> Anyway, IMHO learning how to make symbols and footprints should beGranted. The question is how much time will it take, which depends on how
> part of the evaluation of any cad package, since you end up doing it
> anyway.
easy it is and how many need to be made. While it may not take long to get a
feel for the editor, browsing and selecting things like components and
footprints is often awkward even in commercial software. Anyway, I got the
answers I was looking for in the responses here.
Speaking of old-timers, I used to etch my own circuit boards back in the 60s
when I was a teen-ager. I was a little surprised to see so many people still
doing it these days with services like ExpressPCB available.
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Phil Mattison
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