AutoCAD Electrical is AutoCAD for designers of electrical control systems. AutoCAD Electrical includes all the features of AutoCAD, as well as a set of specialized functions for designing electrical control systems. Automation of common tasks and extensive libraries of symbols save a lot of time, which can now be devoted to innovative developments.

The program helps to automate typical design tasks. AutoCAD Electrical includes all the features of AutoCAD, as well as a set of specialized features for electrical design. Automation of common tasks and extensive convention libraries help you increase productivity and stay competitive.


What is an addon?
Many users of "vertical" AutoCAD products have noticed that since recently, any AutoCAD product with extended functionality consists, in fact, of AutoCAD as a basis and add-on of Mechanical, Electrical, Architecture, etc. Alas, developers, as before, upload only full-format distributions . That is, if you want to get Mechanical and Architecture, you are forced to download two huge packages, most of the contents of which duplicate each other. In this regard, I decided to start releasing distributions of a new type, containing only an add-on. Now, in order to install all the same Mechanical and Architecture, you will need to download the basic AutoCAD and two small add-ons. Less download, more compact storage - that's the main idea of ​​this format assemblies!


New opportunities
- SQL Catalog Support for Autodesk Vault
AutoCAD Electrical now supports the SQL Catalog database for BOM in Autodesk Vault.
- The
Trace strip provides a secure space to collaborate on drawing changes in the AutoCAD web and mobile apps without the risk of changing an existing drawing. Tracing can be compared to a virtual collaborative tracing that is overlaid on a drawing, allowing participants to provide feedback directly on the drawing.
- Number
Fast and accurate count of the number of instances of objects in the drawing. You can insert a table with quantity data into the current drawing.
- Floating drawing windows
You can now drag a drawing file tab outside the AutoCAD application window to make it a floating window.
- Share current drawing
Share a link to a copy of the current drawing for viewing or editing in the AutoCAD web application. All related xrefs and DWG images are included.
- Upload to Autodesk Docs (subscription resource)
The Upload to Autodesk Docs module allows design teams to use digital PDF files for reference while on site. The Upload to Autodesk Docs module allows you to upload AutoCAD PDF drawings to a specific Autodesk Docs project.
- New Home
Tab Design The Home tab has been redesigned to include a new welcome screen for Autodesk products.
- Preview of 3D Graphics
This release includes a preview of a completely new cross-platform 3D graphics system developed for AutoCAD that takes full advantage of today's GPUs and multi-core processors. It provides additional ease of navigation when working with larger drawings than previous versions.
- Installer
Installing and deploying 2022 software is faster and more reliable.


List of changes made
What has been changed by the author of the assembly:
- The assembly is based on the original Russian and English distributions combined into a single package, from which everything that is not directly related to the installation of the Electrical add-on has been removed.
- Unlocked the ability to install the addon on Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.x and Windows 10 junior versions.
- Disabled the Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 compatibility check that prevented the product from being installed next to a 32-bit version of Microsoft Office.
- For a modern installer, a solution was developed and implemented for choosing the interface language of the installed program.
- The interface language of the installer itself is set based on the OS interface language.
- AutoCAD Electrical 2022.0.2 Update has been integrated into the installation package.
- Updated Autodesk On-Demand Install Service from version 1.16.0.31 to version 1.24.0.12.
- Installer updated from version 1.16.0.6 to version 1.24.0.2.
- Since the so-called "classic interface" was missing in Electrical by default, I considered it possible to restore it for the afflicted.
- The assembly does not include medicine. The cure is included in my build of AutoCAD 2022, on top of which it is recommended to install this addon.


System requirements:
• Pre-installed Autodesk AutoCAD 2022 with interface language identical to the language of the installed Electrical Addon
• 64-bit version of Microsoft Windows 10 (version 1607 or later) ; Microsoft Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.x, or Windows 10 64-bit
• 2.5-2.9 GHz processor (3 GHz or faster recommended)
• 8 GB RAM (16 GB recommended)
• 1 GB video adapter 29 GB/s video memory with DirectX 11 support (4 GB and 106 GB/s with DirectX 12 support recommended)
• 1920x1080 screen resolution with True Color. Windows 10 supports resolutions up to 3840x2160
• 20 GB of free disk space
• .NET Framework 4.8 or higher
• Microsoft Access Database Engine 2016 Redistributable 64-bit (16.0.5044.1000) or higher
Optional for 3D modeling and large amounts of data
• 8 GB RAM or more
• 6 GB free disk space (not including space required for installation)
• Workstation class video adapter with at least 128 MB of memory that supports a screen resolution of at least 1920x1080, with True Color support, Pixel Shader 3.0 or later, and Direct3D