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A brick-and-wall shop, a data center, a small and medium business enterprise, a manufacturing or production unit or a large corporate sector, are all depend on electricians, construction managers and engineers to determine the amount and cost of electricity required for a specific location or process. These estimations need to be accurate and are carried out by the professionals either manually or with the help of computer software.

Electrical estimating software have been in use for a long time, however, with technological innovations this has become a vastly improved tool. Designed for use by electricians, architects and electrical engineers, these are available differently for residential projects, commercial establishments and prototype development. The electrical contractors bidding process, demands that they calculate the estimates up to the specific system to arrive at a bidding amount. Under such circumstances, engineers and electricians need to go in for high-end estimation software.

With a number of Industrial supply distributor and vendors available in the market with electrical estimation software, it is necessary to understand the requirements of electrical estimation. This should include:

1. A vast database of electrical-specific items used by electrical contractors that estimators could create their own database.

2. Pre-built electrical assemblies to save time

3. Electrical-specific solutions to segregate task depending on the degree of difficulty

4. Details of electrical pricing of the items across various distributors.

5. National Electrical code tables to enable the electrical contractors tools automatically reconfigure requirements.

6. Symbol recognition and Lighting design.

Being a web-based tool, with a powerful search engine this can quickly drill through the detailed descriptions and product definitions of nearly 2 million electrical items, and around 650 manufacturers. The high quality pictures from the manufacturers electrical product catalogs with a cross-reference feature allows for easier decision making. Further, this electrical estimation software facilitates creation of a frequently used lists and review of any price changes. With an up-to-date database, it also compiles the industry news from various sources.