New Here

Hello all I am looking for a replacement for Autocad to do 2d electrical drawings. Hopefully I can import my existing drawings and convert them over LibreCad. Right now I am using Visio Pro to do the 2d Cad drawings. Trying to figure out is there any pre-made electrical symbols for this software? If not a little guidance on how to create them would be welcomed. Thanks Ron

Test new macOS package

... layers (my drawing currently has 40). Geoff PPS I have suffixed my Electrical layers "ViewA" and my Plumbing layers "ViewB" then my building outlines (Walls, Insulation, plasterboard) are given "ViewA ViewB ViewX etc." I can then select "* View" (to see the entire subset) or "ViewA", "ViewB...

Can I add varying text to various instances of the same block?

Does LibreCad support adding different text to various instances of the same block? Architects often need to associate numbers with doors sequentially so they can be incorporated in a door schedule. I'd also like to number electrical circuits on an outlet drawing. With 60 or so outlets and 15 or 20 doors on the same floor plan, creating separate blocks doesn't make sense.

electric symbols for Belgium

Hi, I did add .TXT and download file symbols, but I cannot find the way to delete .TXT It seems to bee whit out .TXT but it is still taxt file and I cannot find it in LibreCAD. Can You Help me??

electric symbols for Belgium

Thank you.... Great work.

Hello from BR

Hi, I'm an old user, since the QCAD era, but I have not worked a lot with it. Now I've got interested again, as I'm doing some work with it: I'm an electrical engineer. Sorry for my English, I'm brazilian, and I'm not used to write much on that foreign language.

Drawing with colors?

Does LibreCAD support drawing lines in different colors? Seems basic, but I couldn't find a command for this. Searching this forum returned nothing as well. If not, would it be difficult to patch it in? My application requires drawing different building systems (hvac, electrical distribution, electrical devices, etc.) in distinguishing colors and on separate layers. Thanks.

Dots from the void

I am liking librecad after using it for 2 week. Making an electrical drawing is easy but then I save them, close program, open program and open drawing and I am presented with a blank screen. So I figured out to import drawing as a block. It imports fine with all the colors I used, but if I...

Viewing and Printing DWGs in Linux

Hello! I'm a Linux user looking for a good solution for viewing and printing DWG files from Linux. I have some AutoCAD and AutoCAD Electrical experience in my past, but I find myself in a position where I am primarily reviewing drawings and printing them. I can do this with a VM, but grow weary...

Parts Library

Hi, glad that you found the right place for your question. With pleasure I asked Google for you: https://www.google.com/search?q=librecad+electrical+library The first hit already contains two electric libraries. When they are not sufficient for your need, you may find more here: https...

Hello from KD4LOK

Im a new user of LibreCAD. I'm a retired engineer and have used Draftsight for a while until they turned off the free version. I use 2D to document small home projects such as an electrical schematic or an occasional mechanical drawing for a part needed for repair of a farm implement. I'm finding...

Learning from zero

Hello, I'm absolutely ignorant of CAD. My goal is to learn Librecad enough to draw our boats electrical system. This is in a live aboard sailboat with multiple charging inputs, monitoring devices and loads. Thanks, Doug