UT11833

3D Protection and Control Panel LayoutAutoCAD

Electrical to Inventor Integration
Melissa Thomas
Implementation Consultant
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Class summary
Have you ever wanted to utilize the 3D power of Inventor
software with the intelligence of AutoCAD Electrical
software for substation protection and control panel
layouts? Tracing connections from the panel in the
control house to the cable tray and then out to the
equipment in the yard can be a very tedious process
when you dont have really good visualization tools. With
AutoCAD Electrical software and Inventor software
integration, users now have the ability to produce the
panel layout in the substation control house in 3D.

Why are we here?

Key learning objectives

At the end of this class, you will be able to:
Learn how to use the AutoCAD Electrical and Inventor integration tools
See a workflow for producing a 3D panel layout with intelligent AutoCAD
Electrical design-associated objects

SDS Industry Consortium

What is the SDS Consortium?

The SDS (Substation Design Solution) Industry Consortium is made up of

member utilities who have adopted or are investigating for adoption the SDS
suite of software products, Autodesk and AutomationForce (the SDS
software developers).
Inventor
AutoCAD Electrical
Civil 3D
SDS toolkits
Vault
Infraworks

SDS Industry Consortium Purpose

What is the Purpose?

Collaborate as an industry to establish common

workflows, common toolkit functionality, shared
libraries, common standards, and technology needs.

Form one large utility voice to help drive Autodesk

and AutomationForce to software development
according to an industry standard.

Develop a shared SDS library of substation content

from internal resources, external partners, and/or
equipment manufacturers.

SDS Industry Consortium Members

Who are the members?
Currently:
Utilities only
Future: Utilities & Contract Design Firms

What is the SDS Industry Consortium

Want to learn more?
BIM for Utilities / SDS Industry Consortium
Palazzo I, Level 5
Thursday, December 3
9:30 11:30 AM
No need to register.

Introduction to Substation Design

AutoCAD Electrical
Project Based

The most important thing to

know about this product is

Start to Every Project: Copy Old Project

AutoCAD Electrical
The 5 Best Features of
AutoCAD Electrical

Title block rename

Attribute Edit Tools
Component Editing
BOM
Link to Inventor

Substation P&C | 69/12kV Standard Substation Project

Day One Quick Start (Utilizing the Hitchhikers Guide to
AutoCAD Electrical)
Ribbon Overview
Projects
Related txt files
WDP
ENV
WDT

AutoCAD Options
DWT files

Title Blocks
Mapping to Electrical
Layers
Other AutoCAD Electrical settings

Changing the Attributes of an Electrical Symbol

ADD
CHANG
E SIZE

EDIT
SELECT
ED

RENAM
E

HIDE

STRET
CH

Attributes

UNHIDE

SQUEE
ZE

ROTATE

MOVE/
SHOW

CHANG
E
LAYER

CHANG
E
JUSTIFI
CATION

AutoCAD Electrical Symbol Controls

SD SCOOT

DELETE

REVERSE/FLIP

Symbol
Controls
RETAG/UPDATE

SURFER

MOVE

ALIGN

Autodesk Inventor
The 5 Reasons to use
Autodesk Inventor

As Built vs. As Designed

Cable Trays
BOM
Link to AutoCAD Electrical
Inventor Catalog

View of the Solution

Make sure that you get the right Autodesk Inventor

Why Factory Design Suite (FDS)

Brownfield
Uses AutoCAD Mechanical and Inventor to create them
Benefits are faster ROI using new 3D assets

Cable Trays and other Factory Assets

Why Product Design Suite (FDS)

AutoCAD Electrical
Inventor Electrical Catalog Browser

Do you have to install both versions of Inventor?

No, You can install one Inventor (AC recommends the
FDS version)
When you install PDS for AutoCAD Electrical you can
also install the Inventor Electrical Catalog Browser!

Do you have to buy both?

At this time. Unfortunately yes

Data Points

Steps to link Inventor and AutoCAD Electrical

Inventor Setup
AutoCAD Electrical Setup
Location and Installation Codes
Electrical Properties in Inventor
Link AutoCAD Electrical Part to Inventor Part
Add Catalog information to AutoCAD Electrical
Add Catalog information to Inventor

Summary

5 Best features of AutoCAD Electrical

5 Reasons to use Inventor
How to link Autodesk Inventor and AutoCAD Elect.
How to create a link between AutoCAD Electrical
and Inventor Part
How to correct mismatch Errors

Questions?

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