Which should I learn?

The one your employer or customer uses. EPLAN for European OEMs, AutoCAD Electrical for most Indian panel shops, SOLIDWORKS Electrical for machine builders on SOLIDWORKS.

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Free electrical design software courses with certificate

EPLAN Electric P8, AutoCAD Electrical, SOLIDWORKS Electrical and DIALux evo, free and complete: projects, symbols, wires, terminals, PLC I/O, reports, 3D panel layout and lighting design with lux calculation, with notes, quizzes and an optional verifiable certificate.

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4 courses · 49 modules · 58h 48m of video

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EPLAN Electric P8 and Pro Panel

Electrical design the way panel builders and OEMs do it: projects and settings, pages, structure and plot frames, symbols and devices, modular engineering to DIN 81346, terminals, cables and interruption points, PLC design, macros, parts management and the Data Portal, reports and checks, tracking and options, 2D panel layout and Pro Panel 3D, routing, Smart Wiring and the EPLAN Cloud.

Create projects with base projects, plot frames and structure identifiers
Place symbols, devices, terminals, cables and PLC cards
Build macros and manage parts with the Data Portal

14 modules 13h 25mView course

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AutoCAD Electrical for Control Design

Control drawings with the industry default tool: AutoCAD Electrical versus AutoCAD, install and interface, AutoCAD essentials, projects and drawings, templates and title blocks, wires and wire numbers, components, symbols and catalogs, three-phase and starter circuits, PLC modules and I/O addressing, terminals, reports and data exchange, and practice drawings.

Install AutoCAD Electrical and master the interface and drawing aids
Manage projects, drawings, templates and title blocks
Draw wires with numbers, arrows and splices

11 modules 10h 2mView course

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SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D

Schematic design that connects to the mechanical model: introduction and licences, projects, templates, locations and functions, title blocks and symbols, manufacturer parts and libraries, wires, marks and multiwires, terminals, relays and black boxes, PLCs and I/O, cables and harnesses, macros, reports and revisions, Electrical 3D and routing, and mechanical schematics, P&ID and PDM.

Create projects with templates, locations and functions
Build title blocks, symbols, manufacturer parts and libraries
Draw schematics with wires, marks, multiwires, terminals and relays

12 modules 20h 9mView course

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DIALux evo Lighting Design: Interior, Daylight and Documentation

Professional lighting simulation with the free industry tool: interface and settings, importing DWG plans, building outlines, rooms, floors, doors, windows and roofs, spaces, ceilings, cut-outs and stairs, furniture and materials, luminaire catalogues and selection, automatic arrangement and lux calculation, lighting fundamentals with CRI and manual calculation, daylight, architectural techniques with cove and linear luminaires, raytraced images, documentation and export to AutoCAD, and a complete house project.

Import plans and model buildings, rooms, openings and roofs in DIALux evo
Furnish and assign materials with correct reflectances
Select luminaires from catalogues and arrange them to hit lux and uniformity

12 modules 15h 12mView course

Why learn Electrical design software in India

Panel builders and OEMs need drawings their customers accept; the tool is named in the tender, and these are the three that get named.

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Which should I learn?: The one your employer or customer uses. EPLAN for European OEMs, AutoCAD Electrical for most Indian panel shops, SOLIDWORKS Electrical for machine builders on SOLIDWORKS.