The AutoCAD Electrical installation directory structure contains:
The symbol library subfolder, \Libs\, carries various AutoCAD Electrical schematic and panel layout symbol libraries. The \Libs\ folder structure can be easily copied and moved to a shared network drive. After you move the \Libs\ folder you must modify the path in Support File Search Path in the Options dialog box.
The following electrical schematic libraries can be installed:
| JIC1/JIC125 | USA Standard (Inch units) |
| IEC2/IEC 60617 | European Standard (MM units) |
| JIS2 | Japanese Standard (MM units) |
| GB2 | Chinese Standard (MM units) |
| AS2 | Australian Standard (MM units) |
| IEEE 315/315A | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Standard |
| NFPA | National Fire Protection Association Standard |
The following libraries are automatically installed:
| Panel | Physical Footprint Block Files (Inch units) |
| Panel_mm | Physical Footprint Block Files (MM units) |
| HYD_ISO125 | Hydraulic Schematic (Inch units) |
| PNEU_ISO125 | Pneumatic Schematic (Inch units) |
| PID | Process and Instrumentation Library (Inch units) |
The \ACADE\ subfolder carries several bitmap files and other static support files.
The Support files folder structure carries the support files that have the potential of being altered by the user. The installation program creates a new Autodesk\AutoCAD Electrical release subfolder entry under the user loginname\Application Data folder. This Application data folder is normally marked as hidden within Windows Explorer and users may need to access and customize these files.
The base \Support\ folder carries the AutoCAD Electrical .mnl files, icon menu .dat files, and the slide library .slb files referenced by the icon menus.
The \AeToolPalette\Palettes\ subfolder structure carries four AutoCAD Electrical specific .atc files.
The \User\ folder is where AutoCAD Electrical writes customized user settings files, stores temporary files, and maintains the user scratch database files for the projects. This needs to be on a per-logged-in user basis, not shared with other users
The AEDATA folder structure carries various database and project drawing files that will be altered by the user. The installation program creates a new ACADE 2014\subfolder entry under the user login name\My Documents\ folder.
The \AeData\ folder carries the wd.env environment settings file plus four subfolders. The four individual subfolders to \AeData\ are as follows:
\{language code}\ subfolder contains two subfolders \Catalogs\ and \Plc\.
\Catalogs\ subfolder contains these files:| default_cat.mdb file | Vendor Parts Catalog |
| footprint_lookup.mdb | used for the footprint mapping file |
| schematic_lookup.mdb | used for the schematic mapping file |
| wd_picklist.mdb | sample pick list |
| wddinrl.xls | DIN RAIL parametric build spreadsheet |
| wd_lang1.mdb | customizable language swapping database file |
| ace_electrical_standards.mdb | Circuit Builder Motor and Wire type database file |