Patch cabinet diagram

There are any number of software packages that will do what you state. Start with Visio and work from there.

Dia

Works great on Windows or *unix. Free.

Being very familiar with AutoCAD, Visio and SmartDraw, the easiest and the cheapest way to handle this, in my opinion, would be to use SmartDraw. These guys give you 30-days free trial, and the amount of symbol libraries available will simply blow your mind. 3COM, Cisco, 100 other vendors, 7' rack, wire managers, you name it. I think you will complete your drafting project in couple of hours, let alone 30 days trial period.

Here is the link:

It is a shameless plug as well as a shortcut to the Tech Edition download. Once you got the software installed, get the update from their site and in this updates you'll have all the libraries you are looking for. Then start SmartDraw, and in the new file Wizard dialog that comes up, select Rack Diagram, and just start populating it. The software downloads

Thanks for the help on this, smartdraw sound promising.

Thanks again guys.

Dmitri,

I have downloaded SmartDraw 7.02, where do I find the update to obtain the rack diagram template? I cannot find the relevant update on the website.

I hope you can help me.

Sorry about that. I've got it now, do you know if there is a 3COM

Cheers.

SmartDraw is impressive, BUT I need to be able to draw lines (cables) from each individual port, and this jumps to predefined points. Any ideas?