AUTOCAD type drawing program for WIN10
I have been upgraded now to WIN 10 for a few months and want to get back into my schematic drawings that I so love to be involved with. My OLDER Windows XP-PRO was using Autocad LT from work but wh...
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greenRVgreen - Turbocad has a similar 2d/3d program on their page for around the same cost..
I am not a hugh user of the AUTOCAD type programs but like to find something that will let me make drawings like I did above using LIBRA OFFICE.
As you can see I can just grab the component cad drawing from the various companies showing them on their web pages and resize and modify and add connection lines and text to suit my application of their products... You can see that I am using drawings of the BLUE SEA products and it all looks great to me for showing folks what I did in my products. Sometimes I only may use a photo like the 2-pin 4AWG bulkhead connector at the bottom. I always identify these parts with their Parts ID info...
The BLUE SEA Drawings are saved in full drawings but I can open them up and pull separate things out of their drawing with ease... Or add a line coming out to show my connections...
I have files with all of these components I use in my projects and can drag them into my drawings and when done it saves just like you see here...
I can do some of this in AUTOCAD LT but the LIBRA OFFICE program worked great allowing me to do this with almost CLICK CLICK operations... Of course the LIBRA OFFICE was only good for WIN XP-PRO... Haven't downloaded their latest version yet that says it works in WIN10...
This is what I am looking for in design CAD type program. None of the TURBOCAD program brochures say they will work in the WIN10 machines. I just sent off email to the company asking questions...
This may be totally different from you are looking for. I really don't need to develop a full drawing of an object to manufacture one from... I just want to draw Electronic Schematics using symbols or a pictorial of the actual component like I did here in this drawing...
Guess that all makes sense haha...
From my working days with electronic systems block diagrams almost all of the diagrams were saved in PDF format. Some of them very hugh in size. Then you could pass those around the various communities for additions or updates etc... You just keep zooming down for more details... I forget the name of the drawing program ITT Industries in COLO Springs used that was in the $200-$400 dollar range. It just allowed you to break down everything and grab a line here or a section there and move all around and save again in PDF format. It was great for adding JPG photos to the drawings as well... I need to make some calls and get info on that program. All of the DOD Contractors used it supporting the archive drawings....
We all used DELL M90 high-end laptops back then...
Roy Ken
I am not a hugh user of the AUTOCAD type programs but like to find something that will let me make drawings like I did above using LIBRA OFFICE.
As you can see I can just grab the component cad drawing from the various companies showing them on their web pages and resize and modify and add connection lines and text to suit my application of their products... You can see that I am using drawings of the BLUE SEA products and it all looks great to me for showing folks what I did in my products. Sometimes I only may use a photo like the 2-pin 4AWG bulkhead connector at the bottom. I always identify these parts with their Parts ID info...
The BLUE SEA Drawings are saved in full drawings but I can open them up and pull separate things out of their drawing with ease... Or add a line coming out to show my connections...
I have files with all of these components I use in my projects and can drag them into my drawings and when done it saves just like you see here...
I can do some of this in AUTOCAD LT but the LIBRA OFFICE program worked great allowing me to do this with almost CLICK CLICK operations... Of course the LIBRA OFFICE was only good for WIN XP-PRO... Haven't downloaded their latest version yet that says it works in WIN10...
This is what I am looking for in design CAD type program. None of the TURBOCAD program brochures say they will work in the WIN10 machines. I just sent off email to the company asking questions...
This may be totally different from you are looking for. I really don't need to develop a full drawing of an object to manufacture one from... I just want to draw Electronic Schematics using symbols or a pictorial of the actual component like I did here in this drawing...
Guess that all makes sense haha...
From my working days with electronic systems block diagrams almost all of the diagrams were saved in PDF format. Some of them very hugh in size. Then you could pass those around the various communities for additions or updates etc... You just keep zooming down for more details... I forget the name of the drawing program ITT Industries in COLO Springs used that was in the $200-$400 dollar range. It just allowed you to break down everything and grab a line here or a section there and move all around and save again in PDF format. It was great for adding JPG photos to the drawings as well... I need to make some calls and get info on that program. All of the DOD Contractors used it supporting the archive drawings....
We all used DELL M90 high-end laptops back then...
Roy Ken
