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WSCAD ELECTRIX – new features

Here are the latest functionalities and improvements of WSCAD ELECTRIX.
Customers with an ELECTRIX subscription licence or a maintenance contract can install the update free of charge via the pop-up window after starting the software, or via the ELECTRIX main menu Help | Internet Update.
If you are still using WSCAD SUITE, we strongly recommend that you switch to ELECTRIX.

The new features and improvements at a glance

Usability

Engineering

Automation

A detailed list of all changes can be found in the release notes.

The new features of the ELECTRIX AI Update 1 in detail

Usability

Enhanced AI Copilot AI with flexible interface and smart navigation features

Interact with your AI Copilot more naturally while it intelligently suggests components and provides clickable navigation – all in a workspace that adapts to your needs.

Value:

  1. Optimize your screen space and workflow by positioning and sizing the AI Copilot window exactly where you need it
  2. Work faster and with greater accuracy thanks to intelligent autocompletion for macros, parts, and symbols
  3. Navigate through answers effortlessly with clickable links, eliminating the need to manually search for referenced item

With the hashtag symbol # in front of a word, AI Copilot automatically provides you with intelligent suggestions for your search.

From version ELECTRIX AI Update 1, the AI Copilot is freely scalable and positionable.

Origin point navigation for macro placement

Instantly snap your cursor to its exact origin point by pressing the “O” key while placing it, giving you perfect control over positioning

Value:

  1. Place macros with absolute precision by easily locating their exact reference point
  2. Speed up your design process with quick keyboard shortcuts that eliminate manual searching for origin points
  3. Reduce placement errors and maintain consistent alignment across your project with accurate macro positioning

Dynamic scaling for BA symbols

Adjust symbol sizes on the fly while placing them, creating visually accurate representations of your building automation diagrams with intuitive keyboard controls.

Value:

  1. Create more intuitive schematics by accurately representing size relationships between components
  2. Work more efficiently with quick keyboard shortcuts that let you adjust sizes without interrupting your workflow. “S” increases, while “SHIFT+S” decreases the size of the symbol.
  3. Improve communication with the team and customers by creating diagrams that better reflect real-world proportions and relationships

When placing symbols for building automation, you can intuitively adjust their size using the keyboard and create precise building automation diagrams with realistic proportions.

Engineering

Selective DWG import

Import only what you really need – and save valuable time. Instead of having to import complete, often very large DWG files, you can now select exactly the area you need. This means that only the relevant data is imported into your project, which speeds up the import process and improves the performance of your project processing.

Value:

  1. Reduce the complexity of your projects and maintain an overview
  2. Minimise the resource consumption of your system
  3. Work more precisely by focussing on relevant areas

Import DWGs selectively: Choose precise areas to reduce project complexity and focus on relevant data.

Automation

Macro Template Project with advanced variant creation and improved macro integration

Create, manage, and track your macros with unprecedented flexibility – from generating variants to integrating existing macros, all while maintaining full traceability.

Value:

  1. Save hours in macro creation by generating both standard macros and their variants from a single template
  2. Maintain perfect organization by automatically tracking the origin of each macro in your library
  3. Integrate existing macros in your macro template projects effortlessly, with automatic preservation of variables and variant structures, eliminating manual conversion work

Manage and track your macros comprehensively with automatic traceability of their origin in your library. Existing macros can be seamlessly integrated.

Create macros and their variants efficiently from a single template. This saves time and ensures flexible macro creation.

Documentation

New cloud-style highlight graphic

Draw immediate attention to project modifications with a distinctive, cloud-shaped highlight that stands out from standard markup tools.

Value:

  1. Improve project review efficiency by making changes instantly recognizable to all stakeholders
  2. Enhance collaboration by clearly communicating design updates in a visually distinctive way
  3. Speed up revision reviews by using an industry-standard marking style that everyone understands

Highlight project changes with eye-catching, cloud-shaped markers to optimise review and collaboration.

Customizable PLC Export with expanded Excel compatibility and enhanced parameter control

Design your PLC reports exactly the way you need them, with complete freedom to choose and arrange the technical parameters.

Value:

    1. Create flexible, ready-to-use reports that match your exact specifications without manual post-processing
    2. Enhance the clarity of your PLC Excel lists by organizing technical data in a way that makes the most sense for your team and customers
    3. Increase the level of detail in your documentation through new parameters such as part numbers, manufacturer data, function texts and data points.

Advanced custom filtering system for cable chart reports

Create precisely targeted cable charts by filtering based on any criteria – from cable properties to technical data.

Value:

  1. Save hours of manual sorting and reduce errors by generating exactly the cable lists you need
  2. Take control of complex projects by organizing cables into logical groups that match your workflow

Create precise cable plans with user-defined filtering according to any criteria.

New Bundle Mode for generating wire names

Generate meaningful wire designations that precisely reflect the physical connections in your system – directly connected wires receive the same designation.

Generate intelligent wire designations that automatically give physically connected wires the same name.

The bundle mode in practice.

Improved Terminal Chart Export

Get a complete overview of your terminal plan. You can now export terminal accessories via Excel export, integrate the TPN (terminal position number) for each terminal, and automatically assign unique bridge IDs – for even more detailed terminal plans.

Invisible connecting lines

If you hide symbols using the layer control, the associated connecting lines are now also automatically switched to invisible. This makes for a much tidier display and avoids confusion caused by lines that lead nowhere.

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