Aucotec Engineering Base (EB) is a database-driven engineering platform that integrates multi-disciplinary data into a single "Digital Twin" model .
Because AUCOTEC prioritizes data integrity over drawing speed, traditional CAD instincts will fail you. Only through the systematic guidance of the official manual can an engineer transition from "using a tool" to "architecting a digital twin."
AUCOTEC provides documentation in both interactive web formats and downloadable PDFs: Integrated Help (F1): Within the Engineering Base software, you can press at any time to open the context-sensitive help system. The User's Manual (PDF): AUCOTEC includes a comprehensive User's Manual as a PDF
Review: AUCOTECH Engineering Base User Manual (PDF Documentation)
Product: Engineering Base (EB)
Publisher: AUCOTECH AG
Document Type: Technical User Manual / Administration Guide
Format: PDF
- Recommended backup schedules and file-level recovery.
- Performance tuning tips for large projects.
Because this architecture is fundamentally different from other engineering tools, users need a dedicated reference. This is where the Engineering Base Manual PDF becomes indispensable.
- Central Data Model (Single Source of Truth): Unlike file-based systems, EB uses a database-driven object-oriented model. Changes to a schematic (e.g., a PLC pin) automatically update the terminal diagram, cabinet layout, and BOM.
- Cross-Disciplinary Consistency: The manual details how electrical engineering, control systems (PLC), fluidics (P&ID), and mechanical enclosure design work from the same data set simultaneously.
- Automated Cross-Referencing: Automatic generation and updating of wire lists, terminal diagrams, cable run lists, and signal cross-references across thousands of pages.
- Variant & Configuration Management: Features for managing product families and options (e.g., "Standard vs. High-Power variant") without duplicating projects.
- Macro & Template Library: Creating and reusing intelligent macros (circuit templates) where logic, terminals, and parts lists are pre-defined.
- ERP/PLM Integration: Bi-directional interfaces to SAP, Windchill, EPLAN, and MS Office for BOMs and parts management.
- Revision & Change Control: Database-based redlining, change tracking, and impact analysis (showing exactly what else breaks if you change a component).
- Multi-User & Concurrent Engineering: Server-based collaboration allowing multiple engineers to edit the same project simultaneously (no file check-out/in conflicts).