CAD programs for making electrical schematics

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Billy Stahlheber

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I am looking for a free or cheap CAD program I can use to make up electrical schematics so my guys can read my drawings easier. I looked at several on the internet they look good however I thought I would ask someone if they would recommend one. Billy
 
My help does a pretty good job with graph paper & a #2 pencil. Graph paper being the clue.

I use The Constructor. I can test and modify my schematics on screen before any wires are ran, print wire numbers and impress young Grandchildren with blinking lights and noises of a factory. Not exactly cheap or free.
 
Not sure if this serves your need. Draftsight is a free program that is full blown 2D CAD. It does most of the things that Autodesk CAD does. With some minor differences. It reads and edits their CAD and for a fee it is upgradeable to to 3D if you are so inclined. If you haven't learned CAD it can be difficult, but I did it.
 
+1 for draftsight. I use it every day. do most of my drawings in it.

the only thing I use autocad for now is to paste spreadsheet tables into drawings as autocad entities as I have not been able to figure out how to get draftsight to do that.
 
petersonra said:
+1 for draftsight. I use it every day. do most of my drawings in it.

the only thing I use autocad for now is to paste spreadsheet tables into drawings as autocad entities as I have not been able to figure out how to get draftsight to do that.
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I only used Autocad years ago (version 14) when I was trying to teach myself before. I do have a lot of trouble with the table function of Draftsight. I don't like it at all. I am sure there are a lot of things I could do easier, but since I am fairly computer savvy, I can Google something in CAD and then figure out how to do it in Draftsight fairly regularly. And my company has now gotten paid for my drafting services a couple times so it works for me. I really like the price.
 
Draftsight is a great free Cad product. Works exactly the same as AutoCAD for the most part. Close enough that for 2D drawing I don't see why companies
spend all that money on AutoCAD.
 
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