Electric design of a plc

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Hi folks
I'm looking for a software to do an electric diagram of a plc connected to an VFD (Variable Frequency Drive), I have to do all the diagram, with sensors, buttons and even some thumbwheel. I would be very grateful to you, if you tell me some software to do that.
I'm using AB PLC
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AutoCAD is the primary, but there are others....




google 'electrical CAD software'

 

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QElectrotech is good and free.


https://qelectrotech.org/

 

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In this Software (Qelectrotech) are there plcs micrologix?

 

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It has symbols, not sure if AB is in it as I don't use AB and I'm not by my PC to check.

 

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Our company uses AutoCAD Electrical, but we did try Draftsight for a couple of months free. Works like AutoCAD and you should be able to import dwg files from most manufacturers sites.

https://www.draftsightprofessional.com/?utm_campaign=201803_GLOBAL_PC_Draftsight_OPXXXXX_Labelium&utm_content=adset1&utm_medium=search&utm_source=google&gclid=CjwKCAjwyOreBRAYEiwAR2mSkm-Cw9P2bSFGzAV9YuwPwJ1W-RjVJEQOukLlGmHKHFtkyyZRZSj1gBoCUp4QAvD_BwE

 

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We use Solidworks Electrical Schematic which has become much better in the last few releases.

 

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If you need the actual drawing of an AB PLC, you can go to Rockwell's website and download 2-D and 3-D models for free (in .dwg and .stp format), so you don't have to waste time drawing the actual PLC itself. Then you can add the wires that you need later.

 

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One software I have not seen on here is EZ Schematic Pro. It is a bit of an oddball software, but its pretty cheap (around $100) and it is straight forward and simple to use.

 

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I used an older XP era version of freeware called TinyCad that was pretty good. The current version looks really nice. I’ll be trying it again soon but I haven’t used it yet.
https://www.tinycad.net/