XCircuit
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| Version | 3.4 rev 26 |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | OpenCircuitDesign |
| Web Page | XCircuit |
| Pundit Updated | 6/23/2008 |
XCircuit is a Unix program for drawing circuits. It uses PostScript to load and save files, which means schematics drawn in XCircuit can be easily loaded into LaTeX documents.
Running
Log in to a Unix station, or log in remotely with a terminal program and an X11 package (X-Win 32 for Windows, X11R6 for Macs) and type xcircuit - it's just that easy!
Use
A tutorial is available at the OpenCircuitDesign page.
Known Issues
- In text, sometimes trying to change the text format will crash the program. Best bet is to save the circuit before formatting the text, then try formatting. A very common place this happens is in trying to make an italicized variable with a regular subscript - that is, \(i_{\mbox{a}}\) instead of \(i_a\). Usually, you start with italics, then move one character forward to make the subscript, then normalscript the a. The last step is the one that occasionally causes issues.
