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Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 22:36:33 +0200 (CEST)
From: Roland Lutz <rlutz AT hedmen DOT org>
To: "Girvin Herr (gherrl AT fastmail DOT com) [via geda-user AT delorie DOT com]" <geda-user AT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] Electonic control cabinet, net and cable number
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On Sun, 7 Jun 2020, Girvin Herr (gherrl AT fastmail DOT com) [via 
geda-user AT delorie DOT com] wrote:
> Do you really need a schematic of that cabinet or just a drawing of how 
> it is wired?

In other words: do you wish to generate a netlist out of your .sch file?

> If you don't need the "intelligence" of a schematic or a netlist of that
> cabinet, I would suggest using a 2D drawing editor and making a connection
> drawing (aka "Interconnect Diagram") of it rather than a schematic.

Actually, gschem works perfectly fine as a drawing program for such 
things: simply ignore the netlister conventions and draw however you like.