Benefits of Cloud-Based CAD Electrical Drawing Software

No setup and installations, just simple drag and drop

We know electrical engineers have heavy responsibilities, designing circuits that is safe while keeping cost low, in addition to testing and commissioning projects that have strict timelines. The last thing they have time for, is to attend training or read manuals.

Capital^™ Electra^™ X requires no installation, only a secure sign in and you're in business. It is mainly drag and drop, with no training and manuals required, especially easy to pick up again when the need arise, ensuring you get to do the important stuffs while Capital Electra X takes care of the rest.

Easy to use, cloud native Electrical CAD software with mainly drag and drop

New Autowiring that automagically wire symbols

When choosing an electrical CAD software, you would want something that makes your life easier. In Capital Electra X, you only have to drop your symbols next to another, and Capital Electra X will automagically wire them to the next sequential wire, all without manual intervention.

When compared to manual wiring, auto wiring is nearly 3 times faster with much less errors, and it works for both JIC/NFPA and IEC60617, horizontal and vertical circuits, including for electrical, pneumatic and hydraulics.

Find out how auto wiring drastically improves your productivity and lets you complete your circuits much faster

See also: Automatic wiring for electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic circuits

Automatic wire splitting when placing symbols

Change is constant, especially in electrical engineering. When you have a need to insert a symbol on your circuits, Capital Electra X automatically splits your wires and rename them, letting you complete your circuits much faster.

Wire splitting works on power circuits, controls circuits and even on pneumatic, hydraulic and P&ID circuits. Create and complete your circuits easier and faster with wire splitting.

Capital Electra X helps you automatically split and rename your wires when you insert symbols into your circuits

Designed for minimal typing

Being electrical engineers ourselves, we wanted to create an electrical CAD software that we would want to use ourselves, without the tedious typing and manual errors. Therefore, we designed a software that reduces typing.

All symbols and wires in Capital Electra X are intelligently and automatically renamed, and even when typing is required, spin buttons are available on most dialogs for modifications using the mouse only, keeping it fast and speedy.

Intelligent automatic numbering

One of the most repeated task during electrical circuit creation is the duplication of symbols and wires. When duplicated, Capital Electra X automatically and intelligently renames symbols and wires to the next available sequential number (eg: R1 to R2), saving an immense amount of time and avoiding errors.

If a symbol reference is modified (eg: R1 to C1), and then duplicated, Capital Electra X will intelligently use the new reference and rename duplicates accordingly (eg: C1 to C2).

This means that you can rename your symbols and wires as you deem fit, and Capital Electra X will instantly rename them, no complicated setup and configuration required.

Find out how intelligent numbering automatically tags your symbols and wires and helps you create circuits easier and faster

Symbol and wire inheritance

If a symbol is assigned to a component, say an Omron relay, when duplicated, the symbol will continue to inherit the component, resulting in a ton of time savings, without the need to assign components over and over again.

In Capital Electra X, we really wanted to design an electrical CAD software that let you perform a task once and reuse everything else, so that you get to get things done quickly and efficiently.

What is smart inheritance, and how it can help you assign components to circuits quickly

Super smart wires

Wires in Capital Electra X are super intelligent. When a wire is placed on another, they will automatically be connected, and assume the name of the connected wire.

When a wire name is modified, the changes will be automatically propagated to all connected wires, even over wire links and multiple pages.

Connection dots are automatically managed based on connection types, without the need for user intervention, for even faster schematics.

How smart wires in Capital Electra X help you complete circuits much faster with less errors

Auto straightening wires

In electrical circuit design, change is guaranteed and there is a constant need to modify circuits. Depending on how you modify them, it can be a pain to get exactly what you wanted.

Capital Electra X totally understand electrical conventions, and will automatically straighten wires to ensure your modifications are easier and faster. We stress over little things like this so that you don't have to.

How auto straightening wires helps you with less drafting, so you can concentrate on safety and design

Easy to use wire links

Drop them, pair them, done.

Wire links allow you to connect a wire to another part of the page, or to another page. When connected, wire links automatically shows the wire name and location of the target link it is paired to.

Wires that are connected to wire links behave as if they are connected to normal wires, that is, wire name detection and propagation will continue to work, even over multiple pages.

How to use wire links and easily pair them to extend wires over multiple pages

Real time cross reference

Know exactly how many symbols and wires you have in your drawing, and their location with real time cross reference. Produce highly detailed electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic drawings quickly and easily.

Easily find the location of your symbols and wires with real time cross reference

Powerful circuit reuse

When drawing circuits, the most often used operation is copy and paste, thus Capital Electra X automatically renames all your symbols and wires accordingly, to ensure you get unparalleled productivity gains with huge savings in time and money.

Powerful circuit reuse in Capital Electra X lets you save your circuits to be reused over and over again without much work

See also: Smart circuit reuse improves productivity by 150%

Reusable prefab circuits

Create circuits once, and save them to be reused forever. Build up a collection of your commonly used circuits and never redraw them again. Share them with your team, so the productivity gains extend to your entire company.

How to save your own (prefabricated) circuits so your entire team can reuse it over and over again

Assigning components

In Capital Electra X, you can assign components when you create a symbol, and when you drop the symbol onto your electrical drawing, your components will be reflected in the Bill of Materials (BOM).

In addition, you can also reuse a symbol (eg: contactor) and assign components upon completion of circuit design and be able to specify different dimensions and ratings for your symbols using Manage Components.

You can even assign multiple components, for example, assigning relay clip and relay base to your relay symbol, so that your Bills of Materials (BOM) is complete and accurately reflect the components required for the entire design.

Easily assign components to your circuits to generate Bills of Materials

Assigning Cables

Single core or multi core cables can be easily assigned to wires, with a simple right click on a wire or using the "Manage Cables" menu.

Cable specifications are stored in a database so that they can be re-used over and over again without typing. Once assigned to a wire, the specifications are then stored in the drawing itself for portability, where a drawing can be easily shared without losing embedded cable information.

Innovative CableTag symbol

Showing cable information is as easy as dropping a CableTag symbol onto a wire.

Once dropped, the CableTag will automatically display cable information on any wire that it comes into contact with, without further actions from users.

Additional information including brand, supplier, model, cores, pricing or other options are available by right clicking on the CableTag.

Customizable component database

Component databases can be easily exported to your favourite spreadsheet for modifications or insertions before being imported into Capital Electra X again.

Once inserted, you can then assign component specifications from manufacturers including model, rating, and dimensions, into your electrical drawings without the need for repeated typing.

These component information are also shared with your entire team, so that work done by one member in the team, can be reused by everyone.

Component information are organized by categories. For example, when selecting components for a relay symbol, users will be presented with multiple relays in the "Relay" category.

Categories simplify component selection, and still offers the ability to select outside a category using search functions.

Organizing components and categories is super easy, with simple drag and drop and you're done. Components can appear in one or more categories for even more flexibility.

How to customize your own component database, export to modify them and import it back into Capital Electra X

Symbols with brains built in

Some symbols in Capital Electra X go even further to help complete time consuming and tedious manual actions.

For example, the TerminalList symbol automatically lists all terminals that have been placed in a drawing.

The TerminalBlock symbol automatically counts and numbers all terminal listings when organized in a block.

The AutoLocation symbol automatically monitors schematic symbols and report their locations, even over multiple pages.

The PLC symbol can be used to generate input or output points, whether digital or analog.

Smart symbols in Capital Electra X lets you generate terminal listing, display multiple forms and many more powerful benefits

Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID)

Piping and instrumentation diagrams (P&ID) are illustrations by engineers to show the functional relationships between piping, instrumentation, mechanical, chemical, or manufacturing processes. They can also be used to depict manufacturing processes for physical plants.

In Capital Electra X, P&ID comes with commonly used ISO and PIP standards, and contains all the easy to use functionalities, such as autowiring, automatic and intelligent naming, ability to create prefab circuits, and generating bill of material reports that you expect from Capital Electra X.

Smart P&ID symbols

Instrumentation symbols in Capital Electra X are smart and can automatically show Type and Loop numbers.

If you modify the reference for a symbol, Capital Electra X will automatically update the Type and Loop numbers on the symbol itself, without you doing a thing, ensuring you get to complete your diagrams really quickly.

Easily create P&IDs in Capital Electra X with time-saving automations and smart symbols