Automated numbering
Applies to wires, components, panels, sheets, projects, and more.
Renumbering feature allows to ensure sequential values.
Fully customisable.
BOMs and parts-lists management
Automatically generate parts-lists, BOMs, cabling lists, wiring lists, and more.
Lists are updated in real time as the design evolves.
Export to Excel® in a single click. (Requires Advanced license)
Automated cross-references
Cross-references calculated as soon as symbols are linked together.
Updated in real-time as the design evolves.
License sharing
Share licenses with coworkers.
Multiple licenses can be shared.
No extra cost.
No training required
Easy and intuitive user interface.
Short learning curve.
Tutorials and documentation available on line for free.
Free support through our user forum.
PLCs and drives automatically generated
Create complex blocks in no time at all.
Just enter pinout information and let SkyCAD create the symbol for you.
Ensures consistency throughout your symbol library.
Navigation tools
Easily navigate between off-page references.
Reach cross-referenced position in one click.
Highlight all symbols associated to a same component.
Terminal strip management
Number, sort and organise your terminals within their terminal strip.
Automatic generation of terminal strip layout.
Advanced license includes the use of stacked terminals.
Revision control and rollback
Lock version of an entire project.
Consult any version of a project in one click. (Requires Pro license)
Compare between project versions. (Requires Pro license)
Panel layout design
Size your panel accurately.
Ease panel assembly by supplying specific layouts.
Generate panel cut-outs in a single click.
Wire processing
Manage wire colors, gauges and part-numbers.
Generate pin-to-pin wire lists.
Generate exportable wire label lists.
Automated PLC drawings from I/O list
Import I/O list from Excel®
Automatically generates all required PLC drawings.
Edit I/O comments through worksheet view within SkyCad.
Cabling and cable schedules generation
Easily add cables to your schematics.
Manage shield connections.
Automatically generate cable schedules based on the schematics.
Built project modification control
Flag a project as being already assembled and wired.
Only new wires and components get renumbered by automatic numbering.
Deleting terminals in schematics turns them into spares in terminal block.
Export projects to DWG, DXF and PDF
Easily export all sheets of a project to DWG or DXF files.
Export to PDF by easily printing to PDF.
Harness design
Define wire harness diagrams.
Wire and cable lengths automatically calculated.
Generate harness BOMs.
Configuration management
Reuse previous designs in one click.
No need for complex scripts and macros.
Easily manage options and variants through an options tree.
Design by systems/sub-assemblies
Design systems and store them to catalogue.
Reuse Systems multiple times in different projects.