MagiCAD Electrical

Enables designers working with 3D models to support traditional 2D paper drawings. MagiCAD is a full-blown 3D modelling tool which combines modelling features together with production of 2D paper drawings – and without a need to do any conversions. There is versatile possibilities to configure the presentation of 2D drawings including a wide range of ready-made symbols.

Powerful tools for drawing cables and cable packets used to estimate real cable lengths and the physical demands of cable routes. You can modify the presentation of the cables on the fly, draw cables to the correct height level to accurately estimate the cable lengths, and automatically add connection boxes.

Intelligent connection of cables to switchboards can be done by assigning circuits to the supply cables. There is no need to draw each supply cable separately the whole way. These cables can be connected to cable packets for length evaluation. Cable packets carry also information about the exact amount of cables at any point of the cable packet thus, providing information about weight and cross-sectional area demanded from the actual cable route supporting these cables.

Easy modelling of cable routes. Enables pre-definition of cable tray and conduit routing preferences and other settings for faster and more accurate design. Routing is done always in 3D thus, providing a possibility to collaborate with other disciplines for design coordination.

Modifying the routing afterwards is very effectively done with the help of MagiCAD Crossing Tool, which automates over- and under-passings of ducts and pipes.

Enables fast and accurate selection of the correct product depending on the design criteria.

MagiCAD includes a vast library of products that have all the needed geometrical and technical information. Products range from sockets, switches, luminaires, and building automation, to audio & video, security, and fire alarm equipment. All of them can be equipped with suitable and localised 2D symbols from the MagiCAD symbol libraries.

Once the product selection is made, the Product Placement Tool assists to install the chosen product with speed and accuracy. The 3D model can be placed in the correct position in the building while the 2D symbols can be moved into suitable positions in the 2D drawings in order to make them easier to read. In addition, there are several editing functions that help to edit and fine-tune the positioning of models and symbols.

Handles lighting track installation by modelling the tracks with real conductors inside the track and connecting lighting fixtures to the track just like in the real life installation. Tracks are not just 3D presentation of the geometry. Conductors inside the track have all the needed information for the integrated calculations.

Enables export to DIALux and import back to MagiCAD. After the lighting design with the desired luminaires is complete in DIALux, they can be imported back into the correct spaces and positions in the MagiCAD model and mapped to corresponding luminaires in the project.

Generate switchboard schematics automatically based on circuit connections made during cable drawing.

The schematic layouts are flexible and can be configured to suit company or project specific demands.

Once a schematic has been generated, its properties can still be modified. Circuits can be re-numbered, their wire type and circuit type can be changed and other electrical properties can be adjusted. The changes done in the schematic or in the model can be synchronized to keep all drawings up-to-date.

In addition, you can predefine your schematic drawings and take them and their spare circuits into use when creating circuits into model drawings, thus enabling you to use several different workflows to meet your projects´ needs.

MagiCAD Libraries are Europe's largest selection of BIM objects for MEP design

MagiCAD Libraries offer a wide selection of high-quality BIM objects. Designers utilizing MagiCAD can utilise the full catalogue of one million intelligent BIM objects and access detailed, accurate dimensions and comprehensive technical data. The Library represents products from over 280 international manufacturers.

Advanced search functionalities are offered also through the online service, MagiCAD Cloud. It enables product selection & download directly from MagiCAD Cloud library into your MagiCAD projects

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MagiCreate is a complementary software for creating custom MEP product libraries for both MagiCAD for Revit MEP and MagiCAD for AutoCAD.

MagiCreate enables you to model a comprehensive set of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing products using easy-to-use modelling functions. If you need to use specific products which are not part of our ready-made selection of over 1,000,000 manufacturer-specific product models, you can download and install MagiCreate and begin modelling.

MagiCreate be downloaded free-of-charge directly from the MagiCAD user interface using the Plugin Manager function or from the MagiCAD Download Portal. You can open MagiCreate from the desktop or from the MagiCAD user interface.

Modelling with MagiCreate is easy because you can define custom products by editing the dimensions and technical properties of MagiCAD’s existing generic product databases. You can create additional databases for MagiCAD according to your project needs and edit the properties of the new products and product variants.

MagiCreate tutorial: How to use MagiCreate (video) »

Plugins connect selection tool or configurator to MagiCAD

When the manufacturer has highly customizable products, a large number of product variants, or they want to help their customers in selecting and installing the most suitable product in each situation, a product selection plugin is specifically developed. Over 20 MagiCAD Plugins connect manufacturers’ product selection and calculation software directly to MagiCAD, making product selection faster, easier and more accurate.

Once you have selected a product, you can import and place the product from the plugin in your MagiCAD model just as any other intelligent MagiCAD object. Information about the dimensions and technical data is included in the product model.

You will also get direct access to a wider range of more complex and more configurable products.

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MagiCAD’s tool for automatic routing of cable packets helps avoid overlapping work and frees up time from a repetitive part of the design process.

Users can simply define a start and end point and the tool draws the cable packet route following the routes of existing cable trays. When multiple routing alternatives are available, you can select additional guide points to define the desired route. The tool also includes a tolerance setting to resolve routing in situations where there is a colinear split between cable trays.

Enables the user to configure and draw wires accurately and according to the local presentation standard. In addition, the tool also lets you to copy settings from an existing wire as a reference. Achieve the exact look you want with user-defined chamfer or curved wire lines with specific angles and offsets.

Furthermore, it handles connections of wires to cable routes, with automatic extension to the connected panel board. By utilising the cable packet extension feature it is possible to accurately calculate the actual supply cable length and automatically referencing the exact amount of cables and their types at any point of the cable routes, in addition to the cables' weights and sizes.

MagiCAD allows you to evaluate cable tray filling ratios and preview how cables could be laid on them. Cable layout functions can be used in early-phase planning, before a single cable tray has been modelled, or to validate a design in a later stage of the project.

Cable layouts can include up to five slots, allowing you to divide the supply cables of different systems to different sections on a tray, or to reserve extra space for future expansions. For each slot, you can define the desired width and the spacing used for the cables which are laid in it.

The total space available for the slots can be set according to the size of an existing cable tray in the project. In addition, you can view the filling percentage and width of each slot and the total weight per meter for the whole cable tray at the selected point in the system.

All-in-one tools for fast configuration of routing preferences and realistic coordination solutions for containment modelling.

Reference existing containment, set system codes and name; select containment type and assign the suitable installation code all in one command.

Also coordinate new containment with other MEP or building elements in order to automatically select installation heights and offsets.

For selecting products quickly and accurately.

With access to defined geometrical and technical information, it makes selecting the correct product simple , based on the design criteria. Electrical products include powerboards, sockets, switches, luminaries as well as audio & video, security, fire alarm, controllers and more. All products can also be created with a selection from a localised 2D symbol library.

Once the product selection is made, the product placement tool is used to install the chosen products fast, easily and accurately. The tool helps to align the product to other products’ offset levels, place as a face-based or level-based item, array the product according to a specific pattern and set symbol alignment right away. All options are optimised to each product type.

Enables export to Dialux and import back to Revit.

Export is possible for space geometry from Revit to DIALux, including windows and doors, as well as work planes for calculating illuminance, reflection factors and more. After the lighting design is completed within DIALux and the luminaires have been selected, they can be imported back into the correct space and position in the Revit model with all technical information available. During this import, 2D symbols can be added to luminaires from one of the localised symbol libraries inside MagiCAD.

Automatically arrange your 2D symbols to your specific requirements whilst maintaining the 3D geometry.

A challenge for the electrical designer is the placing of 3D products in the correct position whilst displaying the 2D symbols are placed in a suitably in order to achieve a legible electrical layout drawing. By using MagiCAD Symbol Organiser Tool, the electrical designers are able to place the actual 3D models in the correct position and then automatically move all selected symbols to suit the desired layout.

Generate circuit-based switchboard schematics for any chosen power board within a Revit project.

Localised board schematic templates are used to generate the schematic layouts based on the electrical model.

When a schematic is generated, its properties can be modified or changed using our handy circuit management tool giving greater control over the circuit definitions.  Automatic circuit numbering based on user-defined formats can be created along with changing the circuit wire type, circuit breaker rating and symbol amongst other electrical properties. Once the schematic has been modified, the electrical Revit model can be quickly updated with all the changes made in the schematic so they are always synchronised with the model.

In addition, it is possible to define circuits in the schematic layouts even before they are created in the Revit model.  Later on, when an actual circuit is created, it can be mapped to an available circuit in a schematic layout. This also works for data panels, fire alarm panels and similar.

MagiCAD Libraries are Europe's largest selection of BIM objects for MEP design

MagiCAD Libraries offer a wide selection of high-quality BIM objects. Designers utilizing MagiCAD can utilise the full catalogue of one million intelligent BIM objects and access detailed, accurate dimensions and comprehensive technical data. The Library represents products from over 280 international manufacturers.

Advanced search functionalities are offered also through the online service, MagiCAD Cloud. It enables product selection & download directly from MagiCAD Cloud library into your MagiCAD projects

Browse BIM objects ›

MagiCreate is a complementary software for creating custom MEP product libraries for both MagiCAD for Revit MEP and MagiCAD for AutoCAD.

MagiCreate enables you to model a comprehensive set of Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing products using easy-to-use modelling functions. If you need to use specific products which are not part of our ready-made selection of over 1,000,000 manufacturer-specific product models, you can download and install MagiCreate and begin modelling.

MagiCreate be downloaded free-of-charge directly from the MagiCAD user interface using the Plugin Manager function or from the MagiCAD Download Portal. You can open MagiCreate from the desktop or from the MagiCAD user interface.

Modelling with MagiCreate is easy because you can define custom products by editing the dimensions and technical properties of MagiCAD’s existing generic product databases. You can create additional databases for MagiCAD according to your project needs and edit the properties of the new products and product variants.

MagiCreate tutorial: How to use MagiCreate (video) »

Plugins connect selection tool or configurator to MagiCAD

When the manufacturer has highly customizable products, a large number of product variants, or they want to help their customers in selecting and installing the most suitable product in each situation, a product selection plugin is specifically developed. Over 20 MagiCAD Plugins connect manufacturers’ product selection and calculation software directly to MagiCAD, making product selection faster, easier and more accurate.

Once you have selected a product, you can import and place the product from the plugin in your MagiCAD model just as any other intelligent MagiCAD object. Information about the dimensions and technical data is included in the product model.

You will also get direct access to a wider range of more complex and more configurable products.

Browse Plugins »