 "Dassault Systemes Unveils New SolidWorks Electrical Applications")
Dassault Systèmes, the 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) solutions provider, has introduced new SolidWorks Electrical applications. These new offerings include an innovative, system level 2D schematic design tool and a powerful 3D electrical modelling add-in to SolidWorks design application that are linked in real-time.
“Today, companies in industrial equipment, engineering services, high-tech, medical devices, and consumer goods are developing products that include more electrical content. More than half of our SolidWorks customers require a solution that streamlines collaboration between mechanical and electrical systems engineers,” said Bertrand Sicot, CEO, SolidWorks, Dassault Systèmes. “The addition of SolidWorks Electrical to our product portfolio moves us into the market with a robust solution that upholds the SolidWorks focus on ease-of-use and makes close collaboration between mechanical and electrical design groups a reality.”
“Design professionals worldwide endeavour to create accurate designs with fewer mistakes and complications, for faster time-to-market. Towards this end, SolidWorks has introduced its new offering- SolidWorks Electrical- a design application that integrates electrical and mechanical designs to speed up complex design projects. This simple, intuitive application simplifies electrical system design with its intelligent design tools, comprehensive parts database, and allows real-time integration of 2D schematics and 3D models leading to increased collaboration and productivity,” said Manoj Mehta, Country Manager, India and SAARC, SolidWorks.
When it comes to electrical system design, organisations frequently look for ways to improve the overall delivery performance of their departments. SolidWorks Electrical applications make it easy for engineers and designers to plan electrical systems and integrate those electrical aspects into the overall 3D mechanical models. These new applications pave the way for mechanical and electrical engineering teams to collaborate during product development, streamline the design phase, and reduce product delays, resulting in more consistent and standardised designs, lower costs, and faster time-to-market.
“The full integration with SolidWorks will make SolidWorks Electrical easy to learn and will allow both our mechanical and electrical departments to collaborate on electrical system and wiring design,” said Kyle Strong, project manager at Getman Corporation. “Our mining vehicles include complex electrical wiring and need to have consistent design - the decision to consider SolidWorks Electrical was easy. By integrating our electrical and mechanical design processes, we can better document electrical requirements and cable/wire paths, resulting in less rework, higher product quality, and faster time-to-market.”
The SolidWorks Electrical applications are based on technology from Trace Software, a company with more than 20 years of experience in the electrical design market. As a current SolidWorks Gold Solution Partner, Trace’s elecworks products are integrated with SolidWorks, allowing engineers to stay within the familiar SolidWorks environment to optimise electromechanical designs.