Using the Electrical Content Portal

You can download content from the Electrical Content Portal (ECP) such as symbols, manufacturer parts, cable references, and files for 2D layouts.

Open the ECP

You can open the Electrical Content Portal in a dockable panel or in your web browser.

  • To access the ECP in a dockable panel, do the following:
    1. Click the View ribbon tab, then in the Dockable panels section, click Electrical content portal .
    2. Click Log in.
    3. In the 3DExperience login window, enter your 3DPassport credentials.
  • To access the ECP in your web browser, do the following:
    1. Click the Help ribbon tab, then in the Get more content section, click Electrical content portal .
    2. In the 3DEXPERIENCE login window, enter your 3DPassport credentials.

Search for Content

You can search for vendors and content using text, tags, or both.

  1. Type the text you want to search for in the Search field.

    A categorized list of parts, vendors, references, and electrical packages appears as you type.

  2. To perform a simple text search, do any of the following:
    • To see all matching results, click or press Enter.
    • To select a matching part, catalog, vendor, or package, click the result in the list.
  3. To use search tags to refine your search, do the following:
    1. Click .
    2. Optional: Type the text you want to search for in the Search tags field.
      The What > Content Type search tag groups frequently used content types into a convenient, quick-access menu by default. To show the standard detail view, click Show all:

      The list of search tags is refined to include only items matching the text you typed.

Download Content

You can download parts or catalogs, or copy links to the downloads.

  1. To download a part or catalog, click Download.

    A categorized list of parts, vendors, references, and electrical packages appears as you type.

  2. Optional: For additional options, click :
    Options Description
    Get link Copies the download link to the clipboard.
    Download (package) Downloads the containing electrical package (if applicable).
    Get link (package) Copies the download link to the containing electrical package (if applicable) to the clipboard.
  3. Double-click the downloaded file to open the Unarchive Wizard, which guides you through the process of adding the content to your library. For more information about unarchiving, see Unarchive.