I see, I use eagle for my own hobby stuff and all of my boards are very small, smt boards which I hand route myself. also, same w/ making my own footprints, after you do 10 or so in eagle, you are g2g, so like others, I don't even look for footprints anymore, I just make my own per the data sheet.
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "alex4459jopiklal44" <christiansen_alex@...> wrote:
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> > Eagle is still free....
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> yes I use a small licenced eagle, its the lite version.
> and its that one that cost a bit money.. 69 us could be the price I payed.
> it is the same as the free version.. only ,I'm allowed to use it proffesional.
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> I have tried Target too.. where Eagle has a limit of 10x8 cm ,Target has no limit in area.. but have a limit of 200 pads or somthing like this. I have used Target when the area was too big for eagle lite..
> I also have to try Target for simulation and have tried the 3D
> I think the 3D is seldom to much use, but it can show if you have enough space and the connectors are placed where you thought they were.
> Also , I can see that Target have somthing with EMC test.. but havent tried to learn about it until now..
> alex
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