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Offline rakeshTopic starter

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which is the best PCB designing software for beginners?
« on: May 22, 2011, 05:02:43 am »
hello everyone

Am a beginner in electronics and am trying to learn pcb designing by myself.Can  u please suggest me a good pcb designing software which would be easy to learn.And also please suggest me whether the KICAD or EAGLE software is best.

thankyou.
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Offline Mechatrommer

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Re: which is the best PCB designing software for beginners?
« Reply #1 on: May 22, 2011, 05:57:52 am »
use diptrace. check the recent discussion in another threads. i have both kicad and eagle lying dormant in my pc, soon i will uninstall them.
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Offline Lance

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Re: which is the best PCB designing software for beginners?
« Reply #2 on: May 22, 2011, 06:01:17 am »
KiCad and GEDA are good open source options. Eagle and diptrace are good free ones, however they come with many limitations that restrict what you can do, unless you pay for the extra features. It really comes down to personal preference. The major ones are all pretty comparable.
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Offline bartek

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Re: which is the best PCB designing software for beginners?
« Reply #3 on: May 22, 2011, 08:00:14 am »
Cadsoft Eagle is not a bad one to start with since their is such a big community that uses it. Check out the tutorials and free component libraries on Sparkfun.
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Re: which is the best PCB designing software for beginners?
« Reply #4 on: May 23, 2011, 12:17:37 pm »
DesignSpark isn't bad either... It is completely open for as many schematic sheets, layers and sizes you want.
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