Difference between revisions of "PCB CAD programs"

You enter component dimension data and the tool automatically makes the IPC-7351 compliant footprints along with your preferences. The tool exports to all the major CAD programs.

SnapEDA - http://www.snapeda.com

Free schematic symbols and PCB footprints that export to nearly every electronics CAD tool (OrCAD, Allegro, Eagle, Altium, KiCad, and Pulsonix).

Free SW for PCB order service (no gerber files export)[edit]

ECAD Pro - http://www.pcbdesignandfab.com (gerber files $25/board)

Expresspcb - http://www.expresspcb.com

Pad2Pad - http://www.pad2pad.com (Gerber files for $25 per design if Pad2Pad fabricates boards, $50 for Gerber exports with no fabrication)

PCB123 - http://www.sunstone.com/PCB123-CAD-Software.aspx (gerber files $100/board)

PCB Artist - http://www.4pcb.com/free-pcb-layout-software

Target 3001 (PCB Pool edition) - http://www.pcb-pool.com/ppuk/service_downloads.html (gerber with proto)

Gerber tools[edit]

Utility programs Download Utility programs Gerber tools Download

DFM Now! - http://www.numericalinnovations.com/dfmnow.html

GCPrevue (Graphicode) - http://www.graphicode.com/Download_GC-Prevue_and_Free_Trials

GerberLogix - http://www.easylogix.de/products_detail.php?prog_id=1

GerbTool - http://www.wssi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=16&Itemid=167

gerbv - http://gerbv.sourceforge.net

GerbView - Built-in gerber viewer for KiCad. https://www.kicad.org/

Online-Gerber-Viewer - http://www.gerber-viewer.com

Viewplot - http://www.viewplot.com

PCB panelizing[edit]

CAM 350 - http://www.downstreamtech.com/cam350.php

FAB 3000 - http://www.numericalinnovations.com/fab3000.html

Stripboard/Veroboard layout tools[edit]

DIY Layout Creator - http://diy-fever.com/sofware/diylc/

LochMaster - http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/lochmaster.html

Stripboard Designer - http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Misc__Graphics_Tools/StripBoard_Designer.html

Stripboard Magic - http://www.marlwifi.org.nz/other/stripboard-magic

Stripes - http://sites.google.com/site/libby8dev/stripes

VeeCAD - http://veecad.com/

VeroCAD - http://xtronic.org/download/verocad-3-veroboard/

VeroDes - http://www.heyrick.co.uk/software/verodes/

VeroRoute - http://sourceforge.net/projects/veroroute/

Simulation - Free[edit]

Analog Devices version of NI Multisim - http://www.analog.com/en/amplifier-linear-tools/multisim/topic.html

5Spice - http://www.5spice.com/ (not free for commercial use)

Cider - http://embedded.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/downloads/cider/index.htm

Circuit Simulator Applet - http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ (iPad/iPhone version available, iCircuit - NOT FREE)

KiCad - Has support for Ngspice https://www.kicad.org/

Logisim - http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/

LTspice IV (Linear Technology) - http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/

Mindi (Microchip) - http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en537206

Ngspice - http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/screens.html

Qucs - http://qucs.sourceforge.net/

Simetrix - http://www.simetrix.co.uk/site/demo.html

TINA-TI (Texas Instruments) - http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/tina-ti.html

XSPICE - http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mrichard/Xspice/

Simulation - Commercial[edit]

AIM Spice - http://www.aimspice.com/

B2 Spice - http://www.beigebag.com/

Circuit Wizard - http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/products.html

ICAP/4, etc.. - http://www.intusoft.com/default.htm (Limited Free version available)

Micro Cap - http://www.spectrum-soft.com/index.shtm (Limited Free version available)

NI Multisim (National Instruments) - http://www.ni.com/multisim/

PSpice (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pspice_simulation/pages/default.aspx (Limited Free version available)

Simetrix - http://www.simetrix.co.uk/site/index.html

Super Spice (Anasoft) - http://www.anasoft.co.uk/ (Limited Free version available)

TopSpice - http://penzar.com/topspice/topspice.htm (Limited Free version available)

WinSpice - http://www.winspice.com/

3D Models[edit]

http:///beta-prototypes.com/

http://grabcad.com/

http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/

http://www.pcb-3d.com/

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-Compiled by ElCap from EEVblog Forum: [http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3677.0]
+Compiled by ElCap from EEVblog Forum: http://www.eevblog.com/forum/index.php?topic=3677.0
+== Reviews of PCB CAD programs ==
+[https://www.sfcircuits.com/pcb-school/pcb-design-software-comparison-guide PCB Design Software Guide by SFCircuits] Review of DipTrace, EagleCAD, OrCAD, PADS & Altium Designer
+[http://predictabledesigns.com/pcb-design-software-which-one-is-best/ PCB Design Reviews by John Teel] Focused mostly on DipTrace
+[http://www.limpkin.fr/index.php?post/2012/07/17/Altium-vs-Cadence%3A-a-totally-subjective-opinion Altium vs. Cadence] Review of Limpkin's switch from Cadence to Altium in 2012
+[https://www.pcbonline.com/blog/best-free-pcb-layout-software.html Top 8 Best Free PCB Design Software] Review of Free PCB Design Software - Pros and Cons
 == Free/Open source ==
+[http://pcb.ui3g.com Electronic Engineers Blog] 12 Best of Electronic Engineers Blog
+CircuitMaker (Altium) - http://www.altium.com/circuitmaker/overview | http://www.circuitmaker.com/
+DesignSpark (RS Components) - http://www.designspark.com/
+FreePCB - http://www.freepcb.com
+Fritzing - http://fritzing.org
+gEDA - http://www.gpleda.org/index.html
+KiCAD - https://www.kicad.org/
+MeowCAD (web-based) - https://meowcad.com
+Minimal Board Editor - http://www.suigyodo.com/online/e/index.htm (English, Japanese)
+Open Circuit Design - http://opencircuitdesign.com
+PCB Elegance - http://etim.net.au/pcbelegance/
+Protel/Altium AutoTrax/EasyTrax (DOS Based) - http://techdocs.altium.com/display/ALEG/Legacy+Downloads
+TCI - http://b.urbani.free.fr (French)
-DesignSpark (RS comp) - [http://www.designspark.com/]
-FreePCB - [http://www.freepcb.com/]
-Fritzing - [http://fritzing.org/]
-gEDA - [http://www.gpleda.org/index.html]
-KiCAD - [http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/]
-Minimal Board Editor - [http://www.suigyodo.com/online/e/index.htm] (English, Japanese)
-Open Circuit Design - http://opencircuitdesign.com/
-Protel (Altium) AutoTrax/EasyTrax (DOS Based) - http://www.altium.com/community/downloads/en/downloads_home.cfm
-TCI - http://b.urbani.free.fr/ (French)
 ZenitPCB - http://www.zenitpcb.com/Index.html
+TinyCAD - http://sourceforge.net/apps/mediawiki/tinycad/index.php?title=TinyCAD
+EasyEDA - https://easyeda.com/editor
 == Limited free version ==
-AutoTRAX - http://www.kov.com/
+AutoTRAX - http://www.kov.com
 CADint - http://www.cadint.se/p_free.asp
-Cadstar Express (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar/downloads/express.aspx
-DipTrace - http://www.diptrace.com/
+CADSTAR Express (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar/downloads/express.aspx
-Eagle (Farnell/Newark) - http://www.cadsoft.de/
+DipTrace - http://www.diptrace.com
+Eagle (was Farnell/Newark, now Autodesk) - http://www.cadsoft.de
 Layo1 PCB - http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/downloads.htm
 McCAD - http://www.mccad.com/index.html
 OrCad 16.3 (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pages/downloads.aspx#demo
 Osmond PCB - http://www.osmondpcb.com/index.html (Only PCB)
-PCB Elegance - http://www.mercoelectronics.nl/
-WinQcad - http://www.winqcad.com/
+WinQcad - http://www.winqcad.com
+CometCAD - http://www.cometcad.com
 == Commercial ==
+Allegro (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/Pages/default.aspx
+Altium - http://www.altium.com
-Allegro (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/Pages/default.aspx
-Altium - http://www.altium.com/
 Ariadne - http://www.cad-ul.de/ariadne-eda.html (German)
-AutoTRAX - http://www.kov.com/
+AutoTRAX (Not to be confused with Protel/Altium!) - http://www.kov.com
 Bartels AutoEngineer - http://www.bartels.de/bae/bae_en.htm (English, German)
 BoardMaker3 - http://www.tsien.info/index.php#
-Board Station (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/boardstation/
+Board Station (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/boardstation
 CADint - http://www.cadint.se/products.asp
-Cadstar (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar
+CADSTAR (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar
 CIRCAD - http://www.holophase.com/index.html
 CircuitCREATOR - http://www.circuitcreator.com/creator/index.htm
 Circuit Wizard, PCB wizard - http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/products.html
-CSiEDA - http://www.csitek.co.kr/ (Korean)
-CSiEDA - http://www.csieda.co.jp/en/csieda/ (Japanese, English)
+CSiEDA - http://www.csitek.co.kr (Korean)
+CSiEDA - http://www.csieda.co.jp/en/csieda (Japanese, English)
 CR-5000 (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cr-5000
-DipTrace - http://www.diptrace.com/
+DipTrace - http://www.diptrace.com
 Douglas CAD/CAM - http://www.douglas.com/software/pro/prolayout.html
-Dreamcad - http://www13.ocn.ne.jp/~dreamnet/ (Japanese)
-Eagle (Farnell/Newark) - http://www.cadsoft.de/
+Dreamcad - http://www13.ocn.ne.jp/~dreamnet (Japanese)
+EAGLE (was Farnell/Newark, now owned by Autodesk) - https://www.autodesk.co.uk/products/eagle/overview (formerly http://www.cadsoft.de)
 Easy-PC - http://www.numberone.com/easypc.asp
 EDWinXP - http://www.visionics.a.se/index.html
-Expedition Enterprise (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/expedition-enterprise/
+Expedition Enterprise (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/expedition-enterprise
 ICADPCB (Fujitsu) - http://www.fujitsu.com/my/services/software/business/icad_thirdpage.html
 Layo1 PCB - http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/index.html
 McCAD - http://www.mccad.com/index.html
 Orcad (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/orcad_capture/pages/default.aspx
 Osmond PCB - http://www.osmondpcb.com/index.html (Only PCB)
-Pads (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/pads/
-PCB Elegance - http://www.mercoelectronics.nl/
+Pads (Mentor) - http://www.mentor.com/products/pcb-system-design/design-flows/pads
-Proteus PCB Design - http://www.labcenter.com/products/pcb_overview.cfm
+PCB-Investigator - http://www.pcb-investigator.com
+Proteus PCB Design - http://www.labcenter.com/products/pcb/pcb_overview.cfm
 Pulsonix - http://pulsonix.com/index.asp
-Rimu Schematics/PCB - http://www.hutson.co.nz/
+Rimu Schematics/PCB - http://www.hutson.co.nz
 Scooter PCB - http://www.scooter-pcb.de/scooter-pcb/index.html (German)
 Sprint-Layout - http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/sprint-layout.html
 SuperCAD/SuperPCB - http://www.mentala.com/products.htm
-Target 3001 - http://www.ibfriedrich.com/ (English, German, French)
+Target 3001 - http://www.ibfriedrich.com (English, German, French)
 TINA (DesignSoft) - http://www.tina.com
-Ultiboard (National Instruments) - http://www.ni.com/ultiboard/
+Ultiboard (National Instruments) - http://www.ni.com/ultiboard
 Vutrax - http://www.vutrax.co.uk/index.htm
 WinCircuit - http://alain.michel13.free.fr/Anglais.html
-WinQcad - http://www.winqcad.com/
-XL designer (Seetrax) - http://www.xldesigner.com/
-Free SW for PCB order service (no gerber files export)
+WinQcad - http://www.winqcad.com
-ECAD Pro - http://www.pcbdesignandfab.com/ (gerber files $25/board)
-Expresspcb - http://www.expresspcb.com/
+XL designer (Seetrax) - http://www.xldesigner.com
-Pad 2 Pad - http://www.pad2pad.com
+Zuken CR-5000 - http://www.zuken.com/en/products/pcb-design/cr-5000
+Techno Tronix (Complete Turnkey PCB) - http://www.technotronix.us/turnkey.html
+PCB Assembly (PCB Material Management) - http://www.4pcbassembly.com/services/pcb_material_management.html
+AiPCBA ( Turnkey PCB Assembly) - https://www.aipcba.com/turnkey-pcb-assembly.html
+== Translations ==
+E-studio Pro - http://www.elgris.com
+Schematic translation tool : OrCAD, Concept, DxDesigner, PADS Powerlogic, EAGLE, EDIF, Altium Designer, PCAD, CADStar, etc.
+== Libraries ==
+PCB Library Expert - http://www.pcblibraries.com
+You enter component dimension data and the tool automatically makes the IPC-7351 compliant footprints along with your preferences. The tool exports to all the major CAD programs.
+SnapEDA - http://www.snapeda.com
+Free schematic symbols and PCB footprints that export to nearly every electronics CAD tool (OrCAD, Allegro, Eagle, Altium, KiCad, and Pulsonix).
+== Free SW for PCB order service (no gerber files export) ==
+ECAD Pro - http://www.pcbdesignandfab.com (gerber files $25/board)
+Expresspcb - http://www.expresspcb.com
+Pad2Pad - http://www.pad2pad.com (Gerber files for $25 per design if Pad2Pad fabricates boards, $50 for Gerber exports with no fabrication)
 PCB123 - http://www.sunstone.com/PCB123-CAD-Software.aspx (gerber files $100/board)
-PCB Artist - http://www.4pcb.com/free-pcb-layout-software/
+PCB Artist - http://www.4pcb.com/free-pcb-layout-software
 Target 3001 (PCB Pool edition) - http://www.pcb-pool.com/ppuk/service_downloads.html (gerber with proto)
-Gerber tools
+== Gerber tools ==
-GCPrevue (Graphicode) - http://www.graphicode.com/Download_GC-Prevue_and_Free_Trials
+[http://pcb.ui3g.com Utility programs Download] Utility programs Gerber tools Download
+DFM Now! - http://www.numericalinnovations.com/dfmnow.html
+GCPrevue (Graphicode) - http://www.graphicode.com/Download_GC-Prevue_and_Free_Trials
 GerberLogix - http://www.easylogix.de/products_detail.php?prog_id=1
-gerbv - http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/
-Viewplot - http://www.viewplot.com/
-PCB panelizing
+GerbTool - http://www.wssi.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=section&id=16&Itemid=167
-CAM 350 - http://www.downstreamtech.com/CAM350XL.html
+gerbv - http://gerbv.sourceforge.net
+GerbView - Built-in gerber viewer for KiCad. https://www.kicad.org/
+Online-Gerber-Viewer - http://www.gerber-viewer.com
+Viewplot - http://www.viewplot.com
+== PCB panelizing ==
+CAM 350 - http://www.downstreamtech.com/cam350.php
 FAB 3000 - http://www.numericalinnovations.com/fab3000.html
-Stripboard/Veroboard layout tools
+== Stripboard/Veroboard layout tools ==
-DIY Layout Creator - http://diy-fever.com/software/
+DIY Layout Creator - http://diy-fever.com/sofware/diylc/
 LochMaster - http://www.abacom-online.de/uk/html/lochmaster.html
 Stripboard Designer - http://www.freedownloadscenter.com/Multimedia_and_Graphics/Misc__Graphics_Tools/StripBoard_Designer.html
 Stripboard Magic - http://www.marlwifi.org.nz/other/stripboard-magic
 Stripes - http://sites.google.com/site/libby8dev/stripes
 VeeCAD - http://veecad.com/
 VeroCAD - http://xtronic.org/download/verocad-3-veroboard/
 VeroDes - http://www.heyrick.co.uk/software/verodes/
+VeroRoute - http://sourceforge.net/projects/veroroute/
 == Simulation - Free ==
+Analog Devices version of NI Multisim - http://www.analog.com/en/amplifier-linear-tools/multisim/topic.html
+Spice - http://www.5spice.com/ (not free for commercial use)
-Spice - http://www.5spice.com/ (not free for commercial use)
 Cider - http://embedded.eecs.berkeley.edu/pubs/downloads/cider/index.htm
 Circuit Simulator Applet - http://www.falstad.com/circuit/ (iPad/iPhone version available, iCircuit - NOT FREE)
+KiCad - Has support for Ngspice https://www.kicad.org/
 Logisim - http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/
-LTpsiceIV (Linear Technology) - http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
+LTspice IV (Linear Technology) - http://www.linear.com/designtools/software/
 Mindi (Microchip) - http://www.microchip.com/stellent/idcplg?IdcService=SS_GET_PAGE&nodeId=1406&dDocName=en537206
 Ngspice - http://ngspice.sourceforge.net/screens.html
 Qucs - http://qucs.sourceforge.net/
+Simetrix - http://www.simetrix.co.uk/site/demo.html
 TINA-TI (Texas Instruments) - http://focus.ti.com/docs/toolsw/folders/print/tina-ti.html
 XSPICE - http://users.ece.gatech.edu/~mrichard/Xspice/
 == Simulation - Commercial ==
 AIM Spice - http://www.aimspice.com/
 B2 Spice - http://www.beigebag.com/
 Circuit Wizard - http://www.new-wave-concepts.com/products.html
 ICAP/4, etc.. - http://www.intusoft.com/default.htm (Limited Free version available)
 Micro Cap - http://www.spectrum-soft.com/index.shtm (Limited Free version available)
 NI Multisim (National Instruments) - http://www.ni.com/multisim/
 PSpice (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pspice_simulation/pages/default.aspx (Limited Free version available)
+Simetrix - http://www.simetrix.co.uk/site/index.html
 Super Spice (Anasoft) - http://www.anasoft.co.uk/ (Limited Free version available)
 TopSpice - http://penzar.com/topspice/topspice.htm (Limited Free version available)
 WinSpice - http://www.winspice.com/
+== 3D Models ==
+http:///beta-prototypes.com/
+http://grabcad.com/
+http://www.3dcontentcentral.com/
+http://www.pcb-3d.com/