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1. AutoCAD Electrical 2008 What’s New AutoCAD Electrical 2008 What’s New Name Company AMS CAD Solutions http://www.amsystems.com

2. AutoCAD Electrical 2008What is it? • Intelligent electrical controls design • Fully native DWG • Open and extendable • The only logical choice for electrical controls design

3. AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Helps You… Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks Reduce Errors and Inconsistencies Increase Drafting Productivity Communicateand Manage Design Data

4. Customer Need • Eliminate redundant tasks and streamline the reuse of design information • AutoCAD Electrical Delivers • Multi-tier terminals • Terminal jumpers • Improved installation • Consolidated help system Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks

5. “Multi-Level” Terminals • Customer Need • A simple way to use complex terminals with multiple levels • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Support for terminals with multiple levels • Parent/Child relationships for terminals • Expanded selection of manufacturers

6. Terminal Jumpers • Customer Need • Allow multiple terminals to share the same potential without running a wire to each one • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • “Insert Jumper” command • Displayed on panel drawings • Maintains associations in schematic

7. Improved Installation Experience • Customer Need • The ability to choose which manufacturer content to install • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Full capability for selection during installation • Ability to add/remove through normal Windows add/remove process

8. Consolidated Help System • Customer Need • One simple help system that provides • thorough answers that are easy to find • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • New Infocenter • Search multiple help systems simultaneously • AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical • Convenient toolbar access • Updated communication center

9. Customer Need • Reduce errors and automate key design tasks while creating more accurate electrical controls designs. • AutoCAD Electrical Delivers • Spare terminal support • Manufacturer catalog enhancements Reduce Errors and Inconsistencies

10. Spare Terminal Tracking • Customer Need Place spare terminals into a design and have them accurately accounted for in the BOM reports • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Ability to place spare terminals in a terminal strip • Accurate reporting of spare terminals in BOM reports

11. International Catalog Content • Customer Need • Local content in local languages • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Expanded selection of manufacturers • Manufacturer provided content • Targeting periodic updates for subscription customers

12. Customer Need • Purpose-built software that eliminates manual tasks and workflows • AutoCAD Electrical Delivers • New “Insert Component” interface • Community focused development • Electronic User’s Guide • 64-bit compatibility Increase Drafting Productivity

13. New Insert Component Interface • Customer Need • Easy way to navigate, use, and modify standard symbol libraries • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Tree structured menu • “Tooltip” support • Easier means to customize and maintain

14. Community Focused Development • Customer Need • For Autodesk to address the needs of smaller projects that solve minor annoyances that improve the customers experience versus delivering only new, large features • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Resources dedicated for the entire release cycle through the build phase • Quick and focused response to smaller but common customer requests • Sense of community and greater customer satisfaction

15. Electronic User’s Guide • Customer Need • Comprehensive documentation that can be printed, if needed • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Full User’s Guide in PDF format • Over 1300 pages of content • Organized by groups of functionality

16. 64-bit Compatibility • Customer Need • Improved performance and compatibility with 64-bit hardware and operating systems • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • 64-bit version of AutoCAD Electrical • Similar functionality as the 32-bit version • Support for 64-bit Microsoft Windows • Works with 64-bit hardware • 64-bit software installs on 64-bit machine • 32-bit software installs on 32-bit machine

17. Customer Need • Organize, find, and re-use valuable design data • AutoCAD Electrical Delivers • “Surfable” reports • Integration with Schneider Unity PLC programming software • Autodesk DWG Product Recognition Communicate and Manage Design

18. “Surfable” Reports • Customer Need To quickly and easily navigate through the various parts of a design. • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • “Hyperlinked” items within project reports placed onto a drawing

19. Schneider PLC Integration • Customer Need To streamline the process of using Schneider’s PLC’s • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Automatic drawing creation from a Schneider Unity PLC program • Functionality to write out PLC I/O addresses and descriptions to the XML schema that Unity understands

20. Autodesk DWG Product Recognition • Customer Need • To easily recognize which Autodesk product created a DWG and is best able to edit a DWG • AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Delivers • Autodesk DWG attributes • Exposed product name/version of DWG • Visible tooltip over DWG icon • Can be shown in Microsoft Windows Explorer columns • Double click of DWG will open file in product created • Must “save as” in new product to change ownership

21. AutoCAD Electrical 2008 Helps You… Reduce Complex or Repetitive Tasks Reduce Errors and Inconsistencies Increase Drafting Productivity Communicateand Manage Design Data