Enhancing building automation and electrical design: WSCAD at Light + Building 2024
In an innovative advancement for the electrical engineering and building automation sectors, WSCAD has announced the roll-out of its new data format on wscaduniverse.com. Marking a significant leap in the availability and quality of parts data. This innovation is championed through a premium partnership with industry leaders such as Phoenix Contact, Schneider Electric, Siemens, Wago and Weidmüller, setting a new benchmark in redefining industry standards.
Renowned for its comprehensive online library of parts, WSCAD’s resource hub, accessible free of charge at wscaduniverse.com, now offers more than 2.2 million data sets from over 441 manufacturers. The new structure ensures backward compatibility and introduces advanced data fields designed for future applications, marking a new era of innovation and efficiency in electrical CAD design.
The seamless integration of technical data sets – including accurate symbols for all components – fundamentally transforms the electrical design workflow. Whether working on an electrical installation diagram or a circuit schematic, professionals can conveniently select any component – such as a switch, valve or other device – from their local database or directly from wscaduniverse.com. Once selected, the component is inserted into the drawing together with its symbol and all relevant manufacturer-specific technical data. This ensures that components used across different design phases are represented consistently in both installation diagrams and electrical schematics, improving efficiency and accuracy alike.
The collaboration also significantly reduces the time electrical designers and engineers spend creating or updating parts and symbols. By providing up-to-date, verified product data, the new format enables professionals to save around 30 minutes per part, streamlining the design process and improving overall work quality.
To acknowledge their contribution, WSCAD has given special recognition to its Premium Partners for their key role in developing the new data architecture. The partnership not only accelerates electrical design workflows, but also ensures consistently high data quality and reliability.
As a result, wscaduniverse.com highlights data sets that comply with the new standards using a dedicated logo, further strengthening transparency and user confidence. This Premium Partnership reflects the shared vision of WSCAD and its partners to continuously advance electrical engineering. Contributions from Weidmüller, Siemens, and other partners within WSCAD’s electrical CAD ecosystem provide direct access to high-quality, current component data – enabling faster, simpler and more reliable engineering workflows.
Representing a major milestone in the digital transformation of electrical engineering, the enhanced partnership behind wscaduniverse.com delivers an unrivalled database of parts data and symbols. Combined with modern electrical CAD technology, the platform is set to transform how professionals design, document and implement their projects – underlining a shared commitment to quality, efficiency and innovation.
