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PRODUCT / DESIGN

Design the cabinet around the real project devices.

Arrange mounting plates, doors, rails, ducts and device footprints in physical millimetres. Reuse the devices already in the project and open their wiring diagrams directly from the physical layout.

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IN PRACTICE

One device identity across the cabinet, schematic and bill of materials.

WHERE TO START IN ELX

Project overview → Design a cabinet. Choose or create its drawing, enter the scale, then define the mounting face.

ELX STUDIO 3.3.4 / APPLICATION VIEWOpen full-size image
ELX Studio sample cabinet layout with a physical mounting face, rails, ducts and project device placements
CABINET DESIGN / PHYSICAL PLACEMENT OF PROJECT DEVICES Fictional sample project data
WHAT YOU CAN DO

The tools in this part of ELX.

Use these capabilities together as the drawing moves from layout to a reviewed project.

01

Enter the mounting face

Define a plate, door, side face or enclosure outline with width, height and optional available depth. Set the drawing scale, reserve area and mounting holes. The cabinet starter provides a cover, mounting-plate sheet and door sheet.

02

Reuse existing equipment

Define a physical footprint for a project device using actual dimensions and source evidence. Place it on the mounting face without adding another device or increasing its bill-of-materials quantity.

03

Arrange rails, ducts and devices

Mount eligible devices on an explicitly defined DIN 35 rail, move mounted equipment with the rail, and align several items or distribute them with a physical gap. Review overlap, entered clearance, face-boundary and known depth checks.

04

Open the related wiring

Show wiring diagram finds schematic appearances of the same project device. A single matching sheet opens directly; multiple matches offer a chooser. A matching tag on unrelated equipment is not used as a substitute for shared identity.

05

Plan routes and duct capacity

Enter physical endpoints, duct paths, elevations and allowances. Review route lengths and capacity using the entered wire or cable dimensions, inventory completeness and fill or separation criteria. Changed dependencies make earlier route reviews stale.

06

Inspect STEP and export mounting data

Attach a STEP model and open its preview only when needed, with expand and detach controls. Record footprint alignment and source dimensions. Export device-placement and mounting-hole schedules alongside the cabinet drawing.

A PRACTICAL WORKFLOW

From first action to review.

  1. 01

    Create the physical drawing

    Choose Design a cabinet, confirm the measurement scale and enter the mounting face dimensions.

  2. 02

    Place documented footprints

    Define the devices' actual footprints, add rails and ducts, then arrange and inspect their physical placements.

  3. 03

    Check placement against wiring

    Open the devices' schematic appearances, review physical routes and export the mounting and connection information needed for the job.

ELX STUDIO 3.3.4 / APPLICATION VIEWOpen full-size image
ELX Studio electrical schematic from a separate conveyor sample project, showing device connection points and wires
ELECTRICAL SCHEMATIC / SEPARATE CONVEYOR EXAMPLEFictional sample project data
SEE IT IN YOUR WORKFLOW

Try ELX Studio with your own project.

Request trial access and explore these tools in the Windows application, with an English or Swedish interface.

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