For small schematics, I use Visio.  This probably wouldn't be really
practical for anything large though.


Regards,

Jim

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> Subject: Re: [EE] Software for quick drawings & schematic sketches
> From: Mark Hanchey <mark@pixeltrickery.com>
> Date: Fri, July 12, 2013 2:15 pm
> To: piclist@mit.edu
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> On 7/10/2013 4:20 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote:
> > I have a copy of sPlan7 but don't like that the symbols are too
> > diverse.  That sounds weird, so let me explain.
> >
> > Like most CAD packages, sPlan has a lot of symbols available.  To
> > select a symbol, you must first choose what kind of symbol you want
> > (resistor, capacitor, etc) from the drop-down box at the top of the
> > symbols section, then scroll to find the actual symbol that you need.
> >
> > That's too much work for the functionality that I need.
> >
> >
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> You can do drag and drop without using drop down boxes.
> Drag all the symbols in the different categories that you think you will=
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> Select all the symbols  by drawing the selection box around them
> Right click on the selection and pick 'add component(s) to library'
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> longer have to use the drop down symbol list.
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