AutoCAD® Electrical 2013
What’s New
Presenter’s First and Last Name
Presenter Title
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AutoCAD® Electrical 2013 | Session Agenda
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Electrical Design for Digital Prototyping
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What’s New Themes
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Session Summary
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Electrical Design for Digital Prototyping
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Better design, simulate, and visualize
your products
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Reduce your reliance on physical
prototypes
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Bring your products to market ahead of
the competition
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Award-Winning Software
CONTROL DESIGN
Reader’s Choice Award
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ECAD software category
 Winner for 8 years running
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Electrical Market Penetration
Electro Mechanical Seats
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14,500 customers
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42,000 seats worldwide
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A Significant Differentiator
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One of the only major vendors to provide
mechanical and electrical tools
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Simple, focused, & integrated tools for
electro-mechanical design
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A significant foot in the door at competitive
implementations
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Significant value for customers
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Pause Delay
Industry Segments
Automotive and
Transportation
Utilities and Power
Industrial Machinery
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Building Products and
Fabrication
Engineering Services
2013 Product Design Suite | Includes Electrical
AutoCAD Electrical now in
Autodesk® Product Design Suite
Premium and Ultimate only
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What’s New Themes | AutoCAD Electrical 2013
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2013 Beta Feedback Examples
“The new right-click context menus look
stunning! Great job!!!”
“I like the improvements to
the project manager and like
the marking menu.”
“Awesome, good to see
improvements to ACADE!!”
“Project Manager with subdirectories… GREAT IDEA !!!”
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“Thanks for expanding the item number re-sequence
to being a truly projectwide function, synchronizing the
schematic item numbers to match the panel footprint
item numbers! Much appreciated.”
User Experience | Learning Tools
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Get users up to
speed quickly
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Access to expert
advise
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Context-related
help
User Experience | FY13 Autodesk® Exchange
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Extends your electrical
offering
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Utilize capabilities when
talking to customers about
our solutions
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Immediate solutions – easy
and painless
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Energizes the developer
community
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Examples
 Voltage Drop Calculator
 AE eXtender, Wire Routing
 Electrical Safety Simulation
User Experience | Marking Menu
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Similar to Autodesk® Inventor®
software
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Accessibility to common
functionality
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Context sensitive
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Based on type of object
 Click on command or gesture
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Can be turned on or off
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What’s New Themes | AutoCAD Electrical 2013
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Project Management | Project Manager
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Handle large projects more easily
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Helps increases productivity
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Uses Structure Identifier
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Re-order plus drag-and-drop
folders and files
Project Management | Item Numbering
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“Thanks for…
a truly
projectwide
function!
Much
appreciated.”
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Item numbering synchronized
between schematics and
panel layouts
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Changes propagate across project
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Reduces cross-checks and tedious
manual updating
What’s New Themes | AutoCAD Electrical 2013
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Standards | 129,295 New Manufacturer Parts
Allen-Bradley
ABB
17,263 parts
18,727 parts
 Powerflex
 MPM Servo Motors
 RDM Servo Motors
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Schneider Electric
ProM Circuit Breaker
Emax Circuit Breaker
ESB, EN Contactors
proM Switch Discon
OTM, OTS series
E250 proM Relays
Siemens
21,346 parts
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marine C60H
Multi9
Zelio
Altivar 212
Tesys DF
Tesys LR97D, LT 47
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71,959 parts
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Sinamics G120
Sinamics G120D
Sinamics G120P
Simatic S7 1200
Simatic ET200
Libraries and data include:
• Manufacturer part #
• Linked to symbols
• Key attributes
• Voltage
• Dimensions
• Etc.
• Footprints
Benefits
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More productive
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Complete BOM
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Purchase order
•
1:1 Panel layout
Standards | Manufacturer Content
Siemens Push Buttons
557 new footprints
ABB Circuit Breakers
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Schneider Electric Motor Starters
Standards | Manufacturer Content Benefits
Panel Layout
Part
Symbol
Footprint
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Parts List (BOM)
Session Summary | AutoCAD Electrical 2013
User Experience
 Learning Tools
 Exchange Store
 Marking Menu
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Project Management
 Project Management
Standards
 Symbols
 Footprints
 Manufacturer Content
AutoCAD: Connect Your Design Workflow
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Easily import and aggregate 3D models from
a variety of applications
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Document 3D models with section and
detail views
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Synchronize drawings and folders with your
online account with Autodesk® 360.
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AutoCAD WS
Mobility and Real-Time Collaboration
AutoCAD® WS enables users to view, edit, and share their
drawings almost anywhere, anytime.
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