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======TinyCAD Schematic Editor==== | ======TinyCAD Schematic Editor==== | ||
- | TinyCAD is our preferred tool for creating electrical circuit diagrams and schematics. | + | TinyCAD is our preferred tool for creating electrical circuit diagrams and schematics. |
- | "AngryEE" | + | TinyCAD is an open source |
+ | It is also very easy to create your own symbol libraries to meet your needs. TinyCAD drawings are self-contained -- you do not need the source library to display a drawing with " | ||
- | ====Creating Bill of Materials=== | + | TinyCAD |
- | * Each object in the drawing must have its own unique reference (" | + | |
- | * Use reference letter prefixes based on [[part_numbers# | + | * **TinyCAD** |
- | * In multi-page drawings, each object must have its own reference number. Using the same reference number on two different objects means that the same object is used in two places, which may be the case at times. | + | * [[http://www.tinycad.net/]] |
- | * For multi-page drawings which iterations of the same drawing, it is often useful | + | * **[[http://sourceforge.net/projects/tinycad/files/latest/download|Download]]** |
- | * Each object needing listing in the Bill of Materials should have an additional parameter of "//PARTID//", where the value is the //MT-Yxxx// MetaTek part number. //PARTID// should only appear //once// in each ojbect' | + | * Includes an excellent off-line documentation (printable) |
- | * Items like switches often need additional parts linked with a single object; in that case parameters "// | + | * Good tutorial |
- | * Once the drawings are complete and the design has been saved, open the menu **//Special -> Create Parts List...//**. | + | |
- | * Set **//Output file//** to "// | + | =====Object Libraries=== |
- | * Normally you will check "//Include all sheets//" and "//Include all attribute information//" | + | |
- | * Click **// | + | Here are the object libraries that we use with TinyCAD. You can load them into your own copy of TinyCAD and use or edit them, but you don't need to download them if you are only using the drawings from this site -- each TinyCAD drawing is "portable" and includes all of the object data; it does not depend on an external library. |
- | * Right-click and click on **//Select All//**. | + | |
- | * Right-click again and select **//Copy// | + | ^ Library |
- | * Open a new spreadsheet in **Microsoft Excel**. | + | | {{:reference:tclib: |
- | * Name the worksheets "// | + | | {{: |
- | | + | | {{: |
- | * Paste the copied text into Excel. | + | | {{: |
- | * Open the **Excel** menu **// | + | | {{: |
- | * Select the button for "// | + | | {{: |
- | * Uncheck everything but "// | + | | {{: |
- | * If you want to adjust column numeric formats click **// | + | | {{: |
- | * Delete unneeded columns -- | + | | {{: |
- | * Required columns are: **Reference, | + | | {{: |
- | * Copy **Quantity** & **PARTID** columns to columns //B// & //C// on //Sheet1//. | + | ^ ||| |
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+ | ====Creating Bill of Materials with TinyCAD=== | ||
+ | Creating a useful bill of materials in a repeatable process for many drawings requires a bit of discipline and planning. | ||
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+ | [[reference: | ||
- | ====Updating Bill of Materials=== | ||
- | * step 1 | ||
- | * step 2 | ||
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