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Subject: Re: [geda-user] Electonic control cabinet, net and cable number
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Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 14:34:52 -0700
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On 6/7/20 1:36 PM, Roland Lutz wrote:
> On Sun, 7 Jun 2020, Girvin Herr (gherrl AT fastmail DOT com) [via 
> geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
>> Do you really need a schematic of that cabinet or just a drawing of 
>> how it is wired?
>
> In other words: do you wish to generate a netlist out of your .sch file?
>
>> If you don't need the "intelligence" of a schematic or a netlist of that
>> cabinet, I would suggest using a 2D drawing editor and making a 
>> connection
>> drawing (aka "Interconnect Diagram") of it rather than a schematic.
>
> Actually, gschem works perfectly fine as a drawing program for such 
> things: simply ignore the netlister conventions and draw however you 
> like.
>
Yes, it does work perfectly fine as a simple drawing program. However, 
it is not the best tool for that job. I used gschem for years to make 
mechanical drawings. But then I got to the point where it would not do 
what I wanted and I looked into and tested several other tools to do 
plain 2D drawings. I decided that QCAD was the best for me and I have 
been using it ever since for non-schematic drawings. I even developed a 
process to convert PCB print outputs to DXF to import to QCAD and create 
board assembly drawings. I continue to use gschem for schematics, where 
it is the correct tool for the job.

Girvin