best PCB program

[BANE]

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

[airman00]

Eagle CAD

[Razor Concepts]

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

[frodo]

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

[BANE]

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

[galannthegreat]

also try out express PCB,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.

[Commanderbob]

I use Eagle and love it.

[BANE]

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

Bane

[Webbot]

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

[BANE]

Nice, i should have looked there before i posted this

Bane