On 09/11/2010 09:23 PM, Shane Ellis wrote: > I use a program called PCB123 to do most of my schematic drawings it > works so-so, part creation isn't the easiest. I like eagle CAD, but I > don't want to pay for it. Any other suggestions for professional > looking schematic drawings?
If all you need is schematic entry then the free KiCAD is pretty good. Board layout is a whole 'nuther matter, however. Last winter I decided to suspend all my project work and spend about a month looking at every PCB CAD package on the market in the approx $1,000 or less range. Man, what an adventure. I tried really hard to make KiCAD's layout editor work well enough to do a complex board but it failed miserably. I ended up buying an Eagle Pro license. OUch! Eagle is an oddball in many ways. It violates almost all the standard windows editing conventions. But once the steep learning curve is conquered, it's hard to beat. John -- John DeArmond Tellico Plains, Occupied TN http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/neonixie-l?hl=en-GB.
