AutoCAD Electrical software offers controls designers
immediate productivity gains with a complete set of specialized
features and tools developed specifically for the creation of
accurate, industry-standard electrical control systems.
Streamlined Design Environment
AutoCAD Electrical features a streamlined user
interface. Find your favorite tools and commands
faster, locate lesser-used tools more efficiently, and
discover relevant new features more easily. The result
is less time searching through menus and toolbars,
and more time getting your work done.
Circuit Builder
Reduce design time and increase drafting efficiency
by automating the creation of controls circuits.
Dynamically generate rules-based controls circuits
based on defining functional requirements, such as
components, wiring, ratings, and catalog data.
The Circuit Builder tool gives you the necessary infor-
mation to help you make sound engineering decisions
that are also environmentally "green." For example,
the conductor size that meets the minimum code
requirements may be the least expensive to purchase,
but it may not provide the best long-term energy and
cost savings.
Circuit Builder provides
dynamic display of worst-
case energy loss costs
for a range of conductor
sizes against various
installation and ambient
factors. Suggested wire
conductor sizing can be
automatically calculated
based upon an electrical
code requirement.
Make better design decisions based on de-rating fac-
tors such as wire material type, insulation tempera-
ture rating, ambient temperature, run length, power
conductor bundling and maximum allowable voltage
drop. Circuit Builder can also suggest fuse, breaker,
and disconnect ratings based upon motor or power
feed load.
Reuse Circuits
Slash design time by reusing common circuits.
AutoCAD Electrical gives users the ability to build
commonly used circuits once and then save them for
reuse in future designs. When you place a saved cir-
cuit into a new design, AutoCAD Electrical automati-
cally renumbers the wires and devices in the circuit
to match the configuration of the current drawing or
project.
One-Line Diagrams for Motor Control
Quickly create and edit one-line circuit representa-
tions that can then help drive accurate annotation of
three-line schematic circuit equivalents.
Building on the popular Circuit Builder tool for
three-phase motor control, AutoCAD Electrical now
enables you to interactively create one-line motor cir-
cuit and power feed representations. One-line circuit
representations can help drive three-line schematic
circuit generation and vice versa.
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