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Even when using Altium (if the client will pay for it) I still import into EasyEDA before sending it off as it provides a gold standard for using JLCPCB. If the board is wrong they are to blame, whereas if you send a file out of any other CAD program you are
to blame. There are slight differences between all the packages, for example Kicad seems to use a greater than or equal where EasyEDA uses greater than so catches a few more DRC errors.</div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><b>From:</b> Synth-diy <synth-diy-bounces@synth-diy.org> on behalf of Paul Glass-Steel via Synth-diy <synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 12 May 2024 23:14<br>
<b>To:</b> tamedogs@wildcats.com <tamedogs@wildcats.com><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Synth-diy@synth-diy.org <Synth-diy@synth-diy.org><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [sdiy] What's the best freeware schematic capture and PCB layout software</span>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">I’m probably in the minority but I like EasyEDA. </div>
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<div style="direction: ltr;">On Sun, May 12, 2024 at 4:42 PM <<a href="mailto:tamedogs@wildcats.com" id="OWA606455fa-96b8-f29c-8281-bc0c2cd8ac1a" class="OWAAutoLink" data-loopstyle="linkonly">tamedogs@wildcats.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>I have a number of 45 year old blue line schematics that I want to capture on the computer before they disintegrate or fade away entirely from age.</p>
<p>Using search engine, I see a number of freeware schematic and PCB layout packages available.</p>
<p>Is the any consensus here as to what is the best software to use?</p>
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<p>I downloaded the first package I came across (KiCad). I wonder if something else might be better.</p>
<p>Any thoughts?</p>
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<p>Dana</p>
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