AutoCAD® Electrical software is the AutoCAD® software for electrical controls designers. Created for electrical control systems, AutoCAD Electrical design software includes all the functionality of AutoCAD plus a complete set of electrical CAD features. Comprehensive symbol libraries and tools for automating electrical design tasks help to save hours of effort, so electrical engineers can spend more time innovating.

AutoCAD® Electrical software, the AutoCAD® software for electrical control design, helps to automate design tasks. AutoCAD Electrical includes all the functionality of AutoCAD, plus a complete set of features designed specifically for electrical controls designers. Comprehensive symbol libraries and tools for automating electrical engineering tasks can help you increase drafting productivity and gain a competitive edge.

System Requirements

For 32-bit AutoCAD Electrical 2012:
Microsoft® Windows® XP Home and Professional (SP3 or later), or Microsoft® Windows Vista® (SP2 or later) Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition (compare Windows versions)
Intel® Pentium® or AMD Athlon® dual-core processor, 1.6 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology for Windows XP, or Intel® Pentium® 4 or AMD Athlon dual-core, 3.0 GHz or higher with SSE2 technology for Windows Vista or Windows 7
2 GB RAM
6 GB free disk space for installation (7 GB for a clean machine with no .NET installed)
1,280 x 1,024 display with True Color
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® 7.0 or later
Microsoft Mouse-compliant pointing device
Download and installation from DVD

For 64-bit AutoCAD Electrical 2012

Microsoft Windows XP Professional x64 Edition (SP2 and later), or Microsoft Windows Vista (SP2 or later) Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition, or Microsoft® Windows® 7 Enterprise, Business, Ultimate, or Home Premium edition (compare Windows versions)
AMD Athlon 64 with SSE2 technology, AMD Opteron® with SSE2 technology, Intel® Xeon® with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology, or Intel Pentium 4 with Intel EM64T support with SSE2 technology
2 GB RAM
6 GB free disk space for installation (7 GB for a clean system with no .NET installed)
1,280 x 1,024 display with True Color
Microsoft Internet Explorer 7.0 or later
Microsoft Mouse-compliant point device
Download and Installation from DVD