ELECTRIX is our innovative electrical CAD software for building automation, mechanical and plant engineering, electrical installation and cabinet construction. It combines the disciplines for building automation, electrical engineering, electrical installation, cabinet engineering, as well as fluid engineering and piping and instrumentation in one software.
ELECTRIX is intuitive to use and has numerous functions to make your daily work easier and save you time.
Plant layouts and control schemes are created using the Building Automation discipline. Read more…
The Electrical Engineering discipline enables engineers and designers to plan, develop and document medium, low and extra-low voltage systems in mechanical engineering and in industrial and building automation. Read more…
Designers and engineers involved in building system technology can rely on WSCAD Electrical Installation to design high and low voltage installations, as well as antenna and fire alarm systems. Read more…
The Cabinet Engineering discipline provides a significant amount of support for the design and layout cabinets. for example, the exact and optimal placement of components, collision checks for objects and the calculation of wire lengths and wire routes already during the planning. Read more…
The P&ID (Piping & Instrumentation Diagrams) discipline enables process engineers and designers to easily create piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID). Read more…
The planning and documentation of pneumatic and hydraulic machines and plants is performed with the aid of the Fluid Engineering discipline. Read more…
ELECTRIX ROCKET
ELECTRIX ROCKET sets new standards in performance: You work up to 100% faster and smoother than SUITE X PLUS! Customers with an ELECTRIX subscription licence, or an ELECTRIX maintenance contract receive the update to ELECTRIX ROCKET free of charge *.
* This requires a new installation – maintenance customers will receive a support email with further instructions.
Benefits of the electrical CAD software WSCAD ELECTRIX
Our awardwinning usability got even better
- Search & click: try our revolutionary search and you will never have to explore a submenu again. In our blog article you can read more about working with our Quick Search (Search & Click).
- Design Engine (Editor) with intuitive look & feel and lots of improvements. We summarized the most important changes in our blog article The WSCAD ELECTRIX Design Engine (Editor).
- Data export can be configured freely by using path variables
- Labelling and marking of wires is super flexible and can be customised to meet specific requirements
- Save time by comfortably using rotation variants
- Mouse-over function automatically highlights elements
Unique data compatibility
- Data compatibility to WSCAD SUITE: Read & Write data: all data created with WSCAD SUITE since 2012 can be read in ELECTRIX. All data created in ELECTRIX can also be saved in the formats of the last three SUITE Versions. This bi-directional data compatibility is unique and hardly any other vendor offers this.
- Handling DXF/DWG files is easy: in WSCAD ELECTRIX you can even edit layers and elements from the DWG file. there is no need to convert the DWG file. This is super fast and saves time and effort.
- Design control cabinets based on data and schematics from other electrical CAD software: simply import the relevant data in ELECTRIX and start working.
- More than 2.1 Million components data from 400 manufacturers in various formats are at your disposal in wscaduniverse.com. It saves time when you don’t have to create electrical symbols or data by yourself. Bill of materials (BOM) can be downloaded to WSCAD ELECTRIX so you can start using these components straight away.
Optimised for building automation
- Automatically generate schematics and the allocation of data points to the controllers. This saves huge amounts of time and sets quality benchmarks.
- Data point key Plugin FRAPORT_2 for building automation, especially useful when working with FRAPORT (Frankfurt Airport). Read more about how Fraport is designing building and room automation with WSCAD in this technical paper.
- Extension of the data point key Plugin BKS_Open in order to use folders and data from pages for the automatic generation of data point keys
- Extension of the components data base so communication profiles can be added to devices
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Data point management redesigned and compliant with ISO 16484, BACnet and the German standard VDI 3814
- Function list and forms for automated reports
- Over 300 macros for building automation including macros for cooling technology. No other vendor delivers this amount of macros for building automation. By using macros you safe precious engineering time.
Lots of interfaces
- SIEMENS TIA Portal: easy bi-directional synchronisation of PLC assemblies. WSCAD ELECTRIX supports SIEMENS TIA Portal V1.0, V1.1 and V 1.2
- PHOENIX CONTACT PROJECT complete offers support when configuring and marking terminal strips and multi-level terminals and other parts
- WAGO smartDESIGNER: Export of terminal configurations
- Manufacturing machines (drilling, milling, cable assembly and harnessing) from nVent HOFFMAN (Steinhauer), Komax, Rittal/Kiesling as well as just in time delivery of preconfigured cable bundles from CADCABEL
Even more benefits
- Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) enables efficient and seamless collaboration between different engineering disciplines. IDE makes your daily work easier and is used by companies like Cummins Inc., Hosokawa Alpine AG, and Trox.
- Electrical installation
- Designing floor plans has been improved
- Cables are consistently managed in building automation, electrical installation and electrical schematics
- Faster design of building installation by using the macro library with predefined equipment classes for residential buildings
- Big projects are managed faster by switching to 64bit hardware. You can use a lot more fast memory (RAM) storage with Windows.
- Direct support of the GPU (the processor on the graphic card) for graphical operations
ELECTRIX is lightning fast
We paid particular attention to speed and performance, because speed is one of the top three most important features for electrical CAD users. A PLC is created in no time at all, terminal management is super easy and the complete documentation of your project is ready up to 10 times faster than in previous versions.
ELECTRIX runs with automation
We believe in automating processes and routine tasks, so engineers and designers can make better use of their valuable time. Schematics can then be generated automatically from these templates (macros) at the push of a button.
The complete generation of schematics can be automated by using product configurators with WSCAD ELECTRIX. Engineering time is reduced from weeks to just a few minutes. Find out how companies like Bruckmann Steuerungstechnik or Caterpillar have implemented this with WSCAD.
ELECTRIX includes Augmented Reality
A unique highlight of the WSCAD ELECTRIX are the two augmented reality apps. Both apps are free of charge in the Apple App Store and on Google Play
Cabinet AR App
With the Cabinet AR app maintenance personnel and service technicians can scan field devices and components from a control cabinet.
Building AR App
We have developed an augmented reality app to help building designers scan buildings in no time. With the Building AR app you can scan entire rooms including doors and windows and save them as a DXF file.
Usability, functionality at a fair price
Usability is our top priority, because 55% of all Electrical CAD users claim that ease of use is by far their most important feature. And although ELECTRIX is easy to use, it provides a very wide range of functions. You can start small and expand the functionality at any time via add-on modules.
Electrical schematics, control cabinets, piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID), fluid power, building automation as well as the entire electrical installation – everything is implemented consistently on one platform. This saves a lot of time when implementing changes and it helps you avoid costly mistakes.
Good software doesn’t have to be expensive: ELECTRIX comes with a very competitive price tag and is usually much more affordable than software from our competitors. And you will find that this advantage also applies to the annual recurring maintenance costs.
Modular, scalable and flexible
Whether you need additional functions or more licenses, the WSCAD solution is modular and scalable. It grows with the increasing demand, without data breaks.
The software license is available for a single user (node locked) or as a multi-user network license (floating). Network licenses offer additional investment protection: you can use the borrow-function to temporarily borrow network licenses. Should you lose your laptop, the license will automatically jump back to the server after the borrowing period expires. The license is not lost and your investment remains protected.
ELECTRIX ROCKET: the rocket-powered new version of our intuitive electrical CAD software WSCAD ELECTRIX – up to 100% faster than WSCAD SUITE X PLUS!
With WSCAD ELECTRIX ROCKET, we are setting new standards in terms of speed and performance. When compared to its predecessor, WSCAD SUITE X PLUS, the software performs up to 100% faster. This incredible improvement allows you to complete tasks in half the time!
With ELECTRIX ROCKET you will increase your productivity and set new standards in performance. Experience the future of electrical CAD design today!
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Available now: WSCAD ELECTRIX ROCKET Update 2
The update includes improved usability and functional enhancements! More information on the improvements in Update 2.
Benefit from numerous innovations:
- Enormously improved performance, especially when zooming in and out of plans with a large number of elements.
- Newly developed search function in the Material and Product Explorer: Find required projects and materials in no time. Endless scrolling is a thing of the past.
- Better overview through the possibility of grouping elements
- Enhanced and optimised context menu: Get relevant options immediately when right-clicking on selected items without causing unnecessary distractions.
- New tooltip functions in the item management: View the individual components of combined items by mouse-over.
- Extra for building automation: New vertical division of the function lists for the clear distribution of important information on several sub-pages, without impairing readability.
- Your plan as an exact reflection of reality: With the real-time scaling of P&ID symbols, you can create plans that reflect the actual size ratios of plant components.
ELECTRIX ROCKET sets new standards in performance
Let’s rock rocket science! WSCAD ELECTRIX ROCKET performs up to 100% faster and smoother than SUITE X PLUS.
The performance bar has been raised significantly with WSCAD ELECTRIX ROCKET. Compared to its predecessor product, WSCAD SUITE X PLUS, ELECTRIX ROCKET is up to 100% faster. This means that many tasks can be completed in half the time.
Open projects
32% faster
Copy subprojects
13% faster
Open Manager
30% faster
Create new terminal strip
50% faster
Copy terminals
50% faster
Copy pages
30% faster
Move objects
50% faster
Undo action (CTRL+Z)
50% faster
Open 3D view
50% faster
Draw laying system
30% faster
Place cable
50% faster
■ = ELECTRIX ROCKET ■ = SUITE X PLUS
Our customers are enthusiastic about ELECTRIX ROCKET:
Dr. Alexander Krahner
Administrator CAE Applications at WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH
I am impressed by the new ELECTRIX version. ROCKET has seen some amazing improvements that make the life of an electrical engineer or designer a lot easier and impresses with a significant performance increase. I am looking forward to the update. WSCAD has once again shown that they put the customer first and support them in their work in the best possible way. This software has changed the way I work and helped me to work more efficiently and precisely.
I highly recommend it to any electrical engineer or designer. Try it out and see for yourself how WSCAD ELECTRIX can make your working life easier!
A whole universe of possibilities!
The new functions of ELECTRIX ROCKET:
Enormously improved performance e.g. when zooming in and out of schematics
More efficient work
On pages with a large number of elements, you can now navigate the cursor more smoothly. Zooming in or out as well as moving a large number of marked elements is done much more smoothly.
Search function in the Project Explorer - simplifies the search for projects
Search function in the Project Explorer
Do you sometimes feel lost in a flood of projects? The new search function in the Project Explorer helps you find the project you need immediately.
Search function in the Material Explorer - find your articles faster
Search function in the Material Explorer
The days of endless scrolling through the Material Explorer are over. Use our advanced search function to find exactly the material you need in a flash. No matter whether you are looking for a reference code, article number, manufacturer, function text or symbol text.
Grouping of symbols and elements
Your perfect ensemble: grouping symbols and elements
Now simply group symbols and elements to manipulate more complex design elements as a unit. This makes revisions and rearranging a breeze.
Close dialogue and manager window with Enter key
Put an end to click marathons: close windows with the Enter key
Why should closing a dialogue box be a multi-step affair? Just press the Enter key and voilà! Windows and dialogues close at your command. Your workflow becomes a seamless rhythm.
Selective cursor snap
On-demand precision: selective cursor capture
From now on, the cursor only snaps into place when you execute a command. You retain full control and only use the snap-in function when it is useful to you.
Improved context menu
Improved context menu
By right-clicking on a selection of elements, you now get the common context menu directly. You will only see the list of options relevant to your selected elements, without unnecessary ballast.
Structural areas as polygons
Out-of-the-box: structural areas as polygons
Who said that structural areas must only be rectangular? Break the mould with polygons. Your design field becomes more geometrically diverse and allows for a more realistic representation of physical spaces in your project.
Tooltips in the article management
Tooltip for combination elements in article management
Hover over a combined element and see its individual components directly in the tooltip. It is no longer necessary to split or sift through the properties. One look is enough!
Divisible function lists for building automation
Divisible function lists for building automation
With the new vertical division of the function list, you can elegantly distribute the overflow of information over several sub-pages. This way you can accommodate all the important information without having to compromise on readability.
Real-time scaling of P&ID symbols
Size matters: Real-time scaling of P&ID symbols
Often standard symbols do not reflect the actual size of the plant components, especially when it comes to containers of different volumes. With the ability to scale P&ID symbols directly during placement, you create plans that reflect the real size relationship. It’s as if your plan becomes an exact representation of the plant.
Transparent control cabinet 3D view
Maintain minimum distances Thanks to transparent 3D view
With the transparent 3D view, you can now check compliance with minimum distances in the control cabinet more easily.
Improved "Search & Click" quick search
Improved quick search (Search & Click)
ELECTRIX Search & Click has been optimised! With more efficient filter options, relevant articles, symbols, macros, settings, and commands can be found and used even faster. The benefits of this improvement are overwhelming!
In the video you can see a direct comparison of how Search & Click can be used to speed up electrical design.
Individual access rights of the users
Granular assignment of user rights (user rights)
Defining individual access rights to every user gives you control over what users can do in WSCAD ELECTRIX. This improves data security and increases the efficiency of the overall engineering process. In ELECTRIX user rights management got even better!
5x larger drawing area than the selected sheet format
Enlarged work surface
The drawing area is now 5x larger than the selected sheet format. It gives you more comfort when designing and placing components. You can now rearrange the components in the schematic more quickly and easily save information and screenshots that are only relevant to the design process.
Automatic snap points and direct size input
Faster schematic design
By directly typing the dimensions and through automatic snapping points.
You can find further innovations and improvements of our electrical CAD software in the Release Notes.
Get your WSCAD ELECTRIX Ultimate demo
Get the complete WSCAD ELECTRIX demo and try it, including all the modules for free. Simply fill in the form and we will send you an e-mail with the download link of the WSCAD ELECTRIX demo version. If you have any questions, one of our employees will be glad to help you:
UK: +44 (0) 203 966 2446
Rest of the world: +49-8131-3627-400
WSCAD ELECTRIX information brochure
Case study
Isar Aerospace: Electrical Engineering in rocket construction
Aerospace technology stands for the art of engineering under extreme conditions. For example, in order to precisely launch satellites into space, everything has to fit not only on the launch day. Perfection is required well in advance – for example on the test stands for parts and components.
