1. 1 Manufacturing Solutions Division AutoCAD Electrical 2007 What’s New? AMS | CAD Consulting Group http://www.amsystems.com http://www.amsystems.com

2. © 2005 Autodesk2 Manufacturing Solutions Division AutoCAD Electrical 2007 What is it?  Intelligent electrical controls design  Fully native DWG  Open and extendable  The only logical choice for electrical controls design

3. © 2005 Autodesk3 Manufacturing Solutions Division Customer Need Eliminate redundant tasks and streamline the reuse of design information AutoCAD Electrical Delivers  Simplified Settings and Options  Connector Generator  Automated Wire Label Creation Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

4. © 2005 Autodesk4 Manufacturing Solutions Division Simplified Settings and Options Customer Need Ability to quickly deploy company based standards AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Single Point Entry for Settings  Projects  Drawings  Consistent and Easy to Understand

5. © 2005 Autodesk5 Manufacturing Solutions Division Connector Generator Customer Need Quickly generate point to point style drawings AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Quick connector generator  Intelligent pin information

6. © 2005 Autodesk6 Manufacturing Solutions Division Automated Wire Label Creation Customer Need To quickly extract an accurate set of wire labels for printing AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  New “Wire Label” Report  Support for Multiple Quantities and Formats

7. © 2005 Autodesk7 Manufacturing Solutions Division Customer Need Reduce errors and automate key design tasks while creating more accurate electrical controls designs. AutoCAD Electrical Delivers  Cross Referencing Improvements  Real Time Error Checking Reduce Errors and Inconsistencies

8. © 2005 Autodesk8 Manufacturing Solutions Division Cross-Referencing Improvements Customer Need More flexible ways to communicate cross- referencing information AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Flexible contact naming  Real-time report table format

9. © 2005 Autodesk9 Manufacturing Solutions Division Real Time Error Checking Customer Need To eliminate design errors before build phase begins AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Enhanced audit and repair utility  Automatic notification of  Duplicates  Resolution suggestions

10. © 2005 Autodesk10 Manufacturing Solutions Division Customer Need Purpose-built software that automates many common tasks AutoCAD Electrical Delivers  Simplified Wire Type Selection  Multiple Wire Insert  International Catalog Content  Improved Perfromance  New Symbol Libraries Increase Drafting Productivity

11. © 2005 Autodesk11 Manufacturing Solutions Division Simplified Wire Type Selection Customer Need Assign wire types at insertion time AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Streamlined wire type definition  Richer data in From/To wire reports

12. © 2005 Autodesk12 Manufacturing Solutions Division Multiple Wire Insert Customer Need Expedite the wiring process of devices with multiple connection points AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  “Window Select” wiring  Automatically searches for matching pins

13. © 2005 Autodesk13 Manufacturing Solutions Division International Catalog Content Customer Need Local content in local languages AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Expanded selection of manufacturers  Manufacturer provided content  Targeting periodic updates for subscription customers

14. © 2005 Autodesk14 Manufacturing Solutions Division Improved Performance Customer Need Improved performance on functions that require data from multiple drawings AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Faster processing of commands  Eliminates scripting of drawings for many commands

15. © 2005 Autodesk15 Manufacturing Solutions Division New Symbol Libraries Customer Need The ability to create the occasional P&ID or hydraulic schematic AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  P&ID Symbols  Hydraulic Symbols

16. © 2005 Autodesk16 Manufacturing Solutions Division New Drawing/Project Command Customer Need Quickly start new drawings that instantly become part of the current project AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  New drawing/project command  Called directly from project manager  Allows template selection  Adds drawing to project file

17. © 2005 Autodesk17 Manufacturing Solutions Division Customer Need Organize, find, and re-use valuable design data. AutoCAD Electrical Delivers  AIP Integration  Drawing Level Vault Integration  Productstream Integration  User Definable Attributes Communicate and Manage Design Data

18. © 2005 Autodesk18 Manufacturing Solutions Division AIP Integration Customer Need Automatically create 2D schematics from 3D cable and harness designs AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Direct XML data exchange  Creates and places connectors  Automatic wire command

19. © 2005 Autodesk19 Manufacturing Solutions Division Drawing Level Vault Integration Customer Need Ability to manage data without compromising current workflow Vault AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Drawing level Vault operations  Drawings checked out from Vault as they are needed

20. © 2005 Autodesk20 Manufacturing Solutions Division Productstream Integration Customer Need AutoCAD Electrical BOM information in Autodesk Productstream AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Automatic AutoCAD Electrical BOM data from Productstream

21. © 2005 Autodesk21 Manufacturing Solutions Division User Definable Attributes Customer Need Have company specific attribute values available in project reports AutoCAD Electrical 2007 Delivers  Ability to  Map attributes to reports  Completely definable by user  Also available in project database  Easily add attributes to symbols

22. © 2005 Autodesk22 Manufacturing Solutions Division AutoCAD Electrical 2007 What is it?  Intelligent electrical controls design  Fully native DWG  Open and extendable  The only logical choice for electrical controls design