Excel Automation This section explains Excel Automation. Contents About Excel Automation This feature allows you to generate automatically schematic drawings from data contained in an Excel file. This file must have a specific format to be imported in SOLIDWORKS Electrical. Using Excel Automation The Excel Automation uses a formatted XLS file containing instructions to create or to use books, folders, and drawings. These drawings are automatically generated from specific macros in which you use variables. Excel Add-in When you use the Excel automation feature to create the electrical project content, under Excel you can use an Excel add-in to help you to generate the data. Parent topicSOLIDWORKS Electrical