Electrical for AutoCAD

Say good-bye to duplicate tasks. Eliminate that separate Excel sheet. Stop wasting time drafting separate diagrams. Build your electrical systems faster and more accurately with Design Master.

Single-User DM Electrical

$125 per seat / month

A single-user license is meant for one operator and can be used on multiple computers.

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Floating DM Electrical

$313 per seat / month

A floating license allows one person to use the software at a time and can be shared among users.

For 1 seat
MonthlyYearly20% off

Single-User Classic

$188 per seat / month

If you have one person who is going to be using both HVAC and Electrical, the bundled Classic license is recommended.

For 1 seat
MonthlyYearly20% off

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Single-Line Diagrams

Design Master Electrical integrates the design of riser diagrams with a powerful calculation engine. Your riser automatically talks with your panel schedules and plans. Every component you add to your plan will link back to your one-line diagram. Have you ever had a one-line diagram go out of sync after a change? It can cost thousands of dollars if the error is missed. Design Master solves that.

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Panel Schedules and Service Load Calculations

Automate the tracking of loads on your panel schedules. All you do is connect devices to the panel, and Design Master does the rest of the work for you. Does each change create a ripple-back effect, where you must confirm the accuracy of loads and panel schedules? Stop depending on memory and manual calculations. Eliminate the margin for error.

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Fault, Voltage Drop, and Arc-Flash Calculations

Design Master Electrical uses the same panels and transformers you create for a project's one-line diagram, and panel load calculations, to calculate fault current and voltage drop. Arc-flash is calculated based upon the settings for the panels and transformers and the calculated fault current. Schedules display the results of those calculations on your drawing.

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Read how electrical engineers feel about Design Master Electrical – from one-man shops to international firms

Read how electrical engineers feel about Design Master Electrical – from one-man shops to international firms

Other Electrical for AutoCAD Features

Design Master Electrical is a complete electrical drafting and calculation software program that works directly inside AutoCAD. It eliminates the need for external processes. Say good-bye to duplicate tasks. Eliminate that separate Excel sheet. Stop wasting time drafting separate diagrams. Build your electrical systems faster and more accurately with Design Master.

Selective Coordination

A time-current curves database allows for easy assignment of project breakers, and it's possible to graph multiple curves onto a graph to quickly see if breakers are accurately coordinated.

Lighting and Power Plans

It's important to track all parts of an electrical plan, the software automatically adds the load for every device connected to a panel, while also updating the information on every schedule in which that device is included.

Equipment Connections and Motors

Electrical for AutoCAD understands it's helpful to add all relevant information, including connections and motors to the drawing or project database and sizing breakers and wires based on MDA and MOCP. Additionally, all changes are automatically updated on the equipment schedule immediately.

Photometrics

Included photometrics means never having to leave AutoCAD to design lighting or struggle with importing external data. This feature makes it easy to model obstructions and elevations in all your project's lighting levels.

System Requirements

Supported:
  • A computer capable of running AutoCAD 2018 or later. Here is a list of AutoCAD system requirements.
  • AutoCAD 2018 or later, including:
  • AutoCAD 2027
  • AutoCAD 2026
  • AutoCAD 2025
  • AutoCAD 2024
  • AutoCAD 2023
  • AutoCAD 2022
  • AutoCAD 2021
  • AutoCAD 2020
  • AutoCAD 2019
  • AutoCAD 2018
  • Any corresponding vertical version of AutoCAD, such as AutoCAD MEP, AutoCAD Architecture, or Civil 3D
  • Windows 7 SP1 or later
  • Screen resolution of 1360x768 or greater
  • A Microsoft Windows server for multiple-user setups and shared files
Limited Compatibility: AutoCAD 2010 through AutoCAD 2017 are compatible with an older release of our software, which is packaged with our standard installers. Software updates and tech support are not available for these AutoCAD versions.

Not Supported:
  • AutoCAD for Mac
  • AutoCAD 2009 or earlier
  • Any version of AutoCAD LT
  • Any CAD program that is not AutoCAD or an AutoCAD vertical