Software for circuit drawings/design
Software for circuit drawings/design
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Hello All,
What software is generally considered to be the best for drawing electrical circuits?
I have been tasked with replicating a load of circuit drawings as the Digital copies have been lost/corrupt(I've attached a file for reference). I currently use Solid works for design work, and I have a copy of Auto cad. My experience is primarily mechanical design as opposed to electrical!
I obviously know that those packages are not suitable for electrical circuit drawings but id like to know what is considered to be the best software for drawing circuits. I wouldn't be designing the circuits, just replicating.
Any feedback on this subject would be gratefully received
Carl
What software is generally considered to be the best for drawing electrical circuits?
I have been tasked with replicating a load of circuit drawings as the Digital copies have been lost/corrupt(I've attached a file for reference). I currently use Solid works for design work, and I have a copy of Auto cad. My experience is primarily mechanical design as opposed to electrical!
I obviously know that those packages are not suitable for electrical circuit drawings but id like to know what is considered to be the best software for drawing circuits. I wouldn't be designing the circuits, just replicating.
Any feedback on this subject would be gratefully received
Carl





RE: Software for circuit drawings/design
I've also used LTSpice as well as my PCB design packages built int schematic functionality (I use Diptrace for PCB's/pcb schematics and love it) of course its not the top of the line stuff like Altium/orcad,etc..
RE: Software for circuit drawings/design
I'm also a bit perplexed why this wasn't assigned to an EE.
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But yes.. Choice of schematic capture software should be heavily influenced by the processes required after creation.. But if it really is just to have digital copies of old paper schematics and they won't be needed to "feed" into another program or whatever then frankly what ever gets the job done the quickest and being familiar with Autocad would steer me that way.
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I don't need to do anything will the drawing after they are made other than submit and file them for approval.
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To what end? Such a package, if one of the mainstream ones, would run in the tens of thousands of dollars per seat. Not to mention a probably absurdly steep learning curve for a non-EE
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AutoCAD® Electrical software comes with more than 2,000 standards-based electrical schematic symbols. A simple, menu-driven system for inserting devices—including electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic—enables you to quickly build standards-based electrical control designs by selecting frequently used devices from a menu. Symbol libraries include support for the AS, GB, IEC, JIC, and JIS standards. AutoCAD Electrical also includes all the functionality of AutoCAD® software plus a comprehensive set of functions developed specifically for designing electrical control systems. Specialized features enable you to trim wire, copy and delete components or circuits, and scoot and align components, making it much easier to create electrical drawings quickly.
all for that low bargain price of around $5K.. could be less since you already have Autocad "vanilla"
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It also integrates with AutoCAD and provides some productivity improvements over a basic, non-electrical AutoCAD.
However, AutoCAD should suffice if you're familiar with it. You could end up spending time reviewing software, all the while you might have drawn three or four pages worth of circuit
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One advantage of Visio is that you need no specialised CAD or EE skills - anyone that can use a vector drawing package can create and edit the schematics.
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For me its the best circuit board design software available.
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Not to mention he is doing more electrical schematics not electronics schematics.