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CEO Announcement - Siemens acquires Radica Software
Dear Electra community, I am excited to announce that Radica Software Sdn. Bhd. has been acquired by Siemens. This is an important step for Radica that will help us reach more users faster and enhance our ability to deliver value and inn...
Thomas Yip
October 25, 2022
Discover New Features in Electra Cloud
Using an electrical CAD software doesn’t have to be difficult and time consuming. In Electra Cloud, our motto is to make engineers’ lives easier. Electra Cloud has all the automation tools and features you require to create an electrical sch...
Sandra
April 14, 2022
Best way to display DWG and DXF on your websites, and save 99% on bandwidth
DWG and DXF files are known to be very large in size, and cannot be easily displayed on your website, forcing your customers to download a 3rd party software, resulting in a horrible user experience. Surely, there must be a better way. The p...
Thomas Yip
February 03, 2021
Create, store and manage Google Docs, Sheets, and Slides in Electra Cloud
Google is undeniably a big part of our lives. It's not uncommon for electrical engineers and their companies to rely on Google Drive for workflow management and projects. With numerous files and documentations stored separately, it becomes h...
Teh
December 31, 2020
Improving the UI for Electra options
Now that Electra finally has our own platform based on Vecta.io, we are constantly searching for ways to improve, especially on the UI so that our users have a much better experience. One of the updates we've done recently is improving Elec...
Thomas Yip
October 27, 2020
How to generate wiring labels the easy way
Wiring labels are essential to keeping track of cables and wires during the production and installation of an electrical panel, therefore being able to easily generate labels is the very first step to a good and proper cable management. Typ...
Thomas Yip
October 14, 2020
Bringing electrical CAD to Onshape
When we first launched Electra Cloud back in January 2020, no one foresaw the pandemic that is about to hit in February, and in the middle of the pandemic, we were contacted to partner with Onshape. Naturally, we are excited to work with O...
Thomas Yip
October 12, 2020
Smart circuit reuse improves productivity by 150%
Since launching Electra Cloud in January, we have been working hard to bring even more innovation and productivity to you, our users. Now that we have our own browser based platform, these improvement can be made faster and easier. ...
Thomas Yip
September 04, 2020
How to share databases and symbols for Electra E9
While Electra automate your electrical CAD drawings and increase your productivity, the ability to share your work with fellow colleagues is even more powerful. For example, if a colleague has created a symbol, you can simply use it inst...
Thomas Yip
July 22, 2020
Automatic wiring for electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic circuits
Does your electrical schematic software automatically wires your symbols? Now, with Electra Cloud or Electra E9, you can. Read more to find out how our new feature automatically wires your schematics and help you to complete your elect...
Thomas Yip
June 13, 2020
Introducing Electra E9 (Offline app)
Looking at our roadmap, you'd have expected it - Electra Cloud Offline app. In our newsletters, we announced that the Offline app is going to be released by May 2020. _AKA Electra E9 Perpetual plan_ Today, we're excited to be living ...
Yi Qian
May 24, 2020
Insert wire name in Electra Cloud
Completed a drawing then only realized you have to add a wire in the middle of your drawing? Use insert wire to add a new wire in the middle of your drawing, and have all subsequent wires updated accordingly. Sometimes we bump in...
Kiersten Tan
May 23, 2020
More symbols to come with new Symbols page
Years ago, we launched Symbols page at symbols.radicasoftware.com as a side project of ours. Since then, its popularity has grown beyond our expectations. Today, we're bidding goodbye to our classic 5-years-old symbols page: An...
Yi Qian
May 19, 2020