SolidWorks Electrical applications design tools for electrical systems

Dassault Systèmes has expanded its SolidWorks Electrical applications, which include a systems-level 2D schematic design tool and a powerful 3D electrical modelling add-in to SolidWorks design application that are linked in real time.

SolidWorks Electrical applications help engineers and designers plan electrical systems and integrate those electrical aspects into the overall 3D mechanical models. These applications pave the way for mechanical and electrical engineering teams to collaborate during product development, streamline the design phase and are claimed to reduce product delays, resulting in more consistent and standardised designs, lower costs and faster time to market.

SolidWorks Electrical 2D is a schematic design tool for electrical system architecture and planning that: simplifies electrical design with a context-sensitive user interface; identifies problems immediately with real-time error detection; allows for easier and more accurate creation of schematics with a library of more than 500,000 standard electrical parts; and enables multiple people to work on the same project at the same time.

SolidWorks Electrical 3D is an add-in to the SolidWorks CAD application that connects SolidWorks Electrical 2D systems-level schematics to 3D models designed with SolidWorks. It includes: real-time, bidirectional updates between 2D and 3D to synchronise electromechanical designs; the integration of the 2D schematic with the 3D model to help standardise designs and unify BOMs; placement of the electrical system and cables/wires in the 3D model to enable planning of specific locations and paths.

SolidWorks Electrical Professional includes the functionality of SolidWorks Electrical and SolidWorks Electrical 3D in a single application for users working in both 2D and 3D areas of electrical development.

The SolidWorks Electrical applications are based on technology from Trace Software.