1AutoCAD Electrical 2006 - What’s New?

AutoCAD Electrical 2006 – What’s New?

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Built by electrical engineers, for electrical engineers

What is AutoCAD Electrical 2006?

Intelligent electrical controls design Fully native DWG Open and extendable The only logical choice for

electrical controls design

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Increase Drafting Productivity

Communicate and Manage Design Data

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Electrical 2006

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Increase Drafting Productivity

Communicate and Manage Design Data

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Electrical 2006

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Additional PLC Libraries

Over 2,000 new I/O modules Schematic and BOM information

Vendor content at your fingertips

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Content Database Merge Utility

Merge new catalog additions with existing catalog

Preserve catalog customizations while adding new content

Seamlessly merge new and existing content

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Legacy Data Migration

Convert legacy drawings and projects into intelligent AutoCAD Electrical drawings

Works for vanilla AutoCAD, AutoCAD LT, or Promis·E drawings

Quickly migrate existing designs into AutoCAD Electrical

AutoCADAutoCAD LTPromis·E

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Increase Drafting Productivity

Communicate and Manage Design Data

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Electrical 2006

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Visual Wire Sequence Indicators

Graphically indicate proper wiring sequence on schematic drawings

Easily modify sequence

Easily communicate wiring intent to the shop floor

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Starting Designs with a Panel

Supports reverse workflow Create schematics from a component list

Flexible workflows that work the way you do

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Increase Drafting Productivity

Communicate and Manage Design Data

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

AutoCAD Electrical 2006

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Support for MDI

Open multiple drawings in a single session

Simultaneously edit multiple drawings within one session

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New Project Interface

New “tree view” structure

Open multiple projects Allows “docking” for

full time view

Easily navigate drawings and projects

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Autodesk Vault

Autodesk Vault provides easy-to-use work-in-progress data management integrated with the design applications you use today Manage Work-in-Progress

Easy to Use and Administer

Organize & Reuse

Protect and Secure

Centralize design storage and improve design reuse

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Collaboration and Viewing

Easily share designs with the extended manufacturing team

Publish 2D and 3D models to DWF

DWF publishing built-in

Auto-publishing with Autodesk Vault

Lightweight published data

Secures intellectual property

Autodesk DWF Viewer

Free download

Viewing and printing

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The only logical choice for electrical controls design

AutoCAD Electrical Helps You…

Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks Reduce Errors Increase Drafting Productivity Communicate and Manage Design Data