Drawing circuit diagrams

[Doug]

On 12/22/2010 12:56 PM, Chris G wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 22, 2010 at 05:44:53PM +0000, David Fletcher wrote:
>> On Wed, 2010-12-22 at 17:33 +0000, Chris G wrote:
>>>>
>>> Yes, but as I keep trying to emphasise I don't want anything oriented
>>> towards PCB design.  I want something that is optimised for simply
>>> *drawing a circuit/schematic*, most of the suggested programs here are
>>> for circuit design so they *aren't* aimed at simply making it easy to
>>> draw a circuit.
>>>
>> Errr - a sheet of paper, a Rotring pen and a scanner?
>>
> :-)
>
> However having a library of symbols available and being able to
> re-arrange things easily are advantages that the computer approach
> *should* be able to offer.
>
I know you don't seem to want a SPICE-like program, even tho you don't
_have to_ do any analysis.  So, what about an AutoCad clone, like QCad?
You make your own symbols once, and then paste them in where you want 
them. I used to do some schematics, and a lot of pcb design using
AutoCad LT. You can make symbols that don't occur on many pre-built
programs--like symbols for microwave circuits.

--doug

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