I am a dip trace novice but if I can help you out let me know.
While you can design boards directly in the PC layout tool its best if you do a schematic, verify you have pc foot print patterns attached to all the schematic components then transition to the PCB tool tp layout the board.
Craig
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Syncopator" <dmb06851@...> wrote:
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> Thank you Craig,
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> I had already downloaded PCB Artist and now I have also downloaded Diptrace.
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> I shall try them out later.
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> David
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