What's New in AutoCAD Electrical 2024 Toolset

Learn about new features in this release of AutoCAD Electrical 2024 toolset. For technical details, see the release notes.

Highlights

Schematic Symbol Table

Create a schematic symbol table from schematic reports.

Wire Type Synchronization

Wire type can now be synchronized for all destination wires in the network with the same signal code across the drawings.

Activity Insights

Activity Insights provides an understanding of the past actions that you or others have performed with regard to your drawings.

Smart Blocks: Placement

The new smart block functionality can offer placement suggestions based on where you've placed that block before in the drawing.

Smart Blocks: Replacement

Replace specified block references by selecting from a palette of suggested similar blocks.

Markup Assist

This release includes improvements to Markup Assist that make it easier to bring markups into your drawing.

Trace Updates

The Trace environment continues to improve and now includes the new COPYFROMTRACE command and new settings controls on the toolbar.

Autodesk Docs Improvements

Improved performance and navigation on the Start tab for drawings stored on Autodesk Docs.

Start Tab Updates

The Start tab continues to be improved in this release including new options to sort and search recent drawings.

File Tab Menu

Use the new file tab menu to switch between drawings, create or open a drawing, save all drawings, close all drawings, and more.

Layout Tab Menu

Use the new layout tab menu to switch between layouts, create a layout from a template, publish layouts, and more.

More features

Manufacturer Catalog Content

New manufacturer catalog content are available in the AutoCAD Electrical 2024 toolset.

Quality improvements

PLC Database: Multiple assemblies can now be linked to the PLC modules in PLC Database File Editor dialog box.

Connectors: The parent pin of the connector can now be populated based on the catalog information.

Symbol Builder: BTESTBLOCK workflow no longer hides the pin wire connections in the Symbol Builder Attribute Editor.

Surf: The Surf dialog box for cable markers now displays all characters.

Components: The CNT value is now synchronized between schematic and panel components.

MS Access Database Engine: Install Access Database Engine dialog box no longer displays a false alarm for some scenarios when launching AutoCAD Electrical.

Symbols: Enhancements in Toggle NO/NC contact workflow.

Rebuild: Support for large project in rebuild workflow.

Additional enhancements

PDFSHX System Variable: Set PDFSHX to 2 to store text objects that use SHX fonts as hidden text when the drawing is exported to a PDF. This makes the text searchable and selectable in the PDF.

Sheet Set Manager Improvements (Web): Below is a list of improvements that have been made to the Sheet Set Manager for Web since the previous release.
  • Automatic sheet set lock management
  • Multiple sheet selection for publishing
  • Ability to publish to a multi-sheet PDF or individual PDF for each sheet
  • Control over the PDF name and location
  • Option to overwrite existing files during publish and eTransmit
  • Control over the eTransmit file name and location
  • Control over the location for new sheets
  • Open Sheet Set button added to the palette
3D Graphics: Below is a list of improvements that have been made to the Shaded (Fast) and Shaded with Edges (Fast) visual styles.
  • Support for Map 3D and Civil 3D
  • Large coordinate system support
  • Selection (Fence, Lasso, Polygon)
  • Paper space support
  • Point cloud support
  • Line weights
  • Dimming of Xrefs and locked layers
  • General stability, visual fidelity, and performance improvements
2D Graphics: Below is a list of improvements that have been made to the 2D graphics system.
  • Pan performance is improved for drawings with raster images or wipeouts
  • Display performance is improved for trace background, Markup Import and Markup Assist, and ViewCube
  • Layout switching performance improvement
Note: Turn on hardware acceleration for better performance and responsiveness in AutoCAD.