AutoCAD Electrical is AutoCAD® software for controls designers. Purpose-built to create and modify electrical control systems, it contains all the functionality of AutoCAD plus an extensive set of electrical-specific features and functions that offer significant productivity gains.

AutoCAD Electrical 2009 helps you stay ahead of the competition by automating many common tasks, such as building circuits, numbering wires, and creating bills of materials (BOMs). It supports international drafting standards and contains comprehensive symbol libraries.

What’s New in AutoCAD Electrical 2009

• Circuit Builder - AutoCAD Electrical 2009 reduces design time and increase drafting efficiency by automating the creation of controls circuits.
• PLC I/O Libraries - Quickly create PLC I/O drawings by selecting from a library of more than 3,000 intelligent PLC I/O modules from the industry’s most popular manufacturers.
• Insert Balloons on Panel Devices - AutoCAD Electrical 2009 saves time by automatically annotating control panel drawings with intelligent item balloons that coincide with the panel BOM.
• Graphical Terminal Strip Generator - AutoCAD Electrical 2009 reduces design time by automatically generating graphical terminal strip layouts based on schematic design information for use in panel layout drawings or terminal plans.
• Terminal Jumpers - AutoCAD Electrical 2009 reduces design time and help eliminate errors by accurately representing terminal jumpers as part of the design.