SDS Physical

Accelerate Substation Design

Substation Design Suite – Physical is an advanced substation design platform that transforms engineering productivity and design accuracy.

Faster design means faster delivery

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Built on Autodesk products AutoCAD or Inventor, SDS Physical enables design teams to use familiar tools while seamlessly applying substation-specific standards, automating routine design processes, and generating precise Bills of Material (BOM). By integrating with UtilityContent.com, designers gain immediate access to a vast library of intelligent   3D models, streamlining workflows and significantly reducing project timelines.

Automate design tasks

Eliminate repetitive work and ensure accuracy

  • Streamline and reduce repetitive tasks such as structure placement, equipment layout, and component detailing.
  • Maintain consistency with templates that embed your specific substation standards.
  • Validation minimizes errors, reducing QA/QC time and accelerating training for new designers.

Ensure design consistency

Apply standards effortlessly

  • Four engineering and design standards automatically.
  • Templates enforce consistency, improving overall design quality and reducing manual oversight.
  • Validation ensures adherence to standards throughout the design process.

Precise construction documentation

Simplify your documentation and construction package workflows

  • Generate detailed, construction-ready prints directly from your models.
  • Maintain simultaneous 2D and 3D representations, automatically synchronizing changes.
  • Instantly propagate design adjustments to all associated drawings, annotations, and BOMs.

Access a comprehensive content library

Jumpstart your designs with ready-to-use components

  • Leverage UtilityContent.com to access a vast library of pre-configured substation components, including manufacturer-specific models.
  • Use the Utility Content Configurator to create non-standard components tailored to your project needs.
  • Ensure consistency and accuracy by integrating standardized content directly into your design workflow.

AutoCAD and Inventor-based solutions

Choose your preferred platform

AutoCAD-based

Ideal for teams designing substations by assembling intelligent 3D models within AutoCAD. Quickly import and snap together equipment to create accurate physical layouts, with built-in tools that support standardized design practices and ensure consistency throughout the project.

Inventor-based

Perfect for teams requiring advanced 3D modeling capabilities. Gain enhanced visualization, electrical design clearances, lightning protection, interference detection, detailed component modeling, and sophisticated mechanical design to optimize complex substation designs.