Subject 'Engineering Software'

Year:   2012/2013    2013/2014    2014/2015    2015/2016    2016/2017    

CADS Planner Electric and AutoCAD are the most comprehensive and most widely used CAD softwares in Estonia, which cover different areas of the electrical and automation designing, including buildings, industrial electric, automation and external power networks.

1) to provide an overview of the objectives and connections between building construction projects and electrical installation projects;
2) present the underlying normative documents (laws and standards); 3) present the more used design softwares of electrical systems;
4) promote the practical use of DIALux and OPTIWIN lighting design softwares;
5) introduce the practical use of the power line calculation softwares Ecodial and Lühisvoolud (Short-Circuit Currents);
6) introduce the practical use of the AutoCAD software;
7) introduce the practical use of the software CADS Planner Electric
8) prepare a basic level electrical project of a small building or part of a building

This course is a prerequisite subject to the of the following subjects:

MET271 Project
MET260 Design of the Power Supply;
MET272 The Design of Substinations and Electrical Networks;

Completion of the course gives knowledge about working with the specialized software and skills to draw up the above given projects.
After completing the course the student will acquire:

1) the basics of electrical project objectives, stages and layout formats;
2) general information about the design softwares of electrical systems;
3) general information about softwares for calculating basic lighting options;
4) general information about calculation softwares for power lines;
5) general information about AutoCAD software essential facilities;
6) the ability to use the software CADS Planner Electric at the basic level

Lectures, group works.

• Electrical Design Manual; Nevottelevat Sähkösuunnittelijat NSS ry, Suomen Sähkö and teleurakoitsijaliitto ry; Espoo 2004; http://www.ekk.edu.ee/vvfiles/1/elektriprojekteerimise_k2siraamat_4_osa.pdf
• AutoCAD User's Guide
• CADS Planner Electric manual
• www.riigiteataja.ee
• www.evs.ee
• CTI E-Learning Environment

The course ends with the practical work, which is the basis for the graded assessment.

2014: ET  

2013: ET  

2012: ET