{"id":3874,"date":"2015-11-12T13:45:51","date_gmt":"2015-11-12T13:45:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3874"},"modified":"2015-11-12T13:45:51","modified_gmt":"2015-11-12T13:45:51","slug":"can-you-be-sure-that-your-schematics-are-completely-accurate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solidapps.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/11\/can-you-be-sure-that-your-schematics-are-completely-accurate\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Be Sure That Your Schematics are Completely Accurate?"},"content":{"rendered":"

As an electrical engineer with over 12 years of experience, I will be honest with you and say that in almost every project I\u2019ve ever worked on, I\u2019ve needed to go back and re-check my customer deliverables \u2013 such as my bill of materials, wire order sheet, or even harness drawings, because quite frankly, I know deep down that I probably missed something. Does that make me a bad engineer? No. This is just the reality of electrical design. Engineers are experts at solving problems as well as adapting to change on the fly \u2013 even when we are utilizing a piece of software that was developed to create flow charts \u2013 not schematics.<\/p>\n

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What would have helped me design was a tool that\u00a0could make the design process, but also combine the collateral duties an engineer has to complete? SOLIDWORKS Electrical<\/a> is that tool.<\/p>\n

SOLIDWORKS Electrical<\/strong> is an intelligent application the helps to make your designs quicker and more efficient, while also offering a unique environment for both the electrical and mechanical designers to collaborate more effectively.<\/p>\n

When using SOLIDWORKS Electrical<\/strong> you can take advantage of:<\/p>\n

Common Schematic Functionality<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Instead of simply using the basic copy + paste method, the \u201cMacros\u201d feature allows us to copy full sheets or just parts of a sheet for duplicate use in our current project or any future project \u2013 all while capturing the much needed intelligence behind our symbols, components, and wires.<\/p>\n

Reliable and Customizable Reports<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Create unique reports such as multiple bill of materials, including one for logistics and one for manufacturing, all while concurrently knowing that your reports will be completely accurate and generated automatically.<\/p>\n

Real-Time Project Updates<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 Because SOLIDWORKS Electrical<\/a> utilises a database to store all of the project information, when a change is made to an existing component, all instances of that component within the project are also changed \u2013 automatically \u2013 which saves you time from having to check each page as well as providing a built-in design rule check.<\/p>\n

Wire Numbering<\/em><\/strong> \u2013 One of the most tedious tasks can be numbering your wires. Forget about what happens if you need to make a change after you\u2019ve already numbered everything. With SOLIDWORKS Electrical<\/a>, You can give a sigh of relief when this mundane task of re-labeling wires is accomplished automatically.<\/p>\n

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So instead of sitting in front of those spreadsheets for days on end trying to remember if you\u2019ve accurately included all the necessary parts, you can now spend your time doing what you are being paid to do\u2026designing.<\/p>\n

Originally posted by JP Emanuele in the SOLIDWORKS Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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