Draw electrical designs using circuit lines that connect to standard electrical symbols. Drop a symbol to your line and it will snap into place. The line will split into two and connect each end to the symbol in exactly the right place. The symbol will stay attached even when you move the line around.
SmartDraw is easy to work with no matter what other apps you use. You can add electrical designs to:
SmartDraw works hand in glove with most file storage systems. You can save your electrical schematics directly to:
There is no need to create a parallel set of common folders and permissions, SmartDraw can just save files directly into your existing set up.
Share your electrical design with anyone, even if they don't own a copy of SmartDraw, with a link. You can also easily export any diagram as a PDF or common image formats like PNG or SVG.
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SmartDraw makes it easy to work with a team on any electrical design project.
You can work on the same electrical design in real time. Your team or client can easily share comments and feedback.
SmartDraw also works where you already communicate with your team. You can collaborate on electrical schedmatics in Microsoft Teams®, Slack or Confluence.
SmartDraw comes with a number of built-in electrical designs, circuit diagrams, and wiring diagram examples to help you get started.
Define your project's goals in terms of functionality, performance, and safety.
Consider the requirements for your design including voltage, current, and power needs. Make note of constraints like board size and code requirements.
Visualize a high level overview of your design using a block diagram.
Start with a schematic diagram template that you can find in the Engineering category under New Document on your Dashboard.
Power and ground are the foundation of any schematic diagram. You'll start your schematic diagram by adding a symbol for your power source like a battery.
Next, start drawing circuits using the Line tool. Make sure you have the segmented or Shape Connector line type selected.
As you draw circuit lines, you can automatically add symbols at the end of a line from a pop-up menu of common symbols. This menu is intelligent and will populate with your most recently used symbols. Add resistors, logic gates, switches, and more.
You can also drag and drop industry-standard electrical symbols to your circuit line. Your symbol will attach to the line seamlessly and SmartDraw will automatically rotate it to match the orientation of your circuit.
Move a symbol along a circuit line like a bead on a string. You can also detach the symbol by holding down the Alt key.
Invite team members to give you feedback and work on your schematic diagram in real-time. Make notes, design and troubleshoot as a group. SmartDraw is so easy to use, you can make changes in real-time.
Once your schematic drawing is complete you can insert it directly to any Microsoft Office app like Microsoft Word® or PowerPoint®, or add it to Google Docs™ or Google Slides™.
SmartDraw also has apps to integrate with Atlassian's Confluence and Jira. You can share your schematic diagram in Microsoft Teams. You can also easily export your schematic drawing as a PDF or print it.
Electric deisgn is the process of planning, designing, and visualising how electric current flows through a system to perform a specific function. Creating an wiring schematic, a circuit diagram, or a wiring diagram are all part of electric design.
Electrical schematics and designs are usually created by some sort of CAD tool. While AutoCAD is a popular choice, many consider SmartDraw a great AutoCAD alternative. You can all the power of CAD without the price tag or hassles.
SmartDraw makes electrical design easy by providing you with built-in templates and intuitive controls. You'll start with an electrical design template that you can easily customize to fit your needs with thousands of ready-made electrical symbols you can drag and drop to your design.
Discover why SmartDraw is the ideal electrical drawing software.