Evening all, was looking at buying a program to do as fitted drawings and came across this http://uk.beat-buy.com/autocad-electrical-2012-p-206.html?p= seems very cheap! Has anybody else purchased software from here or can advise on an alternative program to use? Thanks.
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never used/heard of them, but if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is
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i have the software, and it is aimed at electrical engineering rather than what we would use it for...
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for what it is worth I use VISIO..............does everything I want...but you need a mouse, as its hard work on a laptop with a touch pad!... :coat
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Just to add that I have just downloaded and run DraftSight in a Windows 7 32-bit laptop. I'm opening AutoCAD 2010 drawings and modding them no problems within seconds of starting to use the program. Very simple and intuitive...........
I wish I could do this, tried and failed, takes hours headbangIt's NOT the FULL AutoCAD drawing program at all which is as you say mega bucks. Just a suite more specific to the controls side of things I think. TBH then any cheapo cad program should do you if you just want to do say plans and the odd elevation for as builts or to plan things out. I use full version AutoCAD then just draw up individual components as "blocks" which I save. Can then use them in future drawings. Let's be honest for drawing a few walls and fittings it's only lines and circles! Just an example:
TurboCAD is a good, cheap and well known alternative to AutoCAD which really is "The Daddy". Also check out LibreCAD which is FREE (and there's a Linux version):
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Worth a download just to have a play to see how you get on.
To alter existing DWGs check out DraftSight - again free:
DraftSight FREE 2D CAD software download - create, edit, and view AutoCAD DWG files
I use LibreCADIt's NOT the FULL AutoCAD drawing program at all which is as you say mega bucks. Just a suite more specific to the controls side of things I think. TBH then any cheapo cad program should do you if you just want to do say plans and the odd elevation for as builts or to plan things out. I use full version AutoCAD then just draw up individual components as "blocks" which I save. Can then use them in future drawings. Let's be honest for drawing a few walls and fittings it's only lines and circles! Just an example:
TurboCAD is a good, cheap and well known alternative to AutoCAD which really is "The Daddy". Also check out LibreCAD which is FREE (and there's a Linux version):
Features
Worth a download just to have a play to see how you get on.
To alter existing DWGs check out DraftSight - again free:
DraftSight FREE 2D CAD software download - create, edit, and view AutoCAD DWG files
and another couple of progs for schematics etc.
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Which one were you after? My internet is the SLOWEST but had no issues.............I can always download, burn to a disc and post to you if you wanted?
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Actually the DraftSight self extracting file is about 90MB.....too big to email by "normal" means but I could send it to you via the "Pando" utility if you want?
the problem with drafttsight is, its only 32bit compliant,
Onoff, thanks for the offer, I have the program, its just getting to know how to use it and end up with a basic plan like you have shown.
The trouble is I only ever try and use it when I need it, then it all goes t*t's up and I end up doing it by hand.
Its a bit like Photoshop I can do basics then I'm lost and it takes hours to achieve what ends up being simple.
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I did 3 years at college on AutoCAD so can't really condense that. But I'd be happy to give you a quick lesson over Skype sometime. Simple drawing's a doddle. Only a few commands TBH. I'll do you a real simple "how to" guide for say drawing a 2G socket or something in DraftSight and you can go from there. Leave it with me.
I cant even get the .deb to unpack, wrong architecture :_|
I could maybe force it through the terminal, but then knowing me Id end up breaking something else,
I suppose a VM is possible,,,,,,,,,
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Join the Dassault Systemes community and you may find a fix.........
https://iam.3ds.com/service/social/
Just tried loading up a 700KB PDF "quick guide" I've done for DraftSight but can't do it! Think I need to ditch some existing attachments but can't remember how to!
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