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nuckollsr(at)cox.net
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 Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 8:51 am Post subject: Re: Wiring Diagrams Design Software |
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At 07:32 PM 12/30/2005 -0800, you wrote:
I use TurboCAD v.7, for all kinds of designing and what-iffing. The
software will import common AutoCAD formats (.dxf, .dwg) and converts its
native format to these as well. I'm not an engineer, and I found
TurboCAD's learning curve easy to negotiate as a total CAD novice. It came
with a large library of electrical symbols or you can roll your own of
anything you can dream up. You can "group" individual components so that
they act like one entity (for moving, coloring, etc.) or you can "explode"
an entity so that you can modify an individual component. I find it all
easy to do. The program is a full blown 3-D CAD program and I've seen 3-D
renderings that accomplished users have done and they are truly amazing,
but I've never had a need to go there. The program is several versions
down the road from v. 7 by now, but I will not even approach the
capabilities of v.7 in my lifetime. I paid about $60-70 for mine, but v.
10.2 is advertised on-line for $49.
v 9.2 for $19.95.
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For the early days of aeroelectric.com, I attempted to keep
all posted AutoCAD drawings in version 12 formats so that a
variety of freeware and shareware cad programs (also posted on
the website) would open, edit, save and print the drawings
I generated.
More recently, I had to forego the time it took to maintain
the growing list of drawings and I dropped that service.
I've had many requests for recommendations on software other
than the expensive AutoCAD for editing my drawings. I've just
ordered TurboCAD off Ebay (v10.2 for $26 post paid) and I'll
test it using the .dwg files off the website as source drawings.
If the tests prove successful, I'll post the results along
with a recommendation for its use with files you can download
from aeroelectric.com (including the complete symbol library
and wirebooks in progress). For those interested in generating
nice drawings for their diagrams, more than half the work is
already done.
Bob . . .
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mprather(at)spro.net
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| Posted: Tue Jan 03, 2006 9:31 am Post subject: Re: Wiring Diagrams Design Software |
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A while back (at university, actually), I used a software package from
Express PCB which did PCB layouts, including autorouting. I see they now
have packaged the PCB software with schematic layout. Has anyone else
looked at it. I haven't run the PCB software in 9 years, by from my
recollection, it was pretty slick. I may test drive this stuff (for
schematics) when I get home.
http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Free cad software.htm
Regards,
Matt-
<nuckollsr(at)cox.net>
At 07:32 PM 12/30/2005 -0800, you wrote:
> <jonlaury(at)impulse.net>
>
>I use TurboCAD v.7, for all kinds of designing and what-iffing. The
> software will import common AutoCAD formats (.dxf, .dwg) and converts
> its native format to these as well. I'm not an engineer, and I found
> TurboCAD's learning curve easy to negotiate as a total CAD novice. It
> came with a large library of electrical symbols or you can roll your
> own of anything you can dream up. You can "group" individual
> components so that they act like one entity (for moving, coloring,
> etc.) or you can "explode" an entity so that you can modify an
> individual component. I find it all easy to do. The program is a full
> blown 3-D CAD program and I've seen 3-D renderings that accomplished
> users have done and they are truly amazing, but I've never had a need
> to go there. The program is several versions down the road from v. 7
> by now, but I will not even approach the capabilities of v.7 in my
> lifetime. I paid about $60-70 for mine, but v. 10.2 is advertised
> on-line for $49.
>v 9.2 for $19.95.
For the early days of aeroelectric.com, I attempted to keep
all posted AutoCAD drawings in version 12 formats so that a
variety of freeware and shareware cad programs (also posted on
the website) would open, edit, save and print the drawings
I generated.
More recently, I had to forego the time it took to maintain
the growing list of drawings and I dropped that service.
I've had many requests for recommendations on software other
than the expensive AutoCAD for editing my drawings. I've just
ordered TurboCAD off Ebay (v10.2 for $26 post paid) and I'll
test it using the .dwg files off the website as source drawings.
If the tests prove successful, I'll post the results along
with a recommendation for its use with files you can download
from aeroelectric.com (including the complete symbol library
and wirebooks in progress). For those interested in generating
nice drawings for their diagrams, more than half the work is
already done.
Bob . . .
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