Whats the best software for building wiring diagrams?

[Nemgrea]

looking for something a bit better than paint.net for building nice looking wiring diagrams like the ones seen on the Docs site

 

[DustinSpeed]

I have done some with microsoft publisher.

 

[Le0n]

I default to Adobe Illustrator because its what I have... For "smart" alignment and snapping, I imagine Figma would actually work pretty well. Runs from a browser and can even do collaboration. Free for light work!

 

[vinnycordeiro]

Maybe Fritzing, it has been used for years by the Arduino community, including the official site/forum.

 

[frank.af]

Personally, I was using inkscape to make diagrams for hartk's afterburner toolhead PCBs. I'd experimenting with highlighting networks on mouse over too, to make finding connections easier.

 

[shiftingtech]

I really *want* Fritzing to be the answer, but at least as of the last time I looked at it, it really wasn't: too hard to make new devices in it.

 

[vinnycordeiro]

I really *want* Fritzing to be the answer, but at least as of the last time I looked at it, it really wasn't: too hard to make new devices in it.

That really is a problem.

 

[maz]

Still using markdown, via vscode or typora.
If I need diagrams I use draw.io or inkscape

 

[Phoenix]

+1 on draw.io and since I happen to own a license: Illustrator - dont purchase it only for wire diagramms, draw.io is more than up to the task

 

[fischerr]

There is WireViz for something more markdown flavoured.

 

[GadgetAngel]

I use Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and Adobe InDesign. Which ever one makes sense for the wiring diagrams I do for myself or the community

 

[claudermilk]

If I needed to I'd use Affinity Designer.

 

[Neizo]

I don't have any recommendation, But I would really love to know what option you ended up going for

 

[BallisticTech]

I used Draw.io for this one.
There's a downloadable release here: https://github.com/jgraph/drawio-desktop/tree/v21.6.1
And a web app here: https://app.diagrams.net/


You can set up a library and add custom images and define their node connection points.


Then you can connected different elements with the lines (wires) which you can customize with a drop-shadow and even define how lines cross over each other.

Here's the license info if concerned with how you can use this for Open Source projects docs