Electrical, PFD, P&ID

[Beggar]

For those of you using SolidWorks in machinery design, how do you deal with your schematics? I currently do them all in AutoCAD (for which I have some plug-ins that facilitate its use in schematics) but I'd be interested in transitioning to SWX completely.

Does anybody use SWX for schematics? Are there any plug-ins to make it more suitable for that?

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[MadMango]

We have started to use DWGeditor for our schematics. A bit erratic at times, but overall it gets the job done.

A few version ago, SW came with a copy Visio. There are libraries of blocks for hydraulic and electrical symbols, but it was painful to get what you wanted.

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[ctopher]

I have started creating blocks of schem parts. I insert a blank view and draw the schem there.

Chris
Sr. Mechanical Designer, CAD
SolidWorks 05 SP3.1 / PDMWorks 05
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[meintsi]

VISIO - After you get past the learning curve, and learn how to create customized symbols for your needs, its a very simple and powerful program.



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