Autocad Electrical and Schneider Electric's Unity Pro share PLC I/O information

You can now share your critical design information between AutoCAD Electrical and Schneider Electric’s Unity Pro Software. Employing the widely used XML language format, you can transfer design data back and forth while maintaining structure and organization.

In a recent article in Control Engineering, our partner AutoDesk cited Unity Pro as one of the ways in which companies can benefit from digital prototyping

The solution developed with Autodesk is available in the recent release of Autocad Electrical 2008. Congratulations to all the persons involved in this project which contributed to its success.

Use the new Unity Pro Export to Spreadsheet tool to import Unity Pro XML export files to aid in the creation of PLC-style ladder drawings and panel layout drawings (in both vertical and horizontal format) in the active project. The Unity Pro export files also contain catalog information. You can reformat it to generate an equipment list to aid in the creation of a rack layout drawing used in panel layouts or separate rack layout drawings.