Electrical for AutoCAD

Design Master Electrical is a complete electrical drafting and calculation software program that works directly inside AutoCAD and BricsCAD. 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.

One-Line Riser Diagrams

• Automatically generate one-line riser diagrams
• Customize diagrams to match your existing drafting style
• Update feeders and other labels during the design

You “accomplish more work in less time, with greater accuracy” says Angie Hester of Trindera Engineering in Coeur d’Alene, ID.

Learn more about one-line riser diagrams. . .

Panel Schedules and Service Load Calculations

• Automatically add circuit labels to the drawing as you connect devices to panels
• Update panel schedule loads as you make changes to devices
• Transfer loads between panels

“There's never a disconnect of information between drawings and schedules,” says Donald Evans of Evans Engineering and Consulting in Post Falls, ID.

Learn more about panel schedules and service load calculations. . .

Fault Current, Voltage Drop, and Arc-Flash Calculations

• Calculate available fault current and arc-flash at panels and transformers
• Calculate voltage drop in feeders and branch circuits
• Document calculations with schedules on your drawing

“Design Master saves us an enormous amount of time. It’s safe to say it improves my personal productivity by over 50% right now,” says Scott Kahler, Senior Electrical Designer at DEI Electrical Consultants in Spokane Valley, WA.

Learn more about fault current, voltage drop, and arc-flash calculations. . .

Selective Coordination

• Assign time-current curves to the breakers in your design
• Display time-current curves on your drawings
• Overlay and coordinate curves for multiple breakers

“I’ve explored other options and Design Master Electrical remains ahead of the competition and fits my needs perfectly,” says Eric Aielli, PE, freelance consultant in Dayton, OH.

Learn more about selective coordination. . .

Lighting and Power Plans

• Automatically generate fixture schedules as you place devices on the drawing
• Calculate load totals as you connect devices to panels
• Customize device blocks and layers to match your current drafting standards

“I was able to use Design Master to meet the owner/engineers needs in a very short time, basically recreating the design effort of a month in a 3-day time period," says Howard Erskine, Senior Designer at Baskerville Donovan in Pensacola, FL.

Learn more about lighting and power plans. . .

Equipment Connections and Motors

• Create equipment connections and motors on the drawing or in the project database
• Size breakers and wires based upon MCA and MOCP
• Automatically update the equipment schedule when making changes

Over and over, the message we hear from our users is the same. “Design Master lets me keep my clients happy and our projects on schedule," says Al Bellefleur, Electrical Contractor at Division 16 Electrical Estimating in Bloomfield, CT.

Learn more about equipment connections and motors. . .

Photometrics

• Calculate point-by-point photometrics within AutoCAD/BricsCAD
• Model obstructions and elevations to accurately calculate lighting levels
• Perform photometrics and circuiting using the same light fixtures

“Now I can, within one day, complete a site lighting plan. This has a positive bottom-line impact on the whole job,” says Jeremy S. Fields, PE at Appalachia Design Services in Blountville, TN

Learn more about photometrics. . .

System Requirements