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Electrical Drawings Software

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  • 07-05-2015 6:05pm
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    6781
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    Just wondering can anyone recommend a software for doing electrical drawings? Preferable a free software as it's just my own use and won't be doing much with it.


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    Tibulus
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    6781 wrote: »
    Just wondering can anyone recommend a software for doing electrical drawings? Preferable a free software as it's just my own use and won't be doing much with it.

    Eplan is the dominant software in industry, but a package can cost up to 10k a licence. Which is not at all what your looking for.

    Before EPlan I just used standard AutoCAD for schematic design. Which was excruciatingly painful for the final detailing such as terminal numbers, page referencing, device referencing, cable schedules etc.

    Seen Eplan on download sites but would be difficult to use without any training.

    Know microstation has a electrical package too.


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    2011
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    The project that I am working on primarily uses SolidWorks and AutoCAD.

    If you want something free try DraftSight.


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    Stoner
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    Draftsite is very good for a free service. I've used it many times.

    What type of electrical plans are you talking about?


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    I tried Draftsight and Solidworks this weekend and threw the baby out with the bathwater. Using Smartdraw now and it's very accessible with an excellent library, took me about 5 hours to get the hang of making neat diagrams.

    It doesn't offer a way to compile/test the circuits which would be a nice feature, that'd make it a lot more complex though.


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    brightspark
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    Has anyone tried this software, Free from RS apparently.

    http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/automation/designspark-electrical?cm_mmc=RADIONICS-EM-_-RSN-20150908-_-RSN_150907_EMEA-_-HB-CTA&utm_source=RADIONICS-EM&utm_medium=RSN-20150908&utm_campaign=RSN_150907_EMEA-HB-CTA


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