[sdiy] Free CAD (was: Proteus software)

[Scott Gravenhorst]

Heh, and I've been laughed at for using M$ Paintbrush for drawing schematics.  I don't make
PCBs at this time, but at least my schematics are easily read and edits are not all that
hard.  The crappy looking schematic stuff really surprises me for these packages.  Kinda
puts me off the idea of making PCBs with such "tools"...


Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:
>Sorry to harp on the same theme, but this is another reason not 
>to use awful software, not a reason to continue drawing PCBs in 
>Excel! 
>
>I agree completely about Eagle. I found use of Eagle is painful 
>in the extreme and no-one should ever be made to use if for 
>anything, least of all drawing circuits. 
>
>T.
>
>On 21 Feb 2011, at 19:50, David G. Dixon wrote:
>
>> I'll second that opinion.  I don't use any of these myself, but I work with
>> someone who converts my designs to Eagle.  That program makes THE most
>> illegible schematics I've ever seen, and zooming in and out is a real pain.
>> Plus, it is a bit glitchy, as you will think you've made a connection, but
>> it might not (for whatever reason) actually connect the trace on the PCB.  I
>> wonder how many layout errors on Eagle are user errors, and how many are
>> Eagle glitches?
>
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