For people who have chosen the craft associated with electricity, they often have to deal with electrical circuits. In the modern world, it would still be strange to use a pencil, ruler and paper to draw them, it is much more cost-effective to use special programs for drawing electrical circuits. This article will discuss the representatives of this category of software.
Microsoft visio
Visio is a program for drawing electrical circuits, developed by the well-known Microsoft company. In the hands of a specialist, it is able to reveal its full potential, but this does not mean at all that a beginner will not figure out what's what. The program interface is very convenient and not loaded with unnecessary information. Before you is a huge selection of diverse shapes denoting different elements of the electrical circuit. All you have to do is select the required element and place it in the right place. Everything is done in a couple of clicks.
If necessary, you can change the design of the circuit, but these are individual preferences, not professional ones. There is also the option of adding images, diagrams and additional drawings.
Since the program is paid, it is very pleasing to have a trial version. You can download and test it to familiarize yourself with all the nuances of using this software before buying.
Eagle
Unlike Visio, this program is more suitable for professionals. But you can’t say that an ordinary user will not be able to work in it. On the contrary, the application interface is so logical that most people will immediately understand what's what. Firstly, the program registry already has a huge number of ready-made schemes that you can immediately print. Secondly, you can pre-edit these templates if your layout is slightly different, which will greatly speed up the process of drawing it. And thirdly, the creation of a new drawing begins with the choice of the used elements of the scheme - you yourself choose them before work, and in the future you can supplement the list with new tools. In general, this program for drawing electrical circuits perfectly copes with its main task. That is why she received a fairly large number of positive reviews from users.
Dip trace
This is another program for drawing electrical circuits in Russian. It is not much different from the previous ones. What can be distinguished is the presence of various modes. By the way, the transition to individual modes is carried out from the launcher, and not in the program itself. This allows not to clog the workspace of the interface with unnecessary tabs. Many speak excellently about the capabilities of the application, indicating that the program has a huge number of prepared templates and elements, but this also applies to previously considered programs. As well as the fact that it is possible to draw from scratch your own sketches of sections of the electrical circuit.
1-2-3 Scheme
Of course, one cannot fully say about the “1-2-3 Circuit” that this is a program for drawing electrical circuits, because at least you will not draw them, and at the maximum, you cannot even edit them. What is the peculiarity of this program then? The “1-2-3 Circuit” is used to determine the appropriate electrical panel enclosure according to the components that will be in it. You just need to specify all the parameters of the circuit, and the program will select the remaining elements for you. At the final stage, you just have to choose a cover.
Unfortunately, developer support for the program has long been completed, but no bugs or malfunctions were detected in the program, so you can safely download the "1-2-3 Scheme" application to your computers.
Conclusion
So we examined the most popular programs for drawing electrical circuits. Each of them is unique in its own way, you just have to choose the one in which you will work.