[Boatanchors] schematic drawing software

[Bry Carling]

I googled it:

https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjF9sGrof3KAhWCVD4KHYDiCuIQFggdMAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.qsl.net%2Fwd4nka%2FTEXTS%2FTubepadf.html&usg=AFQjCNEE4SDSZ4ibSbcV1uy9SscQ-t9ltQ&sig2=TyYneRYE3enthmOa7Xdo6g

> From: elespe at lisco.com
> To: boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Date: Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:00:52 -0600
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] schematic drawing software
> 
> Where?
> As far a free schematic drawing Digi Key has an excellent one on their 
> website but it will not do all that was originally requested by Gerry
> Paul K0UYA
> 
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Bry Carling
> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 12:53 PM
> To: Gerry Steffens ; boatanchors at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] schematic drawing software
> 
> 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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