electrical installation diagrams

[17thman]

Hi, does anybody know the best soft ware/ freeware or programs to generate these. Something like the diagram in

[www.cai.org.uk/downloads/odpm_partp.pdf] pages 15.16.17 etc.

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[17thman]

www.cai.org.uk/downloads/odpm_partp.pdf


how you get this link thing to work

 

[GaryMo]

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Can't really help with software other than I've seen people mention MS Visio and the odd person resort to using MS Paint. AutoCad is another option I suppose.

 

[-Sean-]

Those diagrams are all made from standard shapes, nothing special, so you could do them in MS Word with time. If you don't have Word try OpenOffice Draw from www.openoffice.org, it's free.

 

[17thman]

thnks, i will have a look and play.

 

[mattylad]

Google Sketch is also used a fair bit once all the plugs & sockets ate are made as blocks.

MS paint can even be used.

You could search for diptrace or esketch etc.

 

[kirkgas]

i use smartdraw 2008

 

[Chri5]

I use Visio, which is so easy to use as a CAD virgin.

It has heaps of shapes and templates and will allow simple outline drawings to multi layer architecutual drawing that can be accepted by LABC planning departments.

Visio can be d/loaded from here http://www.golsoftware.com/software/pc/microsoft/microsoft_visio_2003_pro.html for $40

Smartdraw can be d/loaded free as a trail and there's numerous offers, just google the product name.

 

[mattylad]

BTW, has anyone got any collections of sockets, switches, CU's RCD's et all already created for one of these packages that they would be willing to share?

 

[17thman]

thanks kirkgas and chris etc.