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Software => Software => Topic started by: BANE on February 01, 2009, 03:03:54 PM

Title: best PCB program
Post by: BANE on February 01, 2009, 03:03:54 PM

Hello,

What is the best PCB program to get?  I want to learn a PCB program that is cheap or preferable free that can make some boards for conventional robot circuitry. 

Also I've downloaded PCB123 for free and can't seem to find any help on how to use it.  I do have SolidWorks and the DWGeditor also.

Any suggestions?

Bane

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: airman00 on February 01, 2009, 03:11:15 PM

Eagle CAD

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: Razor Concepts on February 01, 2009, 03:17:27 PM

Sparkfun has a nice eagle tutorial, that's how I learned it.

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: frodo on February 01, 2009, 03:26:40 PM

PCB Wizard or PCB design and make (i think its called this) are good programs, especially PCB Wizard. Eagle is also very good.

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: BANE on February 01, 2009, 06:54:56 PM

Thanks all.  I just downloaded PCB Wizard (trial) and there seems to be alot of help out there.  Any know the cheapest place to buy?

bane

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: galannthegreat on February 01, 2009, 07:25:24 PM

also try out express PCB,http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Download.htm (http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Download.htm), it has a schematic program where you can also link a schematic (you get that prog too) to your PCB file when you're designing it.

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: Commanderbob on February 01, 2009, 09:24:41 PM

I use Eagle and love it.

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: BANE on February 02, 2009, 05:37:54 PM

You have to have CAD with Eagle though...  or do you?

Bane

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: Webbot on February 02, 2009, 05:55:32 PM

http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_parts_list_software.shtml#pcb_design (http://www.societyofrobots.com/robot_parts_list_software.shtml#pcb_design)

Title: Re: best PCB program
Post by: BANE on February 03, 2009, 05:01:17 AM

Nice, i should have looked there before i posted this :P

Bane