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12-14-2017, 07:51 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Fairview Park, OH
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Easy software to draw electrical system
I apologize if this thread is redundant but does anyone know of an easy software program that can be used draw up my electrical system?
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12-14-2017, 07:53 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: NOLA
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Visio has an electrical system component in its built in templates.
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12-14-2017, 07:55 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Pakenham, Ontario, Canada
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I used MS Visio for my RV-8 (painful). I'm currently using TinyCAD for my Bearhawk.
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12-14-2017, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Half Moon Bay, CA
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I used Visio to draw my schematic (24 B-sized pages and counting).
However, I was to do it again, I'd use a bona-fide schematic capture program.
There are some great programs out there (Altium, Eagle, OrCad, Pads), which I used at work in the past, but no longer have available, and I didn't want to spring for the three or four figure price tags.
There are some good free ones, though: KiCad, TinyCAD, EasyEDA, and others.
Advantages:
- Does a great job keeping track of all the wiring, including maintaining netlists between all components.
- Easy search of connections by user net name
- Forces you to include all connectors and other misc components
- Generates a bill of materials (often directly exportable to Mouser, Digikey, etc)
- You can build virtual cable bundles by combining individual wires into busses, helping fuselage wiring layout.
Disadvantages:
- Have to learn a new SW tool, and these tools are not easily "self discoverable"
- Have to make individual "components" for all the non-generic stuff like avionics, special relays, fuse holders, etc. This is a big job if you're going glass.
- Are constrained to their grid system and schematic presentation styles (ie, your schematic may look a bit uglier and be more confusing that you'd like)
In the end, though, the benefits outweigh the initial investment to set up the components in the system. It make tweaking and schematic management much easier in the end. YMMV.
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12-14-2017, 08:28 AM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Victoria, Canada
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ExpressSCH is stone simple.
Example schematics here http://www.vx-aviation.com/sprocket/.../schematics-2/
Www.expresspcb.com
Whatever you choose, congratulations. A thoroughly documented electrical system will significantly add value to your aircraft.
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12-14-2017, 09:20 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2013
Location: Clarkston, MI
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These were done in Power Point
The electrical diagrams in this thread were done in Power Point
http://www.vansairforce.com/communit...d.php?t=152279
The files are available for download (links in the thread somewhere) if they provide any help.
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12-14-2017, 06:42 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Perth, Australia
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+1 ExpressSCH is stone simple.
+1 for ExpressSCH is stone simple.
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12-14-2017, 08:23 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: South
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Ditto
ExpressSCH hands down.
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12-14-2017, 08:30 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Indianapolis, IN
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Paper and Pencil worked well for me...
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12-14-2017, 08:33 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2006
Location: South
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Ditto
ExpressSCH hands down.
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