Re: Free/Cheap PCB Design Tools?

On 2007-05-13, Leon <leon355@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 12 May, 21:20, larwe <zwsdot...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On May 12, 4:14 pm, NoJo <nolan.g.john...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Which ones have you found to be effective? Which design tools have you
found to be capable of real commercial projects? Which ones should I
steer away from?

EAGLE <http://www.cadsoftusa.com/>. Capable of normal commercial
usage. The free version is more than adequate for experimentation
(though the license forbids commercial use). Upgrading to the full
version is reasonably priced.

I haven't found a viable competitor in the same price bracket.

EasyPC is much easier to use and costs about the same:

http://www.numberone.com

Costs about the same? AFAICT, it starts at 654 USD (including
the entry-level auto-router). Eagle starts at Free for
non-commercial use and 49 USD for commercial use.

[And numberon products don't seem to be available for any OS
other than MS Windows.]

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Grant Edwards
grante@xxxxxxxx
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