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There are two main options when it comes to which kind of AutoCAD to use with cadett ELSA. Either you have a separate license for AutoCAD, AutoCAD Electrical or a similar variant of AutoCAD, or you buy cadett ELSA in a Solo version, where an embedded CAD Engine is included. One example of such an embedded CAD Engine is the Solo eXs 2022, which is part of cadett ELSA R42 and R43 Solo.

 

•If you are going to use the embedded Solo eXs, please check Use Solo eXs.

•If you are going to use a separate AutoCAD or similar, please uncheck Use Solo eXs.

 

In the Selected AutoCAD field, you can then select which AutoCAD to use. Only AutoCAD versions that are installed and ready to use on your computer and which are supported by your version of cadett ELSA are shown in the drop-down list used for selection.

 

Besides from ordinary supported AutoCAD versions and so-called "verticals", like AutoCAD Electrical, the embedded Solo eXs might be available for selection, provided that it is installed on the current workstation and that Use Solo eXs has been checked.

 

It is also possible to select None, which means that no CAD Engine at all is used. For cadett ELSA View, that is for example a logical choice, since that product does not support AutoCAD. Another example where None is a good choice, is for an administrative workstation that is installed directly on the server to use for import of user data when performing updates of the software. No AutoCAD is ever needed for that.

 

A Manual alternative is also available but that should never be used under normal circumstances.

 

If the AutoCAD that you want to use, is not available in the drop-down list, please shut down cadett ELSA, start the desired AutoCAD separately, shut it down, start cadett ELSA again and re-open this dialogue box. If it is supported, the desired AutoCAD will then be available in the drop-down list.

 

Technical note

cadett ELSA examines available AutoCAD information in the registry to find out which AutoCAD versions are available. An AutoCAD program that has never been started lacks complete registry information and is therefore not available for selection. That is the background for the described procedure above.