[Boatanchors] Boatanchor Schematic Drawing Software

Pete Lancashire pete at petelancashire.com
Wed Nov 30 15:10:36 EST 2011


Not sure about the learning curve but I've been changing over from
apropriety package to
Kicad. It is open source and the features are growing fast.
http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/Main_Pagehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KiCAD
Even comes with a pretty good tube library
http://per.launay.free.fr/kicad/kicad_php/composant.php and enter tubes
On Wed, Nov 30, 2011 at 8:39 AM, David C. Hallam <dhallam at knology.net> wrote:
> I am looking for suggestions on the "best" drawing software for vacuum
> tube schematics.  I have Visio, AutoCad, and AutoCad LT.  AutoCad is
> difficult to use unless you are an experienced user.  Visio sees to have
> a number of electronics symbols and is easier for the inexperienced.  I
> haven't looked at AutoCad LT yet.
>
> What other types of software might there be that can be learned without
> hours and hours of effort?
>
> David
> KW4DH
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