The Best Electrical Design Software of 2021

Design Master Electrical is a complete electrical drafting and calculating software that’s used by consulting engineers. The software works inside AutoCAD, BricsCAD, and Revit, and users can create customizable one-line riser diagrams where changes are automated. With panel schedules and service load calculations, devices can automatically be added to panels and voltage drops, fault current, and arc-flash calculations are documented on the drawings. 

EcoStruxure Power Build – Rapsody by Schneider Electric specializes in configuring low-voltage distribution switchboards. Users can quickly configure devices with step-by-step guidance, in addition to being able to view front face drawing and organize electrical cabling according to order specifications. The system has product information and the ability to generate quotes. The EcoStruxure Power platform can connect to other Schneider Electric tools, such as Acti9 circuit breakers and PowerLogic meters, and it’s easy to import projects from EcoStruxure Power Design – Ecodial.

Trace Software’s elec calc provides real-time calculations for low- and high-voltage installations in compliance with numerous international standards and regulations. It uses a drag-and-drop interface with native objects, and with its IntelliSense feature, users get suggestions about the most likely components to use in their one-line diagrams. It has a library of reusable components and plans and the ability to make several calculations, including power balance, voltage drops, and harmonics. elec calc provides calculations reports that include a bill of materials and a list of anomalies.

PowerCalc is considered the first SaaS electrical engineering software. It has an automatic, graphic one-line diagram that provides real-time values. It crunches more than seven million electrical equations to come up with more accurate, automatic panel calculations and results and with its database, design time and errors are minimized.  PowerCalc uses just three inputs per circuit, which is composed of over 300 NEC- and IEEE-compliant outputs, and changes are immediate upstream and downstream. 

SOLIDWORKS is an electrical diagram simulation software that subjects designs to real-world conditions, reducing prototyping and physical testing costs. It uses Finite Element Analysis (FEA) for testing 2D and 3D CAD models, and with flow simulation, users can model how liquid and gas flows affect product performance. SIMULIAworks enables more complex analysis and has real-time collaboration and data sharing capabilities. From any browser, team members can access simulation results faster, which can decrease production time. SOLIDWORKS Visualize provides the means to generate high-quality animations and immersive VR, accelerating time to market.