[sdiy] CAD circuit design and PCB layout software??

[Colin Fraser]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> [mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl]On Behalf Of ultrahype
> Sent: 01 September 2001 01:41
> To: diy
> Subject: [sdiy] CAD circuit design and PCB layout software??
>
>
> what are some of the companies that make circuit design and
> PCB layout software?
>
> are there demos or , dare i say it, shhhhh (warez), versions
> of any of them?
>
> i dont think ill be designing any ground breaking circuits
> anytime soon but as a beginner id really just like to check some out

I use TraxMaker for PCB layout - it's part of CircuitMaker 2000 from
http://www.microcode.com

I've tried every other package I could find, and found TraxMaker was the
most intuituive for me.
I don't really use schematic capture - I prefer to manually lay out my
boards.
You may have different working methods and prefer something else.

There is a free student version of CircuitMaker, with some limitations,
available from their site.
Worth a try...

Colin f