[sdiy] PCB Layout Software?

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> On 12 Aug 2013, at 18:36, Donald Tillman <don at till.com> wrote:
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>> User's needs are going to be wildly diverse, so in practice I think most people will end up building their own libraries anyway, or at least heavily modifying existing symbols and footprints, and so a universal standard library may not be the best goal.

On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 8:04 PM, Tom Wiltshire <tom at electricdruid.net> wrote:
> Don makes a good point, 'though I don't agree totally. I made myself a library of "SDIY" parts that you don't find often - CA3080, SSM2164, suff like that. But having standard libraries for parts like 74HC series, voltage regulators, and that kind of thing definitely saves time. I wouldn't expect to have to make my own library for every transistor I put in a board, and I'd expect a decent PCB design package to include a good selection of standard parts in a usable form.

In addition to that, it's simply not possible to model the parts
correctly yourself for 3D renders and spatial compliance testing.

D.