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Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PCB DESIGN industry standard

From: Gavin Dingley <dingley76@...>
Date: 2007-11-15

Hi, new to the group,

I've wondered about using a CAD package like AutoCad to get large planes of copper for switch mode circuits, rather than using a PCB package, not sure if you can fill polygons in AutoCAD though.

I know it's not an industry standard, but what about freePCB?

http://www.freepcb.com/

I've had a play with it and it seems quite good - and it's free, compatible with TinyCAD, and generates gerbers (which I thought was the universal way to send a design to a manufacture?)

Gavin

Ben <bhleavi@...> wrote: AutoCad can do just about anything you want but it is very expensive.

Not sure if anyone has mentioned DipTrace, give it a try, you can
download a free version to try it out.

So far a like it.

Ben






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