Generating Schematic Diagrams

[dsmith1974]

Hi All,

Just wondered if anyone uses any (free) software to create wiring diagrams? I've traced where (almost) all of the wires go in the van to help understand and fix problems - but my handwritten scrawl could do with tidying up and re-routing.

So far TinyCAD looks like it might be OK, any others?

Many thanks,
Duncan

[MidLifeCrisis]

Watching with interest especially if you can find software that allows you to show wire colours ??

[Woodyyellow]

Hiya
At school we used to use a software program called "crocodile clips" for simulating electronic circuits. Seems now its been taken over by a programme called "yenka". I can't vouch for this software - retired 4 years ago, yea! - but I'm guessing it's as good if not better than the original.
A free home use copy is available to download from:
http://www.yenka.com/technology/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Hope this helps.

John

[Titus A Duxass]

I use visio

[Bubble Meister]

I use A9CAD. It's free and based on Autocad. It's slow but at least I know how to use it. Saves as .dwg files.

[Robsey]

I use visio at the moment.

At college I used to use Electronic Workbench 5.
The latter one also simulates how the circuit would work - if it worked at all.

Both are very old programs, so perhaps not free, but should be quite cheap.

[dsmith1974]

Yenka looks like a good suite for learning from. I've been trying TinyCAD and it's not too bad so far. I get on with Visio at work, but I just checked the MS website and it's ~£260 for the standard version and twice that for Pro. Ouch!