2D/3D Digital Modeling Add-On

Caneco - 2D/3D Digital Modeling

Caneco 2D/3D Digital Modeling Add-On

Integrate Caneco's electrical calculation and automated cable routing within AutoCAD® and Revit®.

Overview

Caneco and its 2D/3D Electrical Modeling add-on creates a uniquely powerful solution for electrical building and infrastructure installation design through seamless integration with Autodesk technology.

Unifying digital modeling with automated electrical calculation offers enormous potential for efficiency gains in electrical design and engineering, particularly in managing change requests more efficiently. This 2D/3D Electrical Modeling add-on does just that, by providing two integrated design and calculation workflows for electrical installation projects:

Caneco IMPLANTATION is an AutoCAD® plug-in that enables the insertion of electrical content from Caneco in 2D or 3D, as well as automated cable routing. It integrates AutoCAD® with the Caneco calculation engine, turning AutoCAD® into a platform for electrical designers and engineers with unique E-CAD functionalities.
Caneco BIM links the Revit® digital model to the high-performance Caneco calculation core, seamlessly integrating electrical design data into BIM projects.

The Caneco 2D/3D Electrical Modeling add-on enables automated cable routing, ensures compliance with standards and regulations, and allows for the generation of accurate reports and documentation.

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Key Features

Caneco BIM 2026 - June Updates
- Import and bulk update circuit properties from CSV files in Caneco BIM format
- Create new circuits directly from cable CSV files
- Bulk editing of circuit and cable labels to accelerate large-scale BIM projects
- Automatic recreation of links between cable trays and electrical elements when equipment is moved within the model
- New Purge Caneco function to remove unused Caneco-generated elements and keep Revit® models clean and efficient
- Enhanced cable length management with new exchange parameters for Caneco BT
- Compatibility with Revit® 2025 and Revit® 2026
- Integration into the new BIMelec solution alongside Caneco BT and Caneco Implantation
- Improved compatibility and performance with Autodesk Construction Cloud
- Faster execution of Revit® commands and improved cable tray link management
Caneco IMPLANTATION 2026 - June Updates
- New cable schedules, cable pulling schedules and cable tray section reports with an improved user interface
- Customizable columns and enhanced data structures for more flexible project documentation
- New XML-based cable database for faster processing and improved performance
- Automatic Bill of Materials generation in HTML or CSV formats
- Completely redesigned cable tray interface to accelerate project creation and modifications
- New cable tray network architecture for improved routing management
- Compatibility with AutoCAD® 2025, AutoCAD® 2026, AutoCAD® MEP 2025 and AutoCAD® MEP 2026
- Optional integration of AutoCAD® OEM 2026 available in English, French, German and Spanish
- Integrated into the new BIMelec ecosystem alongside Caneco BIM and Caneco BT
Add-On 2D/3D Digital Modeling at a glance:
- Uniting calculation and drawing
- Multi-manufacturers database accessible
- Automated report generation
- Cable tray sizing
- Standard-compliant calculation of e.g. cable lengths, cross-sections, circuit breakers, current sources, etc.
- Automated documentation and Bill Of Materials
- Automated creation of schematics
- 2D/3D DWG library (Caneco IMPLANTATION)
- IFC export with Autodesk AutoCAD® MEP (Caneco IMPLANTATION)
Caneco BIM in detail:
- Caneco BIM performs the exchange of electrical data between Revit®, and the Caneco solution
- Enables the import of the positioning and the references of lighting features from Dialux® Evo Pro
- Caneco BIM enriches the digital model with the results of calculations carried out in Caneco, such as cable cross-sections, protective devices and short-circuits
- Model and calculate the busbar trunking systems
- Perform automated cable routing inside Revit®
- Calculation of cable tray footprint
- Sizing of cable trays
- Additional tools help control and validate the electrical installation in the digital model
- Import cable types, from Caneco directly into Revit®
- Analyses objects and groups of objects, and adds electrical parameters such as voltage, apparent load, load class, etc.
- Creates electrical circuits using advanced tools
Caneco IMPLANTATION in detail:
- Integrates a Low Voltage (LV) and Extra Low Voltage (ELV) object library of distribution boards and cabinets, lighting fixtures, specific and general purpose sockets outlets, cable trays, etc.
- Enables customization of electrical equipment in the library, and also symbols created in AutoCAD®
- Import lighting fixtures installed in Dialux® after the illumination calculations have been completed
- Exports the created circuits to the Caneco, which in turn calculates the cross-section of cables and also the protective devices. The results are then re-imported into the Digital Model in AutoCAD®.
- Enables the optimization of cable routing via junction boxes and cable trays
- Configures the cable selection rules for the trays
- Automatically produces cross-sectional views of cable trays
- Edit all the documents of the project, i.e. naming for cables, terminal devices and cable trays, cable lists, cable schedules, as well as lists of cable trays along with their cross section views
- Automatically generates the cabling diagram for LV and ELV installations

Benefits

Increased Productivity & Quality
Automate, streamline and, in effect, accelerate the design process while reducing manual inputs and reducing risk of errors. Save valuable time through BIM-enabled workflows and future proof your workflow.
Improved Specifications
Work with the most complete and accurate equipment data using multi-manufacturer content to design systems for new or existing installations that account for each manufacturers’ unique characteristics.
Security and compliance
The Caneco BIM and Caneco IMPLANTATION software provided with this Add On guarantee the compliance of your digital electrical model with the applicable standards, thanks to its interaction with the Caneco calculation engine.

Challenges

Traditionally, the design for electrical installation projects requires that specifiers and contractors to use several different applications for electrical calculation and design. An integrated software environment frees users from the challenge of re-entering the same information multiple times in different software packages. In effect, the unification of digital 2D/3D CAD modeling with automated electrical calculation offers enormous potential for efficiency gains in electrical design and engineering.

Caneco and the 2D/3D Digital Modeling add-on provides a unified software landscape, with a continuous data stream connecting and integrating projects workflows within the same system. This automates key tasks, such as quickly handling change requests, saves time by eliminating duplication of effort, and prevents errors or data losses reliably.

By ensuring data integrity throughout the entire design process, this add-on addresses the most significant challenges in electrical design, while enabling automated cable routing, ensuring compliance with standards and regulations, and allowing for the generation of precise reports and comprehensive documentation.