Electrical, data & ELV
Boards, circuits and cables that agree with the drawing.
Assign circuits, build up distribution boards and size cables against design current with the correction factors applied — then generate the schedules from the same model, so the board on the drawing and the board on the schedule cannot disagree.
Power
Circuits and boards as model data.
Circuits
Created, assigned and managed as first-class objects, with properties and distribution-board assignment carried on the elements themselves.
Distribution boards
Board build-up with a dedicated contextual ribbon and a live load status strip, so a board's state is visible while you work on it.
Cable sizing
The smallest cable whose derated rating meets the design current, with parallel sets sharing the load correctly.
Correction factors
Ambient, insulation, installation-method and grouping factors applied to the tabulated rating.
Schedules
The board paperwork, generated.
DB schedules
Distribution board schedules produced from the circuits actually assigned in the model.
DB schematic
A schematic view of the board and its outgoing ways.
Main cable schedule
Submain and main cable runs scheduled with their sizes.
Type managers
Outlet, breaker and breaker-type libraries behind the schedules, editable per project.
Data, ELV and lighting
Everything else that runs in the ceiling void.
- Structured cabling — a data cable manager with rack naming, cable assignment and containment routing, and route display on the element itself.
- Containment — user-defined containment types and custom sizes, routed and counted like any other service.
- Lighting — luminaires as full circuit and switch citizens, with switch families supporting gangs and two-way or multi-way arrangements.
- Illuminance — normal and emergency lux levels calculated per space by luminaire type.
- CCTV — camera coverage views driven by real optics, linked to the camera types you place.
Related
Where to look next.
See it on your own project.
engiCAD is in active development and we are onboarding a small number of practices. Tell us what you work on and we will arrange a walkthrough against a drawing you recognise.