

Engineering Drawing Software Integrations
D-Tools System Integrator’s data-driven process leverages leading design applications – Microsoft Visio and Autodesk AutoCAD – to easily create detailed engineering drawings, which are tied directly to project proposals.
Effectively communication with clients and teams, and eliminate scope creep and re-work by clearly and completely documenting system designs.
Data-Driven Technical Drawings - Integrated
Quickly and easily generate detailed drawings with the industry-leading low voltage design software solution. Simply drag and drop products from your catalog or project file to your drawing surface. D-Tools SI’s plug-in to Visio and AutoCAD ensures that your bill of materials and drawings are always in sync, allowing the capability to draw first.
Drive all project documentation through an integrated product library. Product information is configured with accurate, detailed information, including descriptions, specifications, inputs/outputs, images (as well as dealer-specific pricing) – dramatically reducing time and cost, as well as errors and omissions during the design phase.

“As a company, D-Tools has allowed our nationwide branches to produce similar standard system designs, thus improving our service to our clients and having uniformity throughout the company. Fantastic product!”
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Visio Integration
D-Tools Product Library has .jpg images associated with them that can be used, or you can also add your own .jpg images to the products in your catalog. Simply drag and drop products from your project file onto the drawing surface.
Clearly communicate to installers where the equipment will be placed in a room or building. When importing a .dwg file into Visio, simply place equipment from the D-Tools project file onto the drawing surface. You can also import AutoCAD files into Visio and layer your equipment over the plan view, or create a plan view drawing natively in Visio.
Show clients what the finished system will look like from a point of view perspective. This is particularly useful for rack drawings and showcasing higher-end systems with custom cabinetry, or communicating how the system will fit into a particular room.
Ensure that all the components are correctly connected by your installers, and gives the customer confidence that the system will work as promised. From this drawing, detailed installation reports can be generated for the entire project, such as wire schedules, wire checklists, and wire labels.

AutoCAD Integration
CAD plan view shapes in System Integrator have unique capabilities, enabling you to assign shapes to specific categories or sub-categories, as well as offer control for specific variations by utilizing the Shape Data UI. The Plan Icon shape automatically configures itself based on the shape choices selected by the user. Variables such as mount type, color, text are configurable and offer the user complete control over look and feel.
Show clients what the finished system will look like from a point of view perspective. This is particularly useful for rack drawings and showcasing higher-end systems with custom cabinetry, or communicating how the system will fit into a particular room.
Ensure that all the components are correctly connected by your installers, and gives the customer confidence that the system will work as promised. From this drawing, detailed installation reports can be generated for the entire project, such as wire schedules, wire checklists, and wire labels.