Recommendations for cheap n easy CAD? (electrical drawing)

[berniebee]

Hey all,

I completely rewired my SP. Non stock handlebar switches and fuse box, added relays, aftermarket alternator and ignition system and of course non stock wire colours. I've hand drawn a schematic. It's about 30" by 24",  so a little too big to fold up and tuck under the seat. 




 I want to redraw, shrink it and add colour to the wires. In a former life (15 years ago.) I played with some CAD programs, but I'm out of touch with what's available now.

Any suggestions for CAD software?  This is my one and only project, so I'm looking for a short learning curve and low cost.  I know, it would make more sense to have someone do it for me, but it's an excuse to learn something new...

[StuCorpe]

I have not tried this one but I use their companion LibreOffice all the time and that is pretty good software.  LibreCAD
Price: Free with no commercial restrictions
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[Wayne Orwig]

I have used TinyCAD. It is OK and not to complicated.

[lucian]

That's some impressive work right there. A cad plan would not do it justice. 

[Canuck750]

you can download a free 30 day trial of Autocad Lite.

[V7Record]

If you own microsoft office you could do this in Visio... might be able to do it for free with an online version but I haven't checked that.  I started using Visio back in the '90's before Microsoft bought and bloated it, and have used it for a number of non-standard projects.

[old head]

sketchup....

I use it everyday as I design outdoor structures, pergolas, pavilions, decks, carports that kind of thing.
it is primarily a 3d modeler, but it works fine as a 2d cad.
its free, its very easy to use, and you can view on your smart phones and tablets.

Old Head

[Kiwi_Roy]

I use Easydraw for Mac it does all I need.

[Pescatore]

+1 on TinyCAD. Have used it for years to design electronics, block diagrams and occasionally for construction.
I think it will handle a page size as big as your printer can handle.
Free with no ads.

Impressive work you did. I don't think you'll be able to shrink it and still be able to read it.

[moto]

I use the free scheme-it circuit diagramming tool on the digikey site to develop my projects. Here's my final drawing for my integrated airhorn/OEM horn/headlights/spotlights system on my T3:





https://www.digikey.com/schemeit/project/guzzi-t3-integrated-horn-and-spotlight-warning-system-64a1398152c548f588ea87b32cec0142

Moto

[berniebee]

Wow, thanks for all the suggestions. As usual the wildguzziers come through!