PCB tools (was Re: [sdiy] GorF Update)

[Tom Wiltshire]

Paul,

I use Diptrace (www.diptrace.com), which was originally recommend to  
me by Adam Schabtach. It's way more modern than Eagle and far easier  
to use. I tried Eagle and found it truly awful. The Diptrace licenses  
start at €65 and go up in reasonable increments to €595, still a lot  
less than Eagle.

Regards,
Tom

On 2 Jan 2009, at 10:15, Paul Maddox wrote:

> Ladies and Gents,
>
>  I've uploaded the schematics for GorF, and explained some of the  
> extra bits on there ;-
> http://blog.vacoloco.com/?p=125
>
>  I've also designed and ordered a prototype PCB for GorF ;-
> http://blog.vacoloco.com/?p=122
>
>  As much as I like Eagle, I find the the 100mm by 80mm board size  
> limit really annoying. And yes there's the "non profit" version  
> which gives 160mm by 100mm and whilst that would be fine for GorF  
> the other projects I'm working on require a board length of around  
> 240mm by 100mm. and I certainly can't afford the 1200UKP for the  
> full version of the software. It's a crying shame there's nothing  
> in between the 160mm and 'anysize' limits, in terms of cost (The  
> standard version only offers 160mm by 100mm board size limit).
>
> So this board is a little on the 'cramped' side of life. Can anyone  
> recommend any other PCB tools that aren't silly money or have silly  
> board size limits?
>
> Paul
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