* Noel Chiappa <[email protected]> [151218 17:38]: > > From: Brent Hilpert > > > I need to move to something newer but I haven't evaluated current > > schematic-drawing programs > > Dave Bridgham got me started with KiCAD, and that seems like a pretty good > system to me. It has separate sub-systems for schematic capture; circuitry > checking; netlist generation; PCB layout; etc, etc. I've only worked with the > first three, but it seemed pretty good for them. > > > I'm a little concerned they won't provide the degree of control or > > finesse I like > > Well, you'll have to try it and see, but it's pretty customizable: they > provide libraries of common components, but it has a nice component editor > for drawing up new ones (or customizing the ones it comes with). > > Component location and line routing (in the schematic capture) are manual, > but it's grid-based, so things line up. > > Noel
Not to mention it's open source so if you don't like the control you have you can always change it as desired. Todd
