Circuit Diagrams: Software to Draw White Background Diagrams

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around finding software for drawing circuit diagrams specifically with a white background. Participants share their experiences and suggestions regarding various software options and methods for converting circuit diagrams into image files.

Discussion Character

  • Technical explanation, Debate/contested, Experimental/applied

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about software that allows for drawing circuit diagrams with a white background and expresses frustration with the current method of using LTspice and converting images.
  • Another participant suggests several software options including TINA SPICE, Multisim, AutoCAD, and Microsoft Visio, noting that many engineers use Visio.
  • A repeated inquiry about software for drawing circuit diagrams emphasizes the need for a more efficient method of converting LTspice diagrams into JPG files, with a suggestion that modern schematic editors allow for copying directly to the clipboard for use in other software.
  • A participant mentions a program called DIPTrace, highlighting its features such as a good component library and the ability to convert schematics to PCB layouts, while noting the limitations of the free version.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants present multiple software options without a clear consensus on the best choice, indicating that preferences may vary based on individual needs and experiences.

Contextual Notes

Some participants reference specific functionalities of software without confirming their availability in all versions, and there may be assumptions about user familiarity with various software tools.

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does anyone know a software on how to draw circuit diagrams with white background?

i have an LTspice software but i do not know how to convert it into a JPG pic file... what i do is print screen,go to paint and send it to photobucket which is more of a hassle

thx
(if this has been posted before kindly provide link)
 
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- TINA SPICE
- Multisim
- AutoCAD
- Microsoft VISIO (lots of engineers use this...)
 
Edwardo_Elric said:
does anyone know a software on how to draw circuit diagrams with white background?

i have an LTspice software but i do not know how to convert it into a JPG pic file... what i do is print screen,go to paint and send it to photobucket which is more of a hassle

thx
(if this has been posted before kindly provide link)

Many modern schematic editors let you just Select All, Copy. That puts a form of the schematic onto the windows clipboard, which you can then Paste into other software packages like Word and Visio and Paint. Does that work in your software package? This type of cut/paste from schematics into Word docs is used a lot for documentation.
 
I'm growing reasonably fond of a program called DIPTrace. You can download it for free from http://www.diptrace.com/" .

It offers the ability to enter and print schematics by pick and place, with a pretty good component library, then convert the schematic to a PCB layout. The free version let's you go up to about 250 total pins, I think, which is a reasonably complicated board.
 
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