[sdiy] PC board from artwork?

[Ingo Debus]

> Am 22.10.2016 um 03:00 schrieb rsdio at audiobanshee.com:
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> The restrictions for the free version of EAGLE have changed over the years. Be sure to visit their web site to see what the exact limitations are these days.

You can have two pages of schematics in the free version now (formerly only one). This allows you to use the modules feature.


> Unfortunately, the paid versions seem to be more expensive than they used to be, at least at the feature level I previously had.

Depends if you need to use it commercially or not. There’s a reasonably priced „maker“ version for non-commercial use. BTW, you cannot use the free version commercially either (but the version for commercial use with the same features as the free version is cheap). 


> I waited for the upgrade to go on sale before I could justify the added expensive of upgrading.
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> That said, the ergonomics of EAGLE have improved vastly! Previously, I could never seem to remember the condoned method for zooming or scrolling. I would usually use the mouse or trackpad and be confused by the result. Now, EAGLE is fully integrated with OSX interface controls. I can scroll and pinch zoom from my MacBook Pro trackpad without even thinking about it. Kudos to CADSoft for finally putting in the effort to modernize their software.

That’s great, isn’t it? Now, the icing on the cake would be the possibility to rotate components with the same gesture that rotates pages in Apple Preview.

Ingo