Electric Plan Program?

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Does anybody know of a FREE program that would allow me to make a rough floor plan just a rectangle and put in little squares for fluorescent fixtures. I just want to be able to write on each fixture what breaker controls each fixture??
 
you must do mostly comm work. i heard of programs that you can buy but unless you will use it more than once then it would not be worth it
 
qmt2 said:
Does anybody know of a FREE program that would allow me to make a rough floor plan just a rectangle and put in little squares for fluorescent fixtures. I just want to be able to write on each fixture what breaker controls each fixture??
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Start>>Programs>>Accessories>>Paint.


Hope that helped
 
If this is a one time thing you are trying to achieve, I would just download a shareware program since by the time the evaluation period is up, you are finished with needing the program.

3d home architect is a good one.
 
aftershock said:
3d home architect is a good one.
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I had a good program a dozen or so years ago....you would layout the rooms/diminesions, click one button ~ tada...all outlets and switches laid out :smile: Then you could add upgrades [CF, recessed cans, switch locations, swithc legs, etc].
It wasn't free, but it was definitely a time saver.

I cannot remember the exact name of the product and it was lost at least two moves ago:mad:
 
iwire said:
My CAD ability = 0 :D
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On a scale of 1 to 10, that would also be how well it does riser diagrams for you... :grin: ...just out of the box, that is.

Regarding drawing and CAD programs in general—including professional level and better—I don't know of any that will automate or even semi-automate riser diagrams (without 3rd party add-ons)... but I've not kept up with developments within the last couple years. Dedicated electrical programs may.
 
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I had an AutoCad class in college, and when I went to use AutoCad recently, it was nearly unrecognizable compared to what I learned on. If I dig hard enough, I might be able to scare up the 5-1/4" floppies with my student version of AutoCad on. I think I'm taking a night class soon. The handwriting is on the wall
 
mdshunk said:
I had an AutoCad class in college, and when I went to use AutoCad recently, it was nearly unrecognizable compared to what I learned on. If I dig hard enough, I might be able to scare up the 5-1/4" floppies with my student version of AutoCad on. I think I'm taking a night class soon. The handwriting is on the wall
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I went to a vocational school for autocad, got my certificate, and never used the skill (Struggled in the class any way). Like MD, It's nearly unrecognizable.

Don't use it, you loose it! :cool:
 
My first Cad program was Auto Sketch.
I did some drawings and showed my boss them.
He wanted Cad layout drawings for all of the conduit I was doing in a drinking water filtration plant.

I got upgraded to AutoCad v12 for DOS.
I taught myself.

The last version of AutoCad I used was 2000i.
Now at work I need to use AutoCad LT 2007. There is a difference that I needed to get used to.

But the same keyboard commands that I learned with the DOS version still work.
 
CAD is easy.
I was making 3d objects using this program and enjoyed it. But since it was not making me any money I became an electrician instead. Im still broke but enjoy my work.
 
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