Electrical CAD 路 Free
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D
Schematic design that connects to the mechanical model: introduction and licences, projects, templates, locations and functions, title blocks and symbols, manufacturer parts and libraries, wires, marks and multiwires, terminals, relays and black boxes, PLCs and I/O, cables and harnesses, macros, reports and revisions, Electrical 3D and routing, and mechanical schematics, P&ID and PDM.
Inside the course
From the lessons
Introduction and Licence Types
GoEngineer
Projects, Templates, Locations and Functions
Intercad
Title Blocks and Symbols
Intercad
Manufacturer Parts and Libraries
GoEngineer
Schematics: Wires, Marks and Multiwires
GoEngineer
Terminals, Relays and Black Boxes
GoEngineer
Lesson frames belong to the creators named in the Credits below and are shown from YouTube.
What you will learn
Create SOLIDWORKS Electrical projects with templates, locations and functions, draw single-line and multiline schematics with intelligent wires and marks, manage manufacturer parts, terminals, relays, PLCs, cables and harnesses, create macros, reports and revisions, place components in 3D cabinets with routing, and link to P&ID and PDM.
- Create projects with templates, locations and functions
- Build title blocks, symbols, manufacturer parts and libraries
- Draw schematics with wires, marks, multiwires, terminals and relays
- Design PLC I/O, cables and harnesses
- Create macros, reports and revisions
- Place components in 3D cabinets with routing, P&ID and PDM
For you
Taking SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D from the United States
- Free in the United States, as everywhere, and self-paced: lessons, notes and the final assessment are open at any hour, so your time zone and shift pattern do not matter.
- The optional certificate for learners in the United States is a one-off US$23.99. What you get for it
- Plants across the Americas most often run Allen-Bradley, Siemens and Inductive Automation; each has its own free course to take next.
- See automation and engineering jobs in the United States, and what the industry looks like in Houston, Detroit and Chicago.
- EDWartens also has a regional site for the United States, for classroom training and local support: edwartens.com/us.
The course project 路 about 20 hours
Machine-tool control cabinet in SOLIDWORKS Electrical: schematic, 3D cabinet and routed cables for a VMC
Build the SOLIDWORKS Electrical project for the control cabinet of a three-axis vertical machining centre: a project with locations and functions, line diagram and multi-line schemes with manufacturer parts, a SINUMERIK 828D with SINAMICS S120 Combi drives, PP72/48 I/O generated from the input/output manager, terminals and cables, then the cabinet in SOLIDWORKS Electrical 3D with routed wires, duct fill and cable lengths written back to the schematic. You deliver the project archive, your own drawing list, I/O allocation and cable list, the 3D cabinet, the reports and a design review of your own set. The sample pack shows what a machine builder's electrical department hands to the cabinet shop.
Sample document pack, 7 documents, filled in for the scenario
- Drawing listDrawing and Document List: SMT-V850 Control Cabinet CC1
- Wiring drawingsSchematic Set: Scheme Index, Numbering Rules and Circuits, Cabinet CC1
- Panel GACabinet CC1: 3D Layout, Door, Mounting Plate, Routing and Duct Fill
- BOMBill of Materials: Cabinet CC1, Operator Station and Machine Devices (generated from manufacturer parts)
- Cable scheduleCable List: Cabinet CC1 to Machine and Operator Station, Lengths from 3D Routing
- Change noticeDesign Change Notice 001: Chip Conveyor Option Added to the Master Project
- Test reportDesign Review Report and Checklist: SMT-V850 Cabinet CC1 Project, Rev A
Read inside the course and download as a workbook. The project is optional practice, marked when you submit it; the certificate needs only the modules and the final assessment.
Course content
12 modules 路 92 lessons 路 19h 54m
In order, at whatever pace suits you. Each module ends with a practice task that builds on the last.
- 01Introduction and Licence Types5 lessons2h 32m
- 02Projects, Templates, Locations and Functions7 lessons57m
- 03Title Blocks and Symbols11 lessons1h 54m
- 04Manufacturer Parts and Libraries9 lessons1h 44m
- 05Schematics: Wires, Marks and Multiwires10 lessons1h 17m
- 06Terminals, Relays and Black Boxes9 lessons43m
- 07PLCs and I/O5 lessons1h 59m
- 08Cables and Harnesses8 lessons2h 32m
Requirements
- Who it is for
- Beginner to intermediate. Reading electrical drawings is assumed.
- Software
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D (education or trial licence) What to download, and how
- Hardware
- None required.
Software you need
What to download, where from, what it costs and how to install it. Every link goes to the maker's own site, never a mirror.
Required
- 01Paid only
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic
Dassault Syst猫mes SOLIDWORKS
- Runs on
- Windows PC
- Account
- A MySolidWorks account and a quote from a SOLIDWORKS reseller
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and Electrical 3D are sold through SOLIDWORKS resellers; the product page offers a quote, not a self-service trial. Students get Electrical only through the paid Design Premium for Students or free through a school that holds the SOLIDWORKS EDU Edition.
Steps
- 1.Open the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic page on solidworks.com.
- 2.Select Request a quote to contact a local SOLIDWORKS reseller.
- 3.Ask the reseller whether an evaluation licence is available for your use.
- 4.Install SOLIDWORKS Electrical on a Windows PC with the licence you receive.
- 5.Open a sample project to check the installation.
- If you study at a school with the SOLIDWORKS EDU Edition, ask your teacher for a home-use licence.
Dassault Syst猫mes SOLIDWORKS product pagesolidworks.comLegitimate free routes
- SOLIDWORKS EDU Edition through your school: Schools with an EDU licence can give students the full desktop suite, including Electrical, at no extra cost.
- AutoCAD Electrical (Autodesk Education): Free for a year for eligible students and educators.
- Eplan Education: Free Eplan Electric P8 for pupils, trainees and students.
- QElectroTech: Free open-source schematic editor for anyone.
Checked against each maker's own page on 27 September 2026. Trial lengths and editions change; the maker's page is the final word.
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D at a glance
SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D is a free, self-paced online course from EDWartens for engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers and panel designers. It has 12 modules and 19h 54m of video lessons by GoEngineer, Intercad, with written notes and worked problems, a practical project with a document pack and a 15-question final assessment (pass mark 60%). Learning is free with an account; an optional certificate with a public verification code is issued when you pass. Last updated 27 September 2026.
All course factsHide course facts
- Price
- Free, for good. No trial, no card. The only paid item is the optional certificate, a small one-off fee.
- Who it is for
- Engineering students, ITI and diploma holders, and working engineers and panel designers
- Format
- 12 self-paced modules, 19h 54m of video, written notes, a practice task per module and one final assessment.
- Level
- Beginner. Beginner to intermediate. Reading electrical drawings is assumed.
- Brand
- Dassault Syst猫mes
- Software
- SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D (education or trial licence)
- Hardware
- None required.
- Certificate
- Optional EDWartens Certificate of Completion, verifiable by code. Not a vendor credential.
- Video lessons by
- GoEngineer, Intercad (independent creators, credited below)
- Language
- English
- Last updated
- 27 September 2026
A shareable EDWartens certificate
Finish every module and pass the final assessment, and the optional EDWartens certificate is yours. It carries a unique verification code on a public page anyone can check, so it stands up when a recruiter looks it up. See it below.
The course itself stays free whether or not you ever buy one.
Stuck? Ask a practising engineer
A free course usually means a comment section and hope. This one does not. Every module has an Ask-your-trainer panel that reaches the same engineers who teach our paid programme: people who commission panels for a living, not moderators.
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Learning paths with this course
- Electrical design engineer 路 4 coursesThe three schematic tools tenders name: EPLAN Electric P8, AutoCAD Electrical and SOLIDWORKS Electrical, with the panel-building course to know what the drawings become.
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Common questions
Do I need SOLIDWORKS?
Electrical Schematic runs alone; the 3D module needs SOLIDWORKS with Electrical 3D, available on education and trial licences.
How is this different from EPLAN?
Same job, different ecosystem: SOLIDWORKS Electrical is chosen by machine builders whose mechanical design is already in SOLIDWORKS.
Is P&ID covered?
Yes, with mechanical schematics and PDM in the final module.
Is the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D course really free?
Yes. Every module, practice task and assessment. You create an account so your progress is saved and the assessments can be marked. The certificate is the only paid item, and only if you want it.
What certificate do I get, and is it a vendor qualification?
An EDWartens Certificate of Completion, issued when you pass the final assessment, with a verification code anyone can check. It is not a vendor credential and is never described as one.
Who made the video lessons in the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D course?
The creators named in the Credits block at the foot of this page, on their own YouTube channels. EDWartens did not make the videos and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
How long does the SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D course take?
Plan on about 26 hours in all, including the video lessons, notes and practice tasks. It is self-paced, so you work through the twelve modules at your own speed.
What you walk away with
Your certificate for SOLIDWORKS Electrical Schematic and 3D
Finish the course, pass the final, and this is the document with your name on it.
Verifiable by anyone
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QR code on the certificate
Names what you can do
A permanent link
Earned, not attended
Learning is free. The certificate is optional.
Add it now and pay only when you have finished the course, or come back for it later. One-off, US$23.99, with a receipt.
Issued by EDWartens, the training division of Wartens, as a Certificate of Completion for this self-paced course. Sold by Wartens Ltd (England and Wales). It is not a vendor certification, a university award or a CPD-accredited activity, and it does not certify competence on live equipment. Delivered electronically; see the refund policy.
Credits
Who made the video lessons
The video lessons in this course were created by the people below, not by EDWartens. Every lesson streams from its creator's own YouTube channel; EDWartens neither hosts nor sells that footage, and the creators are not affiliated with EDWartens and do not endorse this course. What EDWartens wrote is the study plan, the notes, the practice tasks and the assessments.
- GoEngineerthe SOLIDWORKS Electrical tutorials and webinars
- Intercadthe SolidWorks Electrical how-to series
If you are one of these creators and would like a lesson removed or credited differently, write to info@wartens.com.