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« on: March 29, 2011, 08:04:00 AM » |
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Any suggestions for an EASY to use schematic drawing software program, either windows or OS X
Deb
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Debra K
2CH system:
Eros Phono Stage
Extended Foreplay III
Tubelab SE Amp 300b
Music Hall MMF 5.1, Goldring G1042
Emotiva ERC-1 CD
Emotiva XDA-1 DAC
Cambridge Audio iD100 Digital iPod Dock
DIY Fostex 206eN speakers
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Grainger49
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« Reply #1 on: March 29, 2011, 08:32:35 AM » |
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I do mine in AutoCad. I don't think it is that easy or reasonably priced.
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Grainger Morrison,
Mozzie quote: Sacred cows make the best hamburgers!
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system.
Eros (Mods Have Begun!)/FP-2/Paramour 1/upgrades to all - PS Audio Regenerator, Triangle Zerius Speakers, BA Sub
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debk
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« Reply #2 on: March 29, 2011, 09:40:43 AM » |
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I tried Autocad awhile back to design some rocketry parts, but found it way to difficult to use.
Whe I was I school we used drafting tables to draw things. Computers used punch cards and where the size of large rooms.
Deb
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Debra K
2CH system:
Eros Phono Stage
Extended Foreplay III
Tubelab SE Amp 300b
Music Hall MMF 5.1, Goldring G1042
Emotiva ERC-1 CD
Emotiva XDA-1 DAC
Cambridge Audio iD100 Digital iPod Dock
DIY Fostex 206eN speakers
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Doc B.
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« Reply #3 on: March 29, 2011, 10:10:35 AM » |
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Dan "Doc B." Schmalle
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Bottlehead Corp.
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JC
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« Reply #4 on: March 29, 2011, 10:12:23 AM » |
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You may want to do a search for ExpressSCH. It is not particularly tube-friendly, but it might be worth a try.
EDIT: Ha, Doc, this is the one time I should have paid attention to the software when it warned me that someone else had just posted!
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Jim C.
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Grainger49
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« Reply #5 on: March 29, 2011, 10:30:33 AM » |
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. . . When I was in school we used drafting tables to draw things. Computers used punch cards and where the size of large rooms.
Deb
Me too, but Kimberly-Clark trained everyone on AutoCad. |
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Grainger Morrison,
Mozzie quote: Sacred cows make the best hamburgers!
Remember, YOU are the only one who needs to be happy with the sound of your system.
Eros (Mods Have Begun!)/FP-2/Paramour 1/upgrades to all - PS Audio Regenerator, Triangle Zerius Speakers, BA Sub
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dstrimbu
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2011, 12:27:20 PM » |
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Me too, but Kimberly-Clark trained everyone on AutoCad.
Careful guys, I work for Autodesk. :-) But really, AutoCAD can be a struggle to get started with... Have you tried AutoCAD WS? It's web based, and it's free: http://goo.gl/HvjnX-Don |
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« Reply #7 on: March 29, 2011, 02:42:56 PM » |
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That web based autocad wasn't too hard. After a few minutes of playing with it, I had created a basic circuit. It's free so it can't hurt.
Rich
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Richard J Feldman
Professional Gimp,connoisseur of Bourbon and Vinyl, metalhead
Crack, Extended FPIII, Eros, Paramount 300B's (in the midst of construction)
Tune down, smoke up
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dstrimbu
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« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2011, 10:24:46 AM » |
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That web based autocad wasn't too hard. After a few minutes of playing with it, I had created a basic circuit. It's free so it can't hurt.
Rich
Thanks for checking it out, Rich! Hope that it adds value for you... -don |
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debk
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« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2011, 03:15:18 PM » |
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thanks for all the suggestions. I used ExpressSCH, easy to use and not to steep a learning curve.
Debra
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Debra K
2CH system:
Eros Phono Stage
Extended Foreplay III
Tubelab SE Amp 300b
Music Hall MMF 5.1, Goldring G1042
Emotiva ERC-1 CD
Emotiva XDA-1 DAC
Cambridge Audio iD100 Digital iPod Dock
DIY Fostex 206eN speakers
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« Reply #10 on: August 05, 2011, 10:47:15 AM » |
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Just registered to use AutoCad WS. I'll have to tinker a bit and compare too ExpressECH
John
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Regards,
John
Extended Foreplay 3 / 300B Paramount's / BassZilla open baffle / Thiel CS 1.6/ Velodyne HGS-10 / Music Streamer 2 / Lenovo Y560-Win7-Pandora-Foobar 2000
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« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2012, 01:54:44 PM » |
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Deb,
Try out Eagle, DesignWorks Lite, McCad or SolveElec. Or if you can compile software, try xcircuit, though it's got a bigger learning curve. Fink has a builder for it too if you know Fink.
Carl
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« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2012, 07:39:36 PM » |
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I'll second ExpressPCB. I've seen tube symbols posted for ExpressPCB. My biggest complaint about ExpressPCB is the "undo" is only one deep.
A second choice would be LTSpice. There are tube symbols posted on the Web for LTSpice too. I just make my own. LTSpice is just one huge drafting page.
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