[ubuntu-za] Electrical panel and switchgear design

[Clinton Bester]

Me again,

Its called:  Ubuntu Electronics Remix
the web site is :   http://mbmn.net/uer/

Its something we all familiar with... Ubuntu.

Hope this helps

Clinton Bester
Cell: 0787073032

On 2/8/11, Ivan <ivanh at raim.co.za> wrote:
> On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 13:36 +0200, Jan Groenewald wrote:
>
>> Hi
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 11:59:33AM +0200, Paul Young wrote:
>> >    Does anyone know anything about software to design electrical panels
>> > with
>> >    switchgear and wiring and to produce the required electrical symbols
>> > -
>> >    like contactors/relays/motors etc.....
>>
>> Perhaps the first one here?
>>
>> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search electric
>> i   electric                        - electrical CAD system
>>
>> p   electric-fence                  - A malloc(3) debugger
>>
>> p   electricsheep                   - screensaver showing collective dream
>> of sl
>>
>> There are many circuit board programs,
>>
>> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search circuit
>> p   python-circuits                 - event-driven framework with a
>> component ar
>> p   xcircuit                        - Draw circuit schematics or almost
>> anything
>> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search pcb
>> p   geda-xgsch2pcb                  - GPL EDA -- Electronics design
>> software --
>> i   pcb                             - printed circuit board (pcb) design
>> program
>> i A pcb-common                      - printed circuit board (pcb) design
>> program
>> i A pcb-gtk                         - printed circuit board (pcb) design
>> program
>> p   pcb-lesstif                     - printed circuit board (pcb) design
>> program
>> p   rpcbind                         - converts RPC program numbers into
>> universa
>> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search electronic
>> p   science-electronics             - Debian Science Electronics packages
>>
>> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$
>>
>> Also
>> http://www.freebyte.com/cad/cad.htm#electricalsystems
>> http://www.junauza.com/2009/12/free-and-open-source-cad-software-for.html
>>
>> regards,
>> Jan
>>
>> --
>>    .~.
>>    /V\     Jan Groenewald
>>   /( )\    www.aims.ac.za
>>   ^^-^^
>>
>
> I have done a lot of design work for panels using Corel Draw and a laser
> engraver (see www.engravatech.co.za), but Inkscape works very well.
> AutoCAD 14 runs beautifully with wine ......
>
>
> --
> Ivan Haefele
> RAIM Computer Services
> Cell: 083 597 5312
> Fax:  086 660 8795
> ivanh at raim.co.za
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>
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