what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
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promis e or AutoCad Electrical? What are the pros and cons of each?
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RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
David Baird
Sr Controls Designer
EET degree.
Journeyman Electrician.
RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
ACCEL is broadly used for board layouts. I have use EAGLE for board layouts. It is pretty good for a few hundred bucks and you can get the lower package for under $100.
But if you are talking "power" type drawings yes AutoCad is probably the most universal. It also comes in handy for other job aps like simple mechanicals (or complex for that matter)
RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
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RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
Get the evaluation copies and load them and see what you think. I would think some trial versions would be available but maybe not.
I mentioned ACCEL before, this program is used for board layout, yes, but it is also used for schematics (geared for board level design, caps, R's, transistors, IC's, transformers, chokes, etc). Where AutoCAD probably has push buttons, transformers, breakers, switches, etc more panel layout and power type stuff.
ACCEL would allow the file to be imported into a board layout program, eliminating some work, where AutoCAD files can not. I suppose some PCB programs may take an AutoCAD file but not for schematic, they will for the actual traces and such but not schematics that I know of.
RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
David Baird
Sr Controls Designer
EET degree.
Journeyman Electrician.
RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?
Eng-Tips: Help for your job, not for your homework Read FAQ731-376
RE: what's the better drafting package for controls and power?