On Sunday, January 4, 2015 at 4:23:51 PM UTC-8, Sebastian wrote:
So I really can't find an easy way to make circuit designs. I tried libreCAD, DraftSight, and inkscape and it seems that scale and simple shapes is really annoying to do. I'm about to either draw it by hand with epoxy and a needle tip dispenser or use MS Paint.
If you are using Macintosh, try OmniGraffle (the closest, but much worse, Microsoft windows equivalent would be Visio; unfortunately, Microsoft has ruined a lot of Visio functionality since it's acquisition into MS Office years ago). Both of these are sophisticated non-CAD drafting programs. Omnigraffle will do SVG. If you are not on a Mac, ask yourself, "why am I hurting myself?". Many of the published 'proto-circuits' from Lab on a Chip journal at least from 2007-2010 date range were drawn in MS Powerpoint (which I never recommend using for any purpose at all). If you plan on printing shapes with a laser printer, be aware of the printer's scaling.
Forget CAD programs, you're not trying to become a mechanical engineer, you just want some precisely dimensioned circles and rectangles and angled lines.
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