[ubuntu-za] Electrical Design Software/GIS/iTunes
Hannes Coetzee
scorpking at scorpking.za.org
Mon Feb 14 17:04:36 UTC 2011
On 11/02/2011 09:58, Paul Young wrote:
> Dear all.
>
> This forum is really useful and resourceful.
>
> I thank William Kinghorn, Jan Groenewald & Clinton Bester for input on
> electrical control panel software - QCAD is nice and quick and has
> plenty of electrical symbols.
>
> I used to use PCAD in the 1990's for circuit design and PCB layout and
> was quite familiar with it. I see that the Ubuntu Software Centre has
> other electronic/electric schematic diagram software too - was just
> too much to download at that time on a mobile connection but will look
> at it.
>
> Had a look at UES briefly and think will definitely give that a go
> too. The only thing about QCAD: Does it have map datum and projection
> capability - this since I am a GIS practitioner and would like to have
> a CAD package that interfaces with QGIS, Kosmo GIS and gvSIG (open
> source GIS software).
>
> I am also very familiar with ESRI ArcGIS and want to know if anyone
> has succesfully used it natively under Ubuntu 10.10 without WINE or
> Virtual Box?
>
> Has anyone synched an iPhone under Linux/Ubuntu without iTunes. iTunes
> is currently what I use under Virtual Box with WinXP.
>
> Thanks a lot for all the help.....
>
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> 1. Re: Electrical panel and switchgear design (Clinton Bester)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:42:57 +0200
> From: Clinton Bester <clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:clintyb at gmail.com>>
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
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> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Electrical panel and switchgear design
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> Hey Paul, there is actually a version of Ubuntu, that does the
> electrical and electronics. If you check up under the versions, you
> should find, I havent got the exact name, but will forward it to you
> the weekend
>
> thanks
>
> clinton Bester
> cell: 0787073032
>
> On 2/7/11, Paul Young <paulysa at gmail.com
> <mailto:paulysa at gmail.com>> wrote:
> > Hi there.
> >
> > Does anyone know anything about software to design electrical
> panels with
> > switchgear and wiring and to produce the required electrical
> symbols - like
> > contactors/relays/motors etc.....
> >
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> >> Message: 1
> >> Date: Sat, 5 Feb 2011 21:48:55 +0200
> >> From: Dewald Noeth <djnoeth at gmail.com <mailto:djnoeth at gmail.com>>
> >> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
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> >> Dewald
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> >> Message: 2
> >> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 07:34:29 +0200
> >> From: Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com <mailto:cairnsww at gmail.com>>
> >> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>>
> >> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] System won't shut down
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> >> On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:24 PM, Bill Cairns <cairnsww at gmail.com
> <mailto:cairnsww at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> > On Thu, Feb 3, 2011 at 3:15 PM, Bill Cairns
> <cairnsww at gmail.com <mailto:cairnsww at gmail.com>> wrote:
> >> > To answer my own question: I went to System - Administration
> - Users
> >> > and Groups. and changed my Account Type from Custom to
> Administrator.
> >> >
> >> > Now I can shut down in the normal fashion.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks for the hint. How what got changed I have no idea!
> >> >
> >> > Bill
> >> >
> >>
> >> I spoke too soon and the problem persists. My user (bill) is
> >> administrator but clicking on shut down in the normal fashion does
> >> nothing. "sudo halt" shuts the system effectively.
> >>
> >> (I am sure that it worked once after I changed bill to
> administrator).
> >>
> >> Any idas?
> >>
> >> Bill the unstopper
> >>
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> > Paul Young
> > Now using Ubuntu Linux Desktop 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat"
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:44:58 +0200
> From: Clinton Bester <clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:clintyb at gmail.com>>
> To: ivanh at raim.co.za <mailto:ivanh at raim.co.za>, Ubuntu South
> African Local Community
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> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] Electrical panel and switchgear design
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> Me again,
>
> Its called: Ubuntu Electronics Remix
> the web site is : http://mbmn.net/uer/
>
> Its something we all familiar with... Ubuntu.
>
> Hope this helps
>
> Clinton Bester
> Cell: 0787073032
>
> On 2/8/11, Ivan <ivanh at raim.co.za <mailto:ivanh at raim.co.za>> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2011-02-07 at 13:36 +0200, Jan Groenewald wrote:
> >
> >> Hi
> >>
> >> On Mon, Feb 07, 2011 at 11:59:33AM +0200, Paul Young wrote:
> >> > Does anyone know anything about software to design
> electrical panels
> >> > with
> >> > switchgear and wiring and to produce the required
> electrical symbols
> >> > -
> >> > like contactors/relays/motors etc.....
> >>
> >> Perhaps the first one here?
> >>
> >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search electric
> >> i electric - electrical CAD system
> >>
> >> p electric-fence - A malloc(3) debugger
> >>
> >> p electricsheep - screensaver showing
> collective dream
> >> of sl
> >>
> >> There are many circuit board programs,
> >>
> >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search circuit
> >> p python-circuits - event-driven framework with a
> >> component ar
> >> p xcircuit - Draw circuit schematics
> or almost
> >> anything
> >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search pcb
> >> p geda-xgsch2pcb - GPL EDA -- Electronics design
> >> software --
> >> i pcb - printed circuit board
> (pcb) design
> >> program
> >> i A pcb-common - printed circuit board
> (pcb) design
> >> program
> >> i A pcb-gtk - printed circuit board
> (pcb) design
> >> program
> >> p pcb-lesstif - printed circuit board
> (pcb) design
> >> program
> >> p rpcbind - converts RPC program
> numbers into
> >> universa
> >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$aptitude search
> electronic
> >> p science-electronics - Debian Science
> Electronics packages
> >>
> >> 0 jan at muizenberg:/var/autofs/misc/home/jan$
> >>
> >> Also
> >> http://www.freebyte.com/cad/cad.htm#electricalsystems
> >>
> http://www.junauza.com/2009/12/free-and-open-source-cad-software-for.html
> >>
> >> regards,
> >> Jan
> >>
> >> --
> >> .~.
> >> /V\ Jan Groenewald
> >> /( )\ www.aims.ac.za <http://www.aims.ac.za>
> >> ^^-^^
> >>
> >
> > I have done a lot of design work for panels using Corel Draw and
> a laser
> > engraver (see www.engravatech.co.za
> <http://www.engravatech.co.za>), but Inkscape works very well.
> > AutoCAD 14 runs beautifully with wine ......
> >
> >
> > --
> > Ivan Haefele
> > RAIM Computer Services
> > Cell: 083 597 5312
> > Fax: 086 660 8795
> > ivanh at raim.co.za <mailto:ivanh at raim.co.za>
> > www.raim.co.za <http://www.raim.co.za>
> >
> >
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 14:51:23 +0200
> From: Clinton Bester <clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:clintyb at gmail.com>>
> To: Ubuntu South African Local Community
> <ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com <mailto:ubuntu-za at lists.ubuntu.com>>
> Subject: Re: [ubuntu-za] I need Ubuntu 10.10
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> Hello Christian,
>
> You made a unregretable change, Ubuntu and Linux is the only way,
>
> Im in Cato-Ridge KZN, but if you send me you mail address, I can post
> you a copy.
> Maybe if you get a chance, browse around and look at the other
> versions of Ubuntu, such as Ubuntu Studio, Ubuntu electronics remix,
> edu-buntu.
> And the list carries on. Like david said, visit ubuntu-za.org
> <http://ubuntu-za.org> But if
> you have any other questions, everybody is always willing to help.
> The difference between microsoft and Ubuntu.
>
> Clinton Bester
> cell: 078-707-3032
> email:clintyb at gmail.com <mailto:email%3Aclintyb at gmail.com>
> url: www.cccableworx.za.net <http://www.cccableworx.za.net>
>
>
> On 2/7/11, David Rubin <drubin at ubuntu.com
> <mailto:drubin at ubuntu.com>> wrote:
> > Hi Christian
> >
> > Welcome :)
> >
> > Depending where you are located there are a few options you can
> try to get
> > Ubuntu.
> >
> > http://ubuntu-za.org/get-ubuntu would be a good place to start
> since it
> > lists people that are willing to help burn CD's for people who
> can not
> > download them due to bandwith constraints.
> >
> > Although if you have the bandwith it is often easier to download
> it. (also
> > included on the site).
> >
> > If you need any thing else let us know. It might also help if
> you include
> > what area you are from so that if there is some one in your area
> they can
> > contact you off list.
> >
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 8:06 PM, Christian Aw?lakou?
> > <awelakoue at gmail.com <mailto:awelakoue at gmail.com>>wrote:
> >
> >> Sorry I don't if my first message goes if not
> >> I would like to have the last ubuntu os desktop and to participate
> >>
> >> thnks for your answer
> >>
> >
>
>
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> Paul Young
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>
Take a look at Eagle (www.cadsoft.de) and VariCAD (www.varicad.com).
Although not open source they run on Linux. There is also BricsCAD
(www.bricsys.com)
Hannes
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