PCB CAD software (was: Re: press-n-peel: any experiences?)

[jhaible]

> And a funny tool for planning these pre-drilled boards
> I like so much for prototyping. This sounds stupid, why plan
> a pre-drilled board.
>
> But: how many times I realized that I ordered the ics in a
> unconvenient way, not to speak of the "no documentation"
> problem.

Don't laugh, but I often plan my layouts on veroboard.
1st step draw schematics
2nd step draw schematics around DIL IC outline
3rd step soldering

I don't exaggerate step 2. But I get a good feeling how much space
between the IC's is needed, and sometimes I swap the IC orientation
in that stage.

JH.