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Octave Facets Electrical

by Octave

Electrical engineering database for plant projects that manages loads, cables and equipment and produces schedules and diagrams. Formerly Intergraph Smart Electrical, it links to Octave's 3D and instrumentation tools and to ETAP for power system analysis.

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Specification

Vendor
Octave
Categories
Electrical & Instrumentation
Phase
EEngineering
Status
Active
Deployment
Cloud
Licensing
Commercial licence
Standards
None documented
Former names
Intergraph Smart Electrical, SmartPlant Electrical
Official site
octave.com

Capabilities

  1. aLoad, cable and equipment data management
  2. bRules-driven electrical design validation
  3. cAutomated diagrams and schedules
  4. dCable management with NEC tray-fill checks
  5. eChange tracking with audit trails

Assessment

A dependable electrical design database for plant projects, strongest when connected to ETAP and the rest of the Octave suite.

  1. Capability25%8/10

    Manages electrical loads, equipment and cables with rules-driven validation, schedules and diagrams.

  2. Interoperability20%7/10

    Links to Forte 3D, Facets Instrumentation and ETAP for power-system analysis.

  3. Scale15%8/10

    Supports global work-share on large plant projects.

  4. Usability15%7/10

    Database workflows are clear once the project is configured.

  5. Deployment10%7/10

    Documented support for cloud deployment alongside on-premises use.

  6. Ecosystem15%7/10

    Established as Intergraph Smart Electrical in process and power projects.

Strengths

  • Rules-driven validation
  • Cable management with tray-fill checks
  • Documented ETAP link

Considerations

  • Power-system studies need a separate analysis tool
  • Configuration effort per project
  • Most value inside the Octave stack

Editorial assessment from public documentation, 23 October 2026. Not a hands-on benchmark. Methodology

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Compare head to head

Documented integrations and data exchange, in either direction.

Sources

  1. Octave Facets ElectricalOctave · accessed 22 October 2026
  2. Product namingOctave · 8 April 2026 · accessed 22 October 2026

Plate updated 22 October 2026 · revision 1