[sdiy] PCB Layout Software?

[The Old Crow]

   For random dabbling, I use Eagle. For contract work, I use Altium
(Protel).  Altium lets you (to name a few things) calculate striplines
on the fly, syncs with online vendor databases for 3D models,
dimensions, etc.  3D visual mode lets you check the dimensional fit of
everything.  And collab mode (which I sync through github) allows board
design by a group.  It is not cheap, however: $5K not including
subscription updates.

--Crow
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On 8/11/2013 6:30 AM, Wheaton, Simon wrote:
> What Windows PCB layout software would you recommend for a PCB layout beginner?
>
> To begin with, I want to clone an existing PCB, in this case a SCSI interface in a sampler, and rework it into a different form factor/size.
>
> Would like to start with something that I can keep using into the future for more complex work.
>