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Old 12th Aug 2021, 5:11 pm   #8
MotorBikeLes
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Join Date: Dec 2012
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Default Re: Circuit Diagrams sprawling over acres of paper?

Chris, if you are creating these drawings, you can do a lot using Libre Office Draw. I have quite a few M/cycle electrics related symbols, and I import them to my drawing, and enlarge or reduce as much as suits me.
You can work in any size you want (A4, A3, probably A2) and if you want to scale things, you can set your magnification or reduction over a very wide range.
It is something you can use at once, but obviously takes time to learn all (NO, some) of its methods. If you draw your circuit with it, you can set line lengths, angles and much more by pressing F4 for any selected item.
I have done various circuits over the years always getting what I want.
I have also done very many "engineering" drawings for M/cycle stuff as well.
There is a very wide range of fonts, and for the lovers (and I know there are many haters) of Microsoft's "Comic Sans", you can import those to use with Libre Office. At the risk of upsetting some here (Craig?), I like Comic sans.
Les.
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