Future-Proofing your electrical CAD Software: Boosting productivity with the WSCAD AI Copilot
Mastering the Project Workflow: Advanced electrical CAD Automation with AI
This video provides a comprehensive demonstration of a complete project workflow within ELECTRIX AI, showcasing how the integration of AI empowers users to move from initial design to final documentation with unprecedented speed. The process begins with setting up new project pages and placing a variety of macros—such as infeed and distribution terminals—simultaneously through simple natural language commands. A major focus is placed on the AI’s ability to perform cross-project searches to locate parts used in previous designs and its capacity for instant error checking to identify issues like open connections. Additionally, the tutorial highlights the “multi-prompt” capability, where a single command triggers several complex actions at once, such as placing PLC macros while simultaneously generating a cover sheet and defining specific wire attributes. Overall, the material serves as a masterclass for engineers looking to leverage AI for deep software integration and the generation of highly customized, Excel-based Project documentation.
Explore how the AI Copilot manages the entire project lifecycle from the first page to the final report:
- Integrated Workflow Management: Learn how to create multiple project pages and place complex macro sets, including service sockets and PE distribution terminals, using a single “place” command.
- Intelligent Part Retrieval: Use the assistant to search through previous projects for specific part numbers (e.g., a ventilator), allowing you to open the reference project and copy schematics instantly.
- Automated Quality Assurance: Discover how to ask the AI to check for errors in the project, which is essential for identifying open connections or context issues that may arise during copy-paste operations.
- Natural Language Precision: Witness the software’s ability to interpret shorthand descriptions, such as “L1 black 2.5,” and accurately assign them as potential, color, and cross-section attributes.
- Advanced Report Customization: Move beyond standard reports by requesting specific Excel exports that include custom placeholders like part numbers, manufacturers, and function texts.
- The Multi-Prompt Revolution: Experience extreme efficiency by triggering three actions at once—placing CPU macros, defining 24V DC wire attributes, and generating a cover sheet—all with one single prompt.
Using the AI Copilot throughout a full project workflow is like working with a world-class sous-chef. You no longer have to spend your time chopping every vegetable, hunting for the right pans, or manually monitoring the temperature of every single burner. Instead, you simply announce the menu for the evening, and your assistant prepares multiple components of the meal simultaneously, ensures nothing is burning, and presents the final, perfectly documented course exactly when you need it.
This video is part 3 of 3 about the AI Copilot from the first and only AI-powered electrical CAD software: ELECTRIX AI.
Part 1: WSCAD AI Copilot – Help & search
Part 2: WSCAD AI Copilot – Complex Tasks
On our WSCAD YouTube channel, you’ll find additional short video tutorials and webinar recordings, as well as further useful information about WSCAD and the ELECTRIX electrical CAD.
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