Homebrew PCBs

Andrew wrote:
>>> mhel wrote:
>>>
>>> hi group, just found out this. 'just thought i'd post it here
>>> http://www.liquidpcb.org/UserInterface/userinterface.html
>>> interesting interface.
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>> Steve wrote:
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>> Interesting. Have you downloaded and tried it out yet?
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> Just downloaded it to play.
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> It certainly isn't a useful tool yet and may never be developed far 
> enough.  At present it just seems to be showing off the user 
> interface and menu system.  It is not a terrible idea and may 
> actually be much better/faster for new users.  I myself and a fan of 
> keyboard short cuts over mouse gestures.
> 
> However the "nudge routing" is very very interesting.  I hand route a 
> lot of boards and I would love to have a feature like this.
> 

I had a little play with Altium. It will let you push existing tracks 
aside as you drag a new track on the board. Good fun.

Of course, it will cost you all your disposable income for 10 years and 
the soul of your first-born if you want your own copy so that's not very 
practical.

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