Archive of the former Yahoo!Groups mailing list: Homebrew PCBs

Hi All,

From what I have seen, there are a few free versions of software for
the hobbiest to do schematic layout, board layout, autorouting and
then Gerber file output.

I have not looked at what is available in a couple years, and it
appears that the major player is Eagle with WinQCad a distant second
and Protel back in the pack also.

If you are using one of the free versions, which do you use ? and
why ?


WinQCad has ...

Schematic Editor
Board Layout
Autoroute
Gerber output
limit of 499 pins
limit of 2.35" x 2.35"

upgrade is $120 USD to 500 pins, unlimited board size.


Can you offer similar details about your favorite program ?

Dave