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Software for creating cable schematics

I'm looking for free software to create drawings of communication cables eg. DE-9, RJ-45, Ribbon Cables, and Molex. I can't seem to find any software that comes with images of the connectors that can ...
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Looking for an easy to use circuit design software similar for beginner

I'm teaching my son digital circuit design. I am looking for an easy to use design tool that can serve to sketch out the circuit and simulate it before we go and blow chips and money. The ideal ...
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1answer
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Drawing circuit schematics and export to TikZ

Is there any tool for drawing circuit schematics (by "mouse clicking") which exports to TikZ?
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Why are they called schematic “capture” programs?

What are you capturing the schematic from? Makes me think of a butterfly net or something.
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2answers
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Is there a free cross-platform tool for pure digital gate-level schematic design and simulation?

I'm searching a software tool for teaching purpose in order to teach students digital hardware (starting from logic gates level). Do you have something in mind that will allow making simple graphical ...
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What are the best free schematic tools out there?

I'm sure there are plenty of schematic tools available. Which ones do you use/prefer? Feel free to also list tools which aren't completely free but very popular.