New features in version 5.x

As a result of the increasing complexity of automation systems, ever greater demands are being made of project software in terms of reliability and improved documentation. WSCAD has responded to this development by producing version 5 of their successful E-CAD software. After close consultation with WSCAD users, the development team at WSCAD electronic GmbH have drawn up an extensive list of the features which users have asked for.

These new features have now been incorporated into the programming of WSCAD 5, so that in addition to many improvements in the detail, a large number of new functions have been developed to support the planning and design work of equipment and circuit designers and project engineers.

The following pages give a brief overview of some of the many new features. Can you afford to be without these timesaving aids in the future?

The easy-to-use Parts manager has been further extended to include many new features. These include new filter criteria with operators such as : <, <=, >, >=, =, <> for optimised parts selection, and new import interfaces for CSV, ACCESS or DataNorm. WSCAD 5 supports all databases which can be accessed with ODBC. This enables access to SQL databases. Existing filters can now be deleted with 'F10'.

New database access technologies enable the Parts manager make use of the rapid database mechanisms in ACCESS and the power of the new generation of high-performance computers. The Parts manager offers a wealth of filter and sort functions which enable you to find the desired part or symbol quickly.

A further innovation is the connection between symbol and part. A symbol can be linked to one or more parts; all such symbols are specially labelled and are thus easy to find.

The method for creating a combination part is also new. A special dialog displays all the individual accessory parts which can be used to create the combination part. The dialog is also used to enter the new name of the combination part.

This function allows you to create symbols quickly and simply during the planning stage without having to leave your current working environment.

The black box command generates a neutral rectangular symbol. Where the black box cuts into connection lines, the connection pins are automatically placed and numbered. Further connection pins can be positioned as required.

In the next dialog you are prompted to input reference name, component name and part designation as well as the individual connection names.

Selecting symbols with the special Symbol explorer makes working with WSCAD 5 even more efficient.

The universal symbol locator can be used with virtually any working method. The appearance of the symbol locator can be altered to suit your requirements, depending on the index tabs installed (Library/ Name/ Find).

In addition to the file contents, you can also input two further texts per drawing sheet; these can be listed on all forms. Furthermore, two more folders are available to the user: for free graphics and additional documents.