Schematic entry tool for latex

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radiohead

Joined: 13 May 2004
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23 Oct 2004 10:26 latex schematic

Hi,

I wonder how you guy make schematics for IEEE and other publications. You would need some kind of vector drawing output then for good quality. And nice transistor drawings, etc ...

Any suggestions?

emilian6

Joined: 14 Oct 2004
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Location: UGent/Belgium

12 Nov 2004 16:12 schematic tool scan

For now, I don't know any other soft besides Corel Draw. If anybody knows, please write it.

vomit

Joined: 14 Jun 2002
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13 Nov 2004 12:05 visio images in latex

Try
http://xcircuit.ece.jhu.edu/xcircuit.html

eirp

Joined: 11 Dec 2001
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Location: Phase center

13 Nov 2004 12:14 tool for drawing circuit schematics for latex

Try M$ VISIO, it has a lot of graphics from different fields + eps (vector) output.
IMHO it's the best soft from M$ ;P

v_naren
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19 Feb 2005 18:19 visio library abidi

visio sucks big time!....when ever u enter a schematic and then convert to eps and then use it to prepare ur paper in winedt..the qualty of the figure is pathetic and on top of that the math type eqns and all get misaligned!!!

someone please kindly help by saying what software do all those guys from razavi and abidi's group and all use to draw such crystal clear schematics!
Sad

please help!

nope...its not visio, nope its not adobe.

its something else that is more "tex" in nature!
I dunno what!!!

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Cluricaun

Joined: 28 Sep 2001
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07 Apr 2005 12:41 schematic latex

Hi

Try PStricks or Xy 3.07.

http://www.tug.org/applications/PSTricks/
http://pstcirc.free.fr/examples/examples.htm
http://pstcirc.free.fr/index.html
I think they are included in most distributions, like protext

Cl

hgb

Joined: 09 Jun 2004
Posts: 22
Location: México.

07 Apr 2005 18:02 metapost schematic

You only need that the drawing thing output eps or perhaps jpg and use a tool for the translation... dont know, some like jpg2eps or some like that.. Smile

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For a general graph tool (not corel draw) use the GIMP Wink

is free and there is a version for Windows, can output .eps files Smile

daveirl

Joined: 13 Jan 2002
Posts: 5
Location: Cork

07 Apr 2005 22:19 pstcirc latex

I use Xfig in *nix. Then I have a script to export the fig to eps with the LaTeX fonts.

Reply if anyone wants it.

jimjim2k

Joined: 17 May 2001
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19 Apr 2005 7:17 latex national semiconductors

v_naren wrote:

please help!

nope...its not visio, nope its not adobe.

its something else that is more "tex" in nature!
I dunno what!!!

Hi I am really agree with this comments.

I think:

1. They or their affiliation have been developed an internal usage tool for such uses
2. Since I have seen just similiar images in the datasheets of National Semiconductor (Do it for yourself too), I think its source may be out of university and maybe in industry.

Please all memebers If someone have seen such tools please inform all other memebrs to use they.

tnx

jimjim2k

Joined: 17 May 2001
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19 Apr 2005 9:20 national semiconductor latex

Hi

Anyway...

Looking at the drawing of razavi' book or razavi' papers show that they are drawing with an specific tool.

tnx

wkong_zhu

Joined: 13 Nov 2004
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25 Apr 2005 14:40 schematic entry

I use metapost to generate vector graphics.
metapost has a circuit library, that you can draw resistor, etc.

rprince006

Joined: 16 Jul 2004
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25 Apr 2005 15:06 pstcirc

I have never found a drawing tool which is good enough for my purpose.

However, I use MS-Visio most of times. I don't think it is a good one to
go with Latex. I think is may be a good idea, you draw your pix using
some layout/schematic tools (provided by EDA vendors), print it, scan it
to ps/eps, and incorporate it in your Latex paper. Time consuming! Sad

hgb

Joined: 09 Jun 2004
Posts: 22
Location: México.

25 Apr 2005 23:57 Re: Schematic entry tool for latex

No no....

Use GIMP Razz

At less the version in Windows have a capture tool for capture a windows or also you can get what is in the clipboard.

Then all you do is save as eps and is done Razz

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This eps file not take me more than some seconds also I dont have a scanner or not a printer Razz

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By the way, when you are saving a warning will tell you what is necesary to save as EPS, you only need say "OK ok continue " Wink

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