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Sketching schematics and circuits without "real" components
616 1 Jul 02.2019, 17:53:26

I am sometimes required to draw proof-of-concept circuits or typical connection of some lab setup for reports or presentations. For this it is overkill and much too time consuming to use my normal CAD/EDA software (since I do not need real components, part names, or rule checking etc.).
I have tried using normal drawing programs, but its annoying to have to draw each symbol by hand.
I have also tried searching for free schematic drawing softwares but I have not found one that is not web based (needs to be local) and does not require libraries of components and so on.
Can anyone here recommend a standalone circuit diagram drawing program for making good looking illustrations of generic circuits? 
I am sorry if this has been asked before, I tried my best to search for it but I could not find it.

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A****min

Jul 04.2019, 16:37:58

Did you already check out KiCad?
It is a full CAD software suite. However just doing the schematics does not require you to build up a whole library of Parts.
someone like because for resistors diodes capacitors Etc I don't need to go picking specific components, it has a generic library of discrete components which you can choose from.

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