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For ease of use and really cheap it will be difficult to beat Sprint layout 4.0 http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/sprint-layout.html
VERY easy
VERY easy
You can also use Dia.
http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/
Its probably best for simple electronic diagrams but its fairly flexible and can be used for any type of diagrams. Opensource and multi-platform.
http://www.gnome.org/projects/dia/
Its probably best for simple electronic diagrams but its fairly flexible and can be used for any type of diagrams. Opensource and multi-platform.
linear's SwitcherCad III free spice tool's schematic entry is really easy (~= "primitive" but adequate) - and you can sim the result if you have the models
http://www.linear.com/company/software.jsp
http://www.linear.com/company/software.jsp
Anyone know some good schematic programs?
Hello,
I have recently been using Easy PC for windows. The schematics come out fine if you print them on A3. But when you make them smaller and edit them to fit the diyaudio image upload, they look awful.
I know AutoCAD was quite good for this ( a work colleague used it) but there is a pretty steep learning curve using autoCAD!
Regards
Kevin
Hello,
I have recently been using Easy PC for windows. The schematics come out fine if you print them on A3. But when you make them smaller and edit them to fit the diyaudio image upload, they look awful.
I know AutoCAD was quite good for this ( a work colleague used it) but there is a pretty steep learning curve using autoCAD!
Regards
Kevin
I’m “surprised” your search before you posted didn’t turn up:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68869&highlight=schematic+drawing+software
also most pcb layout software will include schematic input ( “schematic capture” in the industry lingo - this is a search hint)
another currently active thread:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48961&perpage=10&pagenumber=1
this topic (with pcb layout emphasis) is generally covered in “electronics and parts” forum, sometimes “everything else”
LtSwCad III “LtSpice” output:
I would vote to squash this thread altogether as redundant, or maybe append to an existing thread you should have found
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=68869&highlight=schematic+drawing+software
also most pcb layout software will include schematic input ( “schematic capture” in the industry lingo - this is a search hint)
another currently active thread:
http://www.diyaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48961&perpage=10&pagenumber=1
this topic (with pcb layout emphasis) is generally covered in “electronics and parts” forum, sometimes “everything else”
LtSwCad III “LtSpice” output:
I would vote to squash this thread altogether as redundant, or maybe append to an existing thread you should have found
JCX,
You were dead right about LtSwCad III. Just downloaded it, and it's perfect for the job. That other software I was using was fine for making PCB's, (and OK with large A3 schematics) but after the schematics had been downsized/manipulated etc they were frankly rubbish.
Kevin
You were dead right about LtSwCad III. Just downloaded it, and it's perfect for the job. That other software I was using was fine for making PCB's, (and OK with large A3 schematics) but after the schematics had been downsized/manipulated etc they were frankly rubbish.
Kevin
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