Brian;

I came across that one last night and have it installed and testing
it. The only thing is I could not find a symbol for a terminal strip.
Also, can you tell me how to place a heavy DOT where two lines
intersect on the schematic where they are supposed to join?
Is there a place where you can find more symbols for it? I think in a
few hours time one could become proficient in it. I still need to
learn how to adjust sizes and get the text to align inside the symbols
correctly, it's not automatic centering. I'm probably doing something
wrong... maybe I should read the instructions as a last resort.. he
he..

I also have TINYCAD installed and have not tried it yet.

The good part you just do the PCB part and send it off and receive
your PCB in a few days.... he he... So far it's easy to use. I also
have the others mentioned except the first one, could not understand
what CYGWIN is, but the schematic sure was a beauty. There is a
WINDOWS .EXE version, but the say it's not debugged and I think you
need to install other programs which I have no clue about, so was
afraid to install it.

Thanks to all.




On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:18:00 -0400, Brian Collett
wrote:

In article ,
Jim wrote:

Can anyone recommend a simple schematic drawing CAD program, not one
of the "do everything" programs that draws living rooms and
skyscrapers, looking for a schematic-only program that does not have
too steep a learning curve, and doesn't cost too much or is freeware
or shareware that won't cost an arm or a leg.

What programs do you use and what are your likes/dislikes/wish list?

I'm trying to settle on something that I will probably only use
occasionally to draw schematics of homebrew projects to file away or
possibly submit for publication. Any suggestions appreciated.

I'm running Windows XP Pro.

Jim, WA5DXP

One that no-one else seems to have suggested is the PCB/Schematic
package from ExpressPCB.com. This is a freeware package for Windows that
is very easy to use (no Cygwin baggage). It can export to bitmaps in
various resolutions or to Windows metafile. Obviously it can also export
to the PCB program, which is also very nice, but you don't need to use
that part of you don't need.
Brian.
Disclaimer: I have no connection with ExpressPCB other than being a very
satisfied customer for about 5 years.