Hi. I'm new here. How about a list of the 'best' free programs? Charles AE5EW
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "James" <jamesrsweet@...> wrote:
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> > Have you checked into the student/non-profit version? It might be
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> > the limits, but traces and text can go anywhere. That might help.
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> > I'd go for the schematic and layout, but skip the autorouter upgrade
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> Why anyone would go with one that costs ∗anything∗ or is crippled when there are perfectly capable and completely ∗free∗ packages out there is beyond me though! If my employer were paying for it and a commercial package offered features that would make me significantly more productive then I'd look at costly packages, but I can't fathom spending hundreds in personal money.
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