# Electrical Drawing Software **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [September 30, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881 "2023-09-30T12:08:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dcamp1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dcamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp1)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 12:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/1 "2023-09-30T12:08:32Z")
Other then AutoCad Electrical from (AutoDesk) can someone recommend an easy to learn electrical drawing CAD software? I build a lot of different panel ( almost all have VFD's and PLCs). I need something that is easy to learn but yet has the power for me to create new symbols. I don't mind paying but none of our equipment is for sale so professional drawings or really just options for us, but I would like to do the best I can. ---
**Author:** ![justinedwards.jle](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/justinedwards.jle/32/37854_2.png) [@justinedwards.jle](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/justinedwards.jle)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/2 "2023-09-30T12:18:42Z")
[Visio](https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-an-electrical-engineering-diagram-b1b1d8b5-1950-4f6a-8265-0b088dc294bc) isn't too bad if you're using windows. I've made quite a few electrical diagrams with it over the years. Also, it allows saving to pdf format. ---
**Author:** ![JordanCClark](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jordancclark/32/83362_2.png) [@JordanCClark](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/JordanCClark)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/3 "2023-09-30T12:32:36Z")
I've seen some buzz around SkyCAD, but I haven't tried it out myself yet. > **[SkyCAD - Electrical CAD software - Features](https://skycad.ca/features.php)** > > Detailed features of SkyCAD Electrical, the electrical CAD software. ---
**Author:** ![Transistor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/transistor/32/3380_2.png) [@Transistor](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Transistor)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/4 "2023-09-30T12:33:29Z")
Have a look at this. It's subscription based and not cheap but you can run the trial version for 30 days and then you lose the professional features but can still make edits. It supports both European and American drawing styles. > **[Cloud Electrical CAD Software for Schematics | Siemens](https://radicasoftware.com/)** > > Try lightning-fast design with Electrical Wiring Diagram Software in FULL cloud. Create drawings & diagrams 300-500% faster, anywhere, anytime. Test for free! ---
**Author:** ![jlandwerlen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bc8723/32.png) [@jlandwerlen](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jlandwerlen)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/5 "2023-09-30T13:05:33Z")
Eplan might be worth looking at. ---
**Author:** ![Gulshan\_Negi](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/gulshan_negi/32/53208_2.png) [@Gulshan\_Negi](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Gulshan_Negi)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 5:13am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/6 "2023-10-10T05:13:07Z")
Well, there are n numbers of Electrical drawing software available on the internet for electrical drawing. Some of them which are the most popular and reputed are QCAD, KiCAD, LibreCAD and Electra E8. Choosing any on in between one of them depends on your requirements and complexity ofprojects. Thanks ---
**Author:** ![peter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/278dde/32.png) [@peter](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/peter)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/7 "2023-10-10T17:06:20Z")
> [@jlandwerlen](#): > > Eplan might be worth looking at. One thing about EPlan, while it produces reasonable drawings .. their website has no mention of price. You have to request a quote. That makes me suspicious about the cost. ---
**Author:** ![dcamp1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dc4da7/32.png) [@dcamp1](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dcamp1)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/8 "2023-10-10T21:06:33Z")
I want to thank everyone for their suggestions. I have Autocad Electrical 2017 now, but I don't use it much and eveytime I do it's a new learning curve. I'm going to give SkyCad Electrical a try, will post when I have a opinion. ---
**Author:** ![Matrix\_Engineering](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/matrix_engineering/32/19781_2.png) [@Matrix\_Engineering](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Matrix_Engineering)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2023, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/9 "2023-10-10T22:46:25Z")
Last time I checked, ePlan was about £5K. AutoCad Electrical is awful. I use ePlan. ---
**Author:** ![Brendan\_Gervais](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/edb3f5/32.png) [@Brendan\_Gervais](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Brendan_Gervais)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/10 "2023-10-12T14:36:10Z")
Visio is a useful tool especially in Windows. We have used Visio for Electrical diagrams and network architecture diagrams. ---
**Author:** ![kyler.kamyszek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a4c791/32.png) [@kyler.kamyszek](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/kyler.kamyszek)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2023, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/11 "2023-10-12T15:32:13Z")
BricsCAD is used a lot for schematics. It's basic 2D CAD, so it doesn't auto label wires or anything, but you can still make schematics with it. And it's cheap. It would be a good fit for machines. There are addons you can buy or even make them yourself for some quick tools that make things go faster. For more features and tools, I prefer Solidworks Electrical to AutoCAD Electrical. It was built on a more modern architecture and the overall feel of the software seems more cohesive. ---
**Author:** ![Alejandro\_Alaco](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/alejandro_alaco/32/59849_2.png) [@Alejandro\_Alaco](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Alejandro_Alaco)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/13 "2024-05-07T12:44:17Z")
[Circuit Diagram - A Circuit Diagram Maker (circuit-diagram.org)](https://www.circuit-diagram.org/) and [Untitled | Visual Paradigm Online (visual-paradigm.com)](https://online.visual-paradigm.com/app/diagrams/#diagram:proj=0&type=BasicElectricalDiagram&width=11&height=8.5&unit=inch) both free ---
**Author:** ![dion.botha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/46a35a/32.png) [@dion.botha](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/dion.botha)\ **Post date:** [July 10, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/electrical-drawing-software/79881/14 "2024-07-10T16:44:51Z")
I wonder if anyone has ever created electrical drawings in Ignition Vision/Perspective windows... I can see many advantageous and disadvantages but an interesting idea.