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2D & 3D ECAD Collaboration
Create a smoother design process by unifying your 2D schematic designs and 3D CAD product models and your electrical and mechanical teams.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D was built with collaboration in mind. This electrical design software allows you to easily connect your 2D schematics to 3D models in SOLIDWORKS, synchronizing changes you make with automatic updates in both designs. It also creates a collaborative environment for your mechanical and electrical design teams to work together in real-time, sharing the same databases.
With SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D, you can effortlessly work with wire, cable, and harness lengths; combine electrical and mechanical bill of materials (BOMs) and other documentations; auto-route multiple electrical components; and much more, so you can estimate costs and reduce scrap.
Schematic layouts from SOLIDWORKS Electrical can be intelligently mapped to SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD.
Keep electrical and mechanical docs in sync with automatic, bidirectional updates that simplify your workflow and cut out tedious document checks and changes.
Automatically connect components with the appropriate wire and cable types throughout the 3D model and optimize the path.
Auto-route schematically defined harnesses to plan detailed designs, visualizations, and documentation to produce consistent, detailed assembly drawings.
Design updates to either the mechanical or electrical system are instantly synchronized to the model, allowing you to quickly adapt to change.
Routing for simple electrical harnesses can be completed and documented.
Lay out components within an electrical cabinet or control panel automatically from the schematic control panel layout.
Creating the best products requires the best solutions, training, and support. With a little insight into your product development process, our team of pros can point you to any tools you need (and nothing you don’t).
But it doesn’t end there. We’ll stay with you every step of the way, helping solve complex design issues, 3D printing application questions, and so much more. No matter where you’re at, both in your process and geographically, we’re here.
Yes, you will need a license of SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD. SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D can be added to any of the three versions of SOLIDWORKS: Standard, Professional, or Premium.
Sort of, SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D and SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic can be run on separate computers, but they do need to be connected to the same SQL server and shared application data folders.
No, SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D uses the routing engine to route the wires and cables. When you enable the route wires or cables command, it will load the routing tools in the background. All you need is a license of SOLIDWORKS Standard or better.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D will automate about 80% of what routing does, by pulling the metadata from the shared SQL databases and using that information to automate the routing of the wires and cables.
We can help you decide which electrical solution is best for you. Contact us.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D is optimized for point-to-point wiring and is most effective in the layout of wiring for industrial machinery and automation. It can handle small harnesses, but for complex harnesses, or if your company specializes in harnesses, explore our more advanced electrical design options from Cadence.
You can also reach out to us, and we can help you find the best solution.
Our technical support team is comprised of mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, and computing specialists who provide best-in-class on-call support and Ask-an-Expert sessions when you need it the most.
We are the largest SOLIDWORKS training provider in the world, offering both online and on-demand training so your team knows how to get the most out of SOLIDWORKS.
From software implementation to data migration to consulting, we will be there for you through every step of your SOLIDWORKS journey to ensure your productivity, success, and growth.
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