Free and simple schematic editor with vector eps output

Maybe: The data files are in Postscript format, and there's mention of Postscript printing in the docs, so it should do EPS. However, I haven't had time to try it. It's written for Linux, but there's a downloadable native Windoze port on the downloads page.

Xfig, or if you can't run that fidocadj If you want something heavier inkscape.

me too.

Both this and xfig look intriguing.

I found this on the /XCircuit Reference Manual/ page:

""" PostScript Mode Toggles between "Embedded (EPS)" and "Full Page". "Embedded " is the same as "encapsulated" and would typically apply to single-page fi gures to be incorporated into a document. Multiple-page xcircuit files (for example, entire schematics) are "Full Page" by definition, regardless of t he mode selected, because encapsulated PostScript is not particularly meani ngful for multiple-page files. By default, a full-page drawing is centered on the output page. However, this behavior can be subverted by drawing a bo x to act as the figure's bounding box, and selecting "Options->Elements->Bo rder->Bounding Box" from the menu. """

That looks to be the ticket.

Thank you.

Thank you.

xfig definitely looks like a very good/nice package. It is amazing the stuff one can get for free.

I'll probably try XCircuit first, but I'll definitely get this installed and play around with it. Thanks again.

On a sunny day (Sat, 7 Dec 2013 10:13:42 -0800 (PST)) it happened Simon S Aysdie wrote in :

I have used xcircuit for years, it is fast and simple, this was done with it:

Some people even claim it is more clear than my hand written circut diagrams:

But that is probably just ......

lol.

I have already gotten a very simple .eps out of it. It automatically defines the border (extent) to be no bigger than necessary to enclose all the items, so that is very nice.

I am still very uncoordinated with it -- it'll take some practice. I can't find the "button labeled 'Embedded (EPS)'," referenced on the tutorial page.

"""

1. Now, click on the button labeled "Embedded (EPS)". You will get two choices, "Embedded" or "Full Page". Choose "Full Page". """

In any case, like I said, I did get a properly bounded .eps in less than an hour of being introduced to it. It is great!

Set up a Windows printer to write Postscript to FILE: and then run ps2epsi on the result to yield the required eps output. I use it a lot when I'm in a TeXing mode, and this slurps up pretty much any printable output from any program into an eps that LaTeX will use.

See a step-by-step for setting up the printer.

ps2epsi produces huge files, though, because it glues a bitmap onto the vector graphics output. If the OP doesn't want to write a small Ghostscript command file, loading the .ps file in gsview and saving it as .eps will give just the vector graphics.

Cheers

Phil Hobbs

Humph. You're quite right, they are rather on the large size. Guess I've just gotten used to having practically unlimited storage space nowadays.

Looks like there's a Perl script "ps2eps" out there. It needed a teensy bit of editing (it found /usr/bin in my MinGW installation and assumed it running was in a *ix environment) but it generated an eps file from a test (letter-sized single page schematic) that was only 61K vice ps2epsi's size of about 512K.

Looks like "Dia" will to what you want?

Jan Panteltje schrieb:

Fine diagram, but: _two_ switches for "volume down"?

I declare that I belong to those "some people" ... ;-)

Bye

Reinhard

On a sunny day (Sun, 08 Dec 2013 16:51:14 +0100) it happened Reinhard Zwirner wrote in :

Yes, just to make sure?

But that one is correct...