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AutoCAD Electrical 2019 - 2021 A few updates worth showing in case you are unaware of them.

AutoCAD Electrical 2019 - 2021

 Footprint wildcard support for Assembly Code

 Global Search in Catalog Browser

 Panel Components – Wire Numbers

Footprint wildcard support for Assembly Code

 Allow the use of wildcards in the ASSEMBLY CODE field in the footprint lookup table.

Version 2019

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 You can now search for catalog data across the tables.

Global Search in Catalog Browser

Version 2021

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Wire numbers are automatically added with Insert Terminal (Schematic List)

Panel Components – Wire Numbers

Version 2021

AutoCAD Electrical 2023

AutoCAD Electrical 2023

 Signal Arrows Update

 Copy Project Update

 CAT-MFG-ASSYCDE Key System

 FILEDIA update

 Microsoft Office update

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 When you update the signal code in one of

the source arrows, the source and

destination arrows with the same signal

code in any drawing will be updated.

 This is done when you use Edit Component

on Source Arrow.

Signal Arrows Update

Version 2023

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

Copy Project Update

Version 2023

 New dialog box

 Copying an existing project is now a one- step process.

 The Active project is automatically selected.

 A New project name is automatically created with “- copy” added to the name. You can change this.

 New project location is automatically selected. You can change this.

 All project related files are copied.

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 By Default, you will not be prompted to select drawings.

NOTE: To use the legacy Copy Project, un-select the new option of Use selected project as

template project. This will allow you to select drawings, and copy project-related files, and

adjust the drawing file names.

Copy Project Update - continued

Version 2023

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 In this release, AutoCAD Electrical introduces CAT-

MFG-ASSYCODE key system (Catalog +

Manufacturer + AssemblyCode) for Electrical BOM in

Vault.

 The CAT-MFG-ASSYCODE key system resolves the

issues pertaining to two symbols having the same key.

CAT-MFG-ASSYCDE Key System

Version 2023

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 The system variable FILEDIA no longer changes to 0 automatically.

FILEDIA Update

Version 2023

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 AutoCAD Electrical now starts without an error after the localized version of Microsoft

Office is updated.

Microsoft Office Update

Version 2023

AutoCAD Electrical 2024

AutoCAD Electrical 2024

 Start Tab Redesign

 Graphical Symbol Table Report

 Wire Type Synchronization

 Skip Install Access Driver

 Content Update

 Consistent across Autodesk products

 First tab in the Tabs bar

 Left pane

o Open

o New

o Recent

o Autodesk Projects

o Learning

 New tooltip on the New dropdown.

o Identifies which template will be used when you click the button.

Start Tab Redesign

AutoCAD version: 2022 - 2024

 Left pane w/Middle pane

o Recent /

o Autodesk Projects

o Learning

o Announcements

 Sort & Search

 Customizing the List View

Start Tab Redesign

AutoCAD version: 2022 - 2024

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Schematic symbol table - schematic

reports.

 The symbol table report lists the symbols

used in the project along with its description

in a table.

 Graphical View and/or List View

 Surf through a particular symbol used

in various locations of the project.

Graphical Symbol Table Report

Version 2024

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Wire type synchronization across

drawings for all wires in the network having

same signal code.

 Wire Layer Update

 New wire layers with properties are

created, if needed, in destination

drawing/drawings.

Wire Type Synchronization

Version 2024

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 AutoCAD Electrical 2024 will skip installing the Access Database Engine 2016 if Microsoft

Office is pre-installed in the PC

 AutoCAD Electrical will work with the access driver component that comes with the office

suite

Skip Install Access Driver

Version 2024

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Schneider Electric catalog content and the associated panel footprint drawings for control

relays, foot switches, pilot light, Enclosure’s hardware are added in AutoCAD Electrical

2024 toolset.

 Siemens AG catalog content and the associated panel footprint drawings for ET200 series

are added in AutoCAD Electrical 2024 toolset.

Content Update

Version 2024

AutoCAD Electrical 2025

What to Expect from AutoCAD Electrical 2025, Key Improvement Metrics:

Documentation Efficiency: Drawing List Report creation improves workflow efficiency by approximately 20%-25%.

Component Categorization: Enhanced BOM sorting reduces report generation time by around 15%-20%.

Wire Attribute Consistency: Wire Type Synchronization reduces manual adjustments by up to 30%-35%.

Error Reduction: Symbol Builder improvements decrease errors in component insertion by approximately 25%-30%

AutoCAD Electrical 2025

 Drawing List Report in Automatic Reports tool

 Enhanced Sorting Options for BOM Report

 Activity Insights

 Wire Type Synchronization

 Wire Number User Attributes

 File Open Performance -Improvements have been made to reduce the amount of time it

takes to open 2D drawing files.

 Quality Improvements

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Easily create or update a drawing list report

with the Automatic Reports tool.

 The Drawing List report provides valuable

information by extracting and displaying the

settings of each drawing within the project.

Drawing List Report in Automatic Reports tool

Version 2025

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 The Bill of Materials (BOM) report now offers an enhanced sorting capability by TAG,

providing more control on how the BOM report is organized. In addition to the existing

options for Schematic, Panel, and Automatic Reports, you can now sort the BOM report by

TAG.

 With the new TAG sorting option, you can easily group and categorize the BOM based on

specific tags assigned to each component.

Enhanced Sorting Options for BOM Report

Version 2025

 Furthermore, the sorting options have been

expanded to include two types of sort orders:

o Alphanumeric

o Numeric to alphanumeric

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 In AutoCAD Electrical 2025, the Activity Insights feature has been enhanced to provide more detailed information about events related to project-wide updates.

 Project Wide Update Event - The Project-wide update event is only displayed for updates using the AEPROJUPDATE or AEUTILITIES commands.

Activity Insights

Version 2025

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 In the previous release, when the wire type connected to the source arrows is updated, the wire type is synchronized for all destination wires in the network that share the same signal code across multiple drawings. If the destination drawing does not contain the new wire type, new wire layers are automatically created along with their properties. However, if the wire layer already existed in the destination drawing when synchronized, any modified properties of the wire layer from the source were not propagated to the destination.

 Now, when wire layer properties such as wire color, size, line weight, line type, and wire layer user attributes are modified, and the wire type is updated at the source arrow, the synchronization process ensures that all wire layer properties are overwritten in the destination wire layers from the source drawing.

Wire Type Synchronization

Version 2025

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Previously, editing the wire number user attributes of one block did not trigger automatic updates for other wire number blocks within the same network. This lack of synchronization often led to inconsistencies and required time-consuming manual adjustments.

 In AutoCAD Electrical 2025 toolset, when you make edits to the user attributes of a wire number block, the changes are automatically synchronized to all wire number blocks within the network that share the same wire number across multiple drawings.

 This works for Copied Wire Numbers as well.

Wire Number User Attributes Synchronization

Version 2025

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Improvements have been made to reduce the amount of time it takes to open 2D drawing files.

Drawings now open 2 times faster than they did in 2024. ☺

File Open Performance

Version 2025

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AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Catalog Lookup: Catalog assignment changes for components and using the Catalog Browser to insert components no longer cause delays.

 Spreadsheet Import or Export: Reports now display the tags that were modified in the spreadsheet and imported back to the project.

• Symbol Builder

• AutoCAD Electrical now retrieves family names from the SQL database within the Symbol Builder.

• No more random crashes when adding attributes or performing other actions in Symbol Builder.

• Cross-Reference

• When removing a child component, the graphical cross-referencing format in a project now only changes the display of the removed xref values on the parent component to SPARE.

• The SHEET attribute in source and destination arrows also updates the XREF value.

 Copy Project: The destination folder in the Copy Project dialog box now retains the user-set location.

Quality Improvements

Version 2025

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

• Reports

• Splitting a PLC with accessories no longer causes duplicate counts in the BOM report.

• The Symbol list report now displays the descriptions as written in the .dat file without automatic conversion to uppercase.

 Wire Type Update: When transferring a wire layer with the same wire color name as another layer in the second drawing, the wire color and size are now copied to the other drawings.

 Project Manager: Quick renaming of drawings in large projects or selecting of multiple items in Project Manager no longer cause crashes.

 Library: The Panel Library folder from PILZ now has the correct name as CR for the Control Relays folder.

Quality Improvements

Version 2025

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

• Symbol List Report

• Generating the Symbol list report no longer produces an error when the User Attributes file has the same name as the project name.

• The Symbol list report now supports symbol block names with up to 60 characters.

• Component Wire List Report

• Rows are now displayed for each pin of Plug and Jack connectors, even if they are not connected.

• Each pin in the report shows the correct XDIR value.

• Insert Footprints: Inserting panel footprints using the schematic list for Peer-to-Peer Cross Discipline components no longer results in an error.

Quality Improvements

Version 2025

AutoCAD vs AutoCAD Electrical

 Panel BOM: The Panel BOM (Display in Purchased list) is now correctly sorted according to the .set file in Automatic Reports and Panel report.

 Marking Menu: The correct Change/Convert Wire Type icon now displays in the marking menu.

• Location View

• Wire connection details are now displayed for Plug and Jack connectors with common pins, even when the value of [X1TERM01] is blank.

• When a wire number is deleted on one side of the parent Plug and Jack connector with a common pin, the Plug and Jack is no longer combined.

• Migration Utility

• No more invalid entries in the AB PINLIST table after migration.

• Customization of AEMIGRATION behavior is now restored using the .map file.

• A CATEGORY column is now added if the source database does not have one, such as in PLC database migration.

Quality Improvements

Version 2025

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Presentation Slide 1: AutoCAD Electrical What’s New 2023 - 2025 Slide 2 Slide 3 Slide 4: Autodesk’s Enterprise Business Agreement Slide 5: AutoCAD Electrical: What’s New 2023 - 2025 Slide 6 Slide 7 Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide 10 Slide 11: AutoCAD Electrical 2019 - 2021 Slide 12: AutoCAD Electrical 2019 - 2021 Slide 13: Footprint wildcard support for Assembly Code Slide 14: Global Search in Catalog Browser Slide 15: Panel Components – Wire Numbers Slide 16: AutoCAD Electrical 2023 Slide 17: AutoCAD Electrical 2023 Slide 18: Signal Arrows Update Slide 19: Copy Project Update Slide 20: Copy Project Update - continued Slide 21: CAT-MFG-ASSYCDE Key System Slide 22: FILEDIA Update Slide 23: Microsoft Office Update Slide 24: AutoCAD Electrical 2024 Slide 25: AutoCAD Electrical 2024 Slide 26: Start Tab Redesign Slide 27: Start Tab Redesign Slide 28: Graphical Symbol Table Report Slide 29: Wire Type Synchronization  Slide 30: Skip Install Access Driver  Slide 31: Content Update Slide 32: AutoCAD Electrical 2025 Slide 33: What to Expect from AutoCAD Electrical 2025, Key Improvement Metrics: Documentation Efficiency: Drawing List Report creation improves workflow efficiency by approximately 20%-25%. Component Categorization: Enhanced BOM sorting reduces report g Slide 34: AutoCAD Electrical 2025 Slide 35: Drawing List Report in Automatic Reports tool Slide 36: Enhanced Sorting Options for BOM Report Slide 37: Activity Insights Slide 38: Wire Type Synchronization Slide 39: Wire Number User Attributes Synchronization Slide 40: File Open Performance Slide 41 Slide 42: Quality Improvements Slide 43: Quality Improvements Slide 44: Quality Improvements Slide 45: Quality Improvements Slide 46: Pause (e.g., Thank you, Q&A) Slide 47 Slide 48: Additional Live Coaching sessions Slide 49