[Hallicrafters] schematic drawing software

[Jim Liles]

Gerry,

We use Paint and word.  Paint doesn't like to resize but word does it 
perfectly and any symbol you can ask for is available all over the internet 
free.

Only one warning.  Be aware if you use JPEG and some other compression 
techniques.  Each time you open the file and alter it, it looses some color 
and line definition.  Use bitmap to be safe then convert to JPEG or PDF for 
the final presentation.

Kindest regards Jim K9AXN


On 2/15/2016 8:31 PM, Gerry Steffens wrote:
> 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