SEE Electrical Building+

Electrical CAD software for architecture design and electrical installations
Published by IGE+XAO

Features

  • SEE Electrical Building + Basic
  • SEE Electrical Building + Standard
  • SEE Electrical Building + Cabinet Layout

SEE Electrical Building + Basic

Entry-level solution for the design of electrical installations. Its many features and its attractive price make it an ideal product for craftsmen and SMEs / SMIs working in the electrical field.
Architectural Plan
  • Architectural design Includes simple and practical features to quickly create the ground plane. The walls are drawn dynamically and adjust automatically. Widths, lengths and angles can be dynamically adjusted or defined. Doors and windows are inserted on the walls with automatic adjustment of the drawing. Stairs can be easily drawn according to user defined geometry.
  • Import - Export DXF / DWG The integrated DXF / DWG / DXB import allows you to import architectural plans from AutoCAD ™ or any other compatible software. It allows you to preview the contents of a DWG / DXF file to define the required sections and layers before importing them into SEE Electrical Building +. Imported designs are 100% editable. At the end of the design of the electrical installation, they can be re-exported to DWG / DXF format.
  • Import - Export PDF and Images files SEE Electrical Building + also allows you to work from a scanned paper plan. PDF and image files (JPEG, BMP, PNG, TIFF, etc.) can be imported into the pages as the background of the electrical installation. The PDF import offers an interface allowing to preview the files and to select the page and the zone to import. SEE Electrical Building + pages can also be exported to different graphic formats such as JPG, WMF, etc. The optional "Intelligent PDF" module allows projects to be exported in PDF format including bookmarks and navigation.
  • Drawing aid The software also offers essential features for drawing (Line, Circle, Ellipse, etc.) and editing (Move, Copy, Adjust, Extend, etc.), allowing rough sketches to be transformed into real professional drawings. Complementary tools for hatching and dimensioning provide a complete and high-performance CAD experience.
Symbol management
  • Symbol properties The symbols contain many electrical properties (power, IP rating, voltage, etc.) as well as many installation properties (installation height, type of circuit, etc.). Properties can be easily changed in multiple symbols and displayed on drawings. The symbols can be easily grouped by rooms of the building.
  • The legend of the symbols used on the plan can be automatically inserted.
  • The library can be modified and enriched with your own symbols.
  • Easy placement of symbols Shortcut keys allow the scaling of symbols as well as their rotation before insertion. Special functions allow multiple symbols to be inserted horizontally or vertically with user-defined offsets.
Wiring and routing
  • The cables connecting the devices can be drawn in two different ways:

    - using the Spline command, to easily define and display the circuits.

    - or by using the Line command, to additionally define the routing on the plan.

    The cable lengths are automatically calculated taking into account the height of the cable passages and the installation heights of the connected devices.

Definition of circuits
  • The functionalities of SEE Electrical Building + allow you to create different circuits by connecting the devices. The total power consumed per power panel is calculated.
Documentation
  • The cable equipment list, as well as documents are automatically generated from the installation plans, and can be printed and exported in various formats.
General functions
  • - Documents from other Windows applications supporting the Microsoft Active X® interface (including Microsoft Word® and Microsoft Excel®) and Adobe Acrobat® PDF files can be incorporated into the structure of SEE Electrical Building + projects.

    - External hyperlinks can be added to the devices inserted on the plans.

    - SEE Electrical Viewer is available free of charge, allowing anyone to view, print and annotate projects.

SEE Electrical Building + Standard

In addition to the functionalities present in the Basic version, the Standard version offers extended business functionalities to increase efficiency and speed of execution.
Hardware database
  • The integrated material database allows the selection and creation of manufacturer references. An exhaustive list of generic cable types is provided to precisely document the plans and perform calculations. The database can be easily updated: - either by using the database editor included with the software. - or by importing manufacturer data in Excel or XML format.
Definition of cable types
  • Cable types are selected when drawing connections. Changes can be easily applied to multiple cables. The cable nomenclature is automatically generated and printed.
Cable trays and automatic routing
  • The Standard version includes an additional function which defines the routing of cables on a ground plane using the "Channel" command. Cable trays are created with predefined properties (color, hatching, installation width and height). They can be characterized by type and added to the project nomenclature. If the paths are architecturally defined, the cable routing is also defined and the cables can be drawn automatically.
Parameter definition and circuit naming
  • Channels are automatically recognized and named with automatic re-indexing. The user can select the format of the circuit names.
Creation of the single-line diagram of the table
  • A specific environment for creating Tableau single-line diagrams is included in the SEE Electrical Building + Standard offer: Automatic generation of Tableau single-line diagrams, based on the properties defined in the layout diagrams. Single line diagrams are created using typical circuit symbols, according to the IEC standard. Typical circuit symbols can be easily customized. Calculation of the load per circuit and per box (apparent power and expanded power), as well as the number and type of consumers connected per circuit and box. "Circuit" commands to edit the diagrams created by adding new components or defining additional connections. Includes a complete library of electrical symbols (fuses, circuit breakers, switches, differential devices, ...) Automatic update of "Lists of Circuits" containing critical information on defined circuits and documenting distribution. Interface to define and automatically generate the diagrams without starting from the installation plans.

SEE Electrical Building + Cabinet Layout

The “Cabinet Layout” Module is an additional module to the Standard version. It is dedicated to the 2D design of enclosures (boxes, electrical cabinets, etc.). It offers a complete set of functions which assist the electrician in the realization of the electrical panels from the equipment consigned on the diagrams or installation plans. It also allows you to automatically generate the nomenclature. It offers a complete set of tools that help the electrician to easily carry out the layout, by selecting the equipment already positioned on the distribution diagrams. Additional materials can be directly selected from the materials database, and placed on the layout plan. Rails and chutes are inserted using special commands. The nomenclature of all material is automatically generated.
Main duties
  • Automatic synchronization between single-line diagrams and enclosure plans. Symbols placed in the diagrams are listed in a cabinet selection list. Semi-automatic placement of equipment in enclosures (cabinets, boxes, etc.) from electrical diagrams or directly from the equipment base. The symbols of the equipment inserted in the cabinets are scaled using data from the equipment database or symbols imported or finally defined by the user. Dimensioning and other specialized CAD functions are available for creating professional documents. DIN rails and ducts can be inserted as needed and added to the nomenclature.
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