Solid Edge Electrical

Where mechanical and electrical stop being two worlds

Electrical design for mechatronic equipment: schematics, terminal plans, harnesses and cabinet layout, bi-directionally linked to the 3D mechanical model.

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Overview

The most common source of rework in special-purpose machine building is mechanical and electrical teams designing in isolation. Mechanical moves a mounting hole and the cable tray length does not follow; electrical adds a component that will not fit in the cabinet. Solid Edge Electrical keeps the schematic and the 3D mechanical model in one data source, each visible to the other.

It supports both schematic-driven harness design and routing directly in 3D with wiring data written back, producing the reports and manufacturing outputs your harness supplier or shop floor actually needs.

Positioning

Electrical design module for mechatronics

Audience

Special-purpose automation, plant equipment, control cabinet builders

Design approach

Schematic-driven plus 3D routing

Outputs

Schematics, harness drawings, wire lists, BOM

Typical industries

Special-purpose automation, packaging machinery, machine tools, electrical switchgear

Key capabilities

Schematic design

A full electrical schematic environment with symbol libraries, multi-page projects and project structures.

3D mechatronic co-design

Electrical components and mechanical structure in one 3D model — clashes and space conflicts are obvious.

Harness and cable routing

Automatic or manual 3D routing with length calculation and nailboard output.

Cabinet layout

Component placement, DIN rail and tray planning, so nothing fails to fit on site.

Automatic reports

Generated component lists, wire lists, terminal plans and purchasing BOMs.

Format interoperability

Exchanges with mainstream mechanical and electrical formats to avoid re-keying data.

What it delivers

Mechanical and electrical share one model — change one, the other follows
Calculated wire lengths cut on-site cutting waste and rework
Auto-generated reports remove hours of manual BOM work
Cabinet space conflicts surface during design, not assembly
Complete, consistent data for harness suppliers means fewer clarification loops

Modules & components

Electrical SchematicSymbol libraries, multi-page schematics and project structure management.

3D RoutingCable and harness routing, length calculation and nailboard output.

Cabinet and Panel LayoutComponent placement, rail and tray planning, cut-out definition.

Reports and BOMAutomatic component lists, wire lists and terminal plans.

Mechatronic InterfaceBi-directional associativity with the Solid Edge mechanical model.

Typical applications

Special-purpose machine electrical designControl cabinet layout and wiringHarness design and manufacturing dataMechatronic clash checkingComponent lists and purchasingRetrofit and reverse engineering of drawings

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