The Constructor

Diagramming circuits and other electrical schematic representations is a highly specialized job that necessitates both solid knowledge in this area and proper tools. Those who need to design such diagrams have a quite varied choice at their disposal and among the many utilities especially made for this purpose you may find The Constructor.

This particular software comes with a well organized, multi-tabbed interface where all the functions are easily accessible either from the toolbars or via the dedicated menus. There is only one significant drawback related to the appearance of main window, more precisely the fact that some of the most important panels cannot be included in the split view.

Insofar as the editing commands are concerned, there are sufficient tools to help you with diagram selection and handling, including wire labeling and color schemes. A big plus for The Constructor is its ability to use templates for a new design and save as new templates the diagrams you build.

Other facilities included in this package are the document editor that has its separate tab and is very useful for writing down the adjoining documentation for any circuit schema. The editor is complete with formatting options, supports inserting images, links and even whole text documents if necessary.

Customizing and printing the labels that go with the diagram is also possible, as The Constructor comes with a specialized feature for this task. In case you feel that some notes have to be attached to the project, there is another text editor available from the main window.

Overall, the array of functions included in this application may be sufficient for some users, but is misses some features that many would expect and has others that are superfluous, like the 2 built-in text editors.