Autodesk AutoCAD Electrical 2026
- Operating System64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 11 and Windows 10.
- ProcessorBasic: 2.5-2.9 GHz processor (base) ARM Processors are not supported.
Recommended: 3+ GHz processor (base), 4+ GHz (turbo) - MemoryBasic: 8 GB
Recommended: 32 GB - Display ResolutionConventional Displays: 1920 x 1080 with True Color
High Resolution & 4K Displays: Resolutions up to Resolutions up to 3840 x 2160 (with capable display card) - Display CardBasic: 2 GB GPU with 29 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 11 compliant
Recommended: 8 GB GPU with 106 GB/s Bandwidth and DirectX 12 compliant - Disk Space10.0 GB (suggested SSD)
- Pointing DeviceMS-Mouse compliant
- .NET Framework.NET Framework version 8
Electrical toolset is included with AutoCAD 2026
Access a library of 65,000+ intelligent electrical symbolsAutomate numbering of wires and generation of component tagsGenerate and update multiple customized reports automatically
New features in AutoCAD Electrical 2026
Use project-wide or drawing-wide wire number updates to update the annotations in panel footprints and terminal block representations, including graphical terminal strips, tabular terminal strips, and jumper charts.
Cable marker symbols in the schematic library for all the existing standards include the RATING2 attribute.
Support files are now connected, which means that all drawings and collaborators in an Autodesk Docs project can share one set of support files.
Discover specialized tools for electrical design
Choose from an extensive library of easy-to-use, colorful, and customizable electrical symbols to use in your projects. If an existing symbol doesn’t meet your needs, you can convert symbols or create custom components on the fly using the Symbol Builder tool.
Save time with enhanced automation, allowing for automatic numbering of wires and generation of component tags.
Simplify your workflow and save time by automatically generating and updating multiple customized reports.
In addition to supporting the latest electrical standards, the Electrical toolset continues to provide the JIC and older IEC symbol libraries for legacy support.
Use the Project Manager’s time-saving features to boost productivity and simplify your project. Re-tag components, easily make changes to your file, and access simple export options.
Simplify your electrical design with Circuit Builder. Access prepopulated data to build and annotate a sampling of motor control and power feed circuits.
Save time with SQL catalog database support. When you generate a Bill of Materials in Autodesk Vault, the data from your AutoCAD Electrical drawings will be automatically added to the report, including the details in the catalog database.
Simplify your projects by keeping track of parent/child contacts in real time while Circuit Builder dynamically builds the circuit, assigning each component a component tag.
Speed up your workflow by using a single data file to generate multiple drawings. Define a project’s I/O assignments and generate PLC drawings automatically from a spreadsheet, database, or comma-delimited text file.