[Boatanchors] schematic drawing software

[Bry Carling]

WD4NKA Gary has a very good free schematic drawing program.

> From: gsteffens at bevcomm.net
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Mon, 15 Feb 2016 19:24:13 -0600
> Subject: [Boatanchors] schematic drawing software
> 
> 
> I have been restoring schematic diagrams and other paper items for many
> years.  In addition to physically restoring using library archival supplies
> and techniques, I have done a lot of restoration, making new, fixed up
> copies.  Thus far I have used the old copy, manually fix, zoom up, zoom
> back, cut and tape, recopy and many other manual operations.  The advent of
> digital copying allowed these methods without the generational degradation
> of older copiers.
> 
>  The time has come to modernize and go digital. I have color 11 X 17
> scanners, printers and more.
> 
>  Back when working, I had a drafting staff.  They would create and recreate
> drawings, some from scratch and some by scanning, overlaying and editing
> using AutoCad, which came at an astronomical price.
> 
> Does anyone have any recommendations, cautions, warnings or preferences as
> to affordable, modern software for home use to accomplish this type of task?
> I'm looking for software to scan or read scanned files, edit these files,
> have scalable symbol libraries and/or combined with the ability to create a
> library of various old electronic symbols with the goal of creating
> schematics and other diagrams from scratch or by editing existing scans of
> old original material.
> 
> I am operating a  Windows 10 based computer with a monster, 4 core, CPU and
> a clocking speed that would make most gamers' heads spin, supported by over
> a terabyte of SSD storage and so, computer horsepower and storage space
> aren't questions. 
> 
> Thanks for any assistance,
> 
> Gerry
> 
> 
> Gerald L. Steffens P.E.
> Radio Historian, Collecting and Restoring:
> E.H. Scott, McMurdo Silver, Hallicrafters, Heath,
> National, Zenith Transoceanic & any other interesting radios
> 
> Collection stands near 300 radios and 5 classic Oldsmobiles
> 
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