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Forum section: electronics / general

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 07:24:28 pm
content: Just wondering...Anyone here use Microsoft Word to draw circuit (or other kinds of) diagrams?I never have as I never liked the drawing tools in stuff such as MS Word. Much prefer either XCircuit or steveCAD (a kind of DaveCAD clone).But I've been a student several times over the last couple of years and usage of MS Word for diagrams seems to be very common amongst students and teachers.

author: peterthenovice
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 07:30:25 pm
content: I find mspaint(new win7 version) is easy to use to make diagrams

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 07:33:04 pm
content: Quote from: peterthenovice on April 06, 2013, 07:30:25 pmNot used that, but I do have some little bitmap symbols which I used to use in the older Win98 version of paint to make cute little bitmap diagrams.

author: c4757p
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 08:09:49 pm
content: Quote from: steve30 on April 06, 2013, 07:24:28 pmYay! I'm not the only one!

author: peterthenovice
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 08:45:54 pm
content: I prefer circuitlab.com

author: free_electron
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 08:48:24 pm
content: simply use ASCII graphics. use courier fontworks like a charm

author: Unknown
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 08:51:10 pm
content: I have used an open-source free package for many years, called Open Office; gives much more than just Word, provides Graphic and Presentation all in one down-load; see URL:http://www.openoffice.org/

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 09:09:34 pm
content: Word and similar programs are terrible for drawing diagrams - that's not their intended purpose.So far, I've found that Inkscape works excellent for drawing diagrams. The industry standard, of course, is Cadence (for electrical) and AutoCAD (for mechanical) but they're quite expensive.What I would like to see is an app for a tablet or similar touchscreen device where I could draw a schematic on it like I do on paper and it would automatically translate the symbols into a nice computer-drawn schematic. (Basically, I want a schematic editor where instead of having to select parts by using a part browser or typing the symbol name, I just draw a symbol and it would try to figure out what I mean.)

author: steve30
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 10:15:38 pm
content: Quote from: vlf3 on April 06, 2013, 08:51:10 pmI tend to use OOo these days since I don't have a doze box handy any more. I definitely think its drawing facilities are better than word.c4757p: I found XCircuit a bit difficult to get to grips with at first, but now I learnt it and got a nice selection of components handy, it is quite nice

author: IanB
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 10:22:14 pm
content: I use Word a lot for drawing diagrams in technical documents. I like it because I can integrate the diagrams with the text, I can include equations, and I have a lot of control over formatting. For complex things like circuit diagrams you need something a bit more specialized, but for sketches involving straight lines, curves and annotations the Word drawing editor is quite sufficient.

author: lgbeno
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 06, 2013, 10:37:17 pm
content: Inkscape is my favorite drawing tool but of course a proper cad program is good for schematics. I use Visio for block diagrams it's just ok but I hate how it into routes wires...

author: andersm
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2013, 11:10:14 am
content: Quote from: vlf3 on April 06, 2013, 08:51:10 pmOpenOffice is old and busted,LibreOfficeis the new hotness. (LibreOffice was forked from OpenOffice when Oracle bought Sun, and is currently more actively developed.)OmniGraffleis a great diagramming tool for Mac users.Diais cross-platform, but it's pretty clunky to use.

author: BravoV
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 07, 2013, 11:27:27 am
content: Quote from: free_electron on April 06, 2013, 08:48:24 pmTalking about ASCII graphic, you should try AACircuit (freeware) ->http://www.tech-chat.de/aacircuit.htmlExample ASCII drawing generated from this cool app, good enough for simple circuit when discussing online. Quite impressive imo.Code:.---------------------------------------------.| __ |'--| \ __ |a----| o-------| \ __ |.--|__/ | )oo-----| \ __ || .-|__/ | | )o--| \ || | | .-|__/ | )o-----|-o-- x1| __ | .---' | .-|__/ | || | \ \ / | '------------o |c-o--|1 o--. X .-o | || |__/ | ./ \ | | .--------------o| | | '---. | | __ '-| \ | || | | __ | | '-| \ | )o-----o-|-- x2| __ | '-| \ | | | )o--|__/ |'--| \ | | )oo-|---|__/ |b----| o--|----|__/ | |.--|__/ | | || '------------' |'-----------------------------------------------'---- Master ---- ---- Slave ----0-15V ___0,047RX------o------o-|___|-o--o---------o----o-------o| | | | | | |--- | | .-. | | |470uF ### | | | | 2k2 | | || + | | | | | | |X------o '--. | '-' .-. | || |6 |7 |8 1k | | | |GND .------------. | | | || | '-' | || |1 | |/ BC || |------o--| 547 || | | |> || | .-. | || | 220R| | o----||-+ IRF9Z34| | | | | ||->| MC34063 | '-' | ||-+| | | | | BYV29 -12V6| | '----' o--|<-o----o--X OUT| |2 | | || |--| C| | || | GND 30uH C| | --- 470| |3 1nF C| | ### uF| |-------||--. | | | +'------------' | GND | GND5| 4| | || '-------------o-------------o| ___ |'-----------------------o--|___|-'| 1k0.-.| | 5k6 + 3k3| | in Serie'-'|GND(created by AACircuit v1.28.6 beta 04/19/05 [url=http://www.tech-chat.de]www.tech-chat.de)