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What is electrical design software?
Electrical design is the process of planning and creating electrical equipment, such as electrical components, schematics, lighting equipment, power systems, and telecommunications infrastructure. Electrical design software and tools address the specific workflows for electrical controls systems designers.
How is electrical design used?
Innovation at Joy Mining Machinery
Joy Mining Machinery uses Autodesk solutions, including AutoCAD Electrical, to design and develop new and innovative products.
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Parker Hannifin: Industrial machinery
Leader in motion and control standardizes on Autodesk software, like AutoCAD Electrical, for all the company’s controls and schematic designs.
Students compete in electric racing
AutoCAD Electrical was part of the solution that enabled students to produce an accurate master assembly of a whole electric vehicle.
Featured electrical design software
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AutoCAD functionality, plus electrical design CAD features
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Mechanical design and 3D CAD software for product development
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BIM software to plan, design, construct, and manage buildings and infrastructure
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AutoCAD functionality, plus tools for mechanical, electrical, and plumbing professionals
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PCB design, layout, and schematic editor software
Product Design & Manufacturing Collection
Explore more modern electrical design and engineering products.
AutoCAD Electrical vs. AutoCAD
Compare products side-by-side to see which best fits your needs.
Electrical design resources
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This tutorial shows how to convert standard AutoCAD entities into smart AutoCAD Electrical content.
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This fast-paced class offers tips and tricks for getting the most out of your time using AutoCAD Electrical software.
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Learn how to create electrical schematics for single and three-phase alternating current (AC), as well as Direct Current (DC) applications.
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Don’t redraw your electrical designs. Instead, learn how to convert regular AutoCAD lines and blocks for AutoCAD Electrical content.
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Learn about Revit workflows for electrical contractors, the difficulties they present, and how the GTP electrical add-in can solve problems.
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