How Can I Create and Connect Circuit Elements in Mathematica Using Graphics?

[Michaud12]

Homework Statement

I need to find a away to make circuit elements (resister capacitor etec) in Mathematica using lines graphic, and I am new to this so I am not really sure how...and i need to connect the elements to make a circuit.


i think i made a resister

Graphics[Line[{{0, 0}, {1, 0}, {2, -1}, {3, 1}, {4, -1}, {5,
1}, {6, -1}, {7, 0}, {8, 0}}]]

but I having issues with the rest..

 

[Michaud12]

several hours later and I've made no progress, i can't even join two lines to make 1 side of the capacitor. If ANYONE has the slightest idea how to help, i really need it

 

[Mapes]

The "Show" command will display multiple graphics entities at the same time, which may come in handy. Mathematica is not the easiest tool to use here, for sure. Would it be possible to draw the circuit elements in another program and import the image into Mathematica?

 

[Michaud12]

The "Show" command will display multiple graphics entities at the same time, which may come in handy. Mathematica is not the easiest tool to use here, for sure. Would it be possible to draw the circuit elements in another program and import the image into Mathematica?

no this is the last homework in a mathematica class. so we need to use it for the whole thing. The other assignments seemed useful but this one one pointless

 

[Michaud12]

making the capacitor symbol is really giving me trouble
this is what i have
Cap1 = Graphics@Line[{{1, 0}, {1, .5}}] gave me a vertical line
Cap2 = Graphics@Line[{{0, .25}, {1, .25}}] gave me horizontal line
Capleft = Show[Cap1, Cap2] gave me half of the capacitor logo
then i rotated that 180 degrees to get the other side, then i tried show to combine them but it won't let me

 

[Mapes]

What does your complete code look like?

 

[Michaud12]

i had to break each element into sections but i manged to do it just using the line graphic, it was a pain the the *** tho