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how about Qelectrotech.org ? French by nature :-)
how could they improve to get the KiCad simulation functionality?
BIMeta has now some basic ifc for electrical installations.
It is going forward.
@lukas said:
how about Qelectrotech.org ?
Nice software. It requires some practice, but for simple tasks/diagrams it can replace programas like EPLAN or ELCAD (BIM like electrical boards/panels construction software). It would deserve a place in the directory.
how could they improve to get the KiCad simulation functionality?
Qelectrotech is focused in electrical/automation drawings for panel construction, so I don't think that it needs any simulation functionality IMHO (very different tasks).
Much easier simulation of wiring sizes and potential drops over their length.. the things DDS-CAD can do, or the Siemens-tools. (Short circuit currents..)
Could someone please add this project to the Software Directory? I'm happy to help
https://wiki.osarch.org/index.php?title=AEC_Free_Software_directory
Even when logged-in, I am not allowed to do anything on the wiki :-)
Would be listed in ? CAD ? it is more than 'schematic design', in fact it is 'Documentation'.
It has everything to professionally document electrical installations. Symbols, Wiring even Automation. Delivers clean pdf-outputs or vector graphics. DXF exports is aimed.
Since the integration of a Database, it gives out BOMs (Bill-of-Materials) .
With adapted symbols (self created or from some templates) it is also usefull for Heating/Plumbing schemes.
list of examples of Schemes :
https://download.tuxfamily.org/qet/schemas_pdf/
Development team is limited. The steering is in some hands only.
LPGL-2
Wiki available, but french (auto-translation?). The Forum is more or less activ.
Missing is a connection to BIM (via Bimeta (ifc symbol/appliances) for instance via some graphML extension for spatial information), and some calculation abilities.
For now it is a pure but powerfull schematic design documentation tool.
@lukas what's your timezone? CET? I'd love to help you get started with the wiki.
yes, germany
@lukas said:
Even when logged-in, I am not allowed to do anything on the wiki :-)
Would be listed in ? CAD ? it is more than 'schematic design', in fact it is 'Documentation'.
I think It woul be fine to create a sub category in CAD for "Technical Documentation".
need to be wiki-admin to upload the icon or other files... !
please add those two to my new qelectrotech description in the software directory :-)
thanks
Done :-)