On 12/13/2016 08:22 AM, Herbert Poetzl wrote: > On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 04:39:36PM -0800, Randy Evans wrote: >> Does anyone have experience with PCBArtist? > > Sorry, no PCBArtist experience here. > >> It looks pretty good for 2-layer board up to 60 >> in^2 for $33 but I have no experience with it. > >> I was looking at Eagle PCB but it's pretty expensive >> for a 4-layer capability version. > > A litte apples and oranges here :)
Well, maybe big apples and little apples :-) > > The Eagle Light version can be used for free for > non-profit purposes and works for up to 4x3.2inch > with two layers. Our company has been committed to Eagle for about 5 years. The problem you face is that your investment in IP (schematics, board layouts, component libraries, etc) vastly out-values the software. With a proprietary system, you're either locked in or face huge costs in converting. > > If you don't have any personal preference, then > KiCad is definitely the way to go. It has improved > dramatically since it got the CERN treatment and > doesn't cost a cent regardless of size and layers. Indeed. I am just about to pull the trigger on KiCAD company-wide. I think it is ready for the kind of work we do (4 layer boards, some with high current/voltage traces). The only thing holding me back IS our investment in IP. Maybe with Eagle 7 using XML for data storage, someone will write an Eagle to KiCAD converter. I strongly recommend learning KiCAD (a fairly daunting task) before you get any significant amount of IP committed to a proprietary format. John -- John DeArmond Tellico Plains, Occupied TN http://www.tnduction.com <-- THE source for induction heaters http://www.neon-john.com <-- email from here http://www.johndearmond.com <-- Best damned Blog on the net PGP key: wwwkeys.pgp.net: BCB68D77 _______________________________________________ volt-nuts mailing list -- volt-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/volt-nuts and follow the instructions there.