Difference between revisions of "PCB CAD programs"

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 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
+Open Circuit Design - [http://opencircuitdesign.com/]
-TCI - http://b.urbani.free.fr/ (French)
-ZenitPCB - http://www.zenitpcb.com/Index.html
+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]
 == 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
+CADint - [http://www.cadint.se/p_free.asp]
-DipTrace - http://www.diptrace.com/
-Eagle (Farnell/Newark) - http://www.cadsoft.de/
+Cadstar Express (Zuken) - [http://www.zuken.com/products/cadstar/downloads/express.aspx]
-Layo1 PCB - http://www.baas.nl/layo1pcb/uk/downloads.htm
-McCAD - http://www.mccad.com/index.html
+DipTrace - [http://www.diptrace.com/]
-OrCad 16.3 (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/orcad/pages/downloads.aspx#demo
-Osmond PCB - http://www.osmondpcb.com/index.html (Only PCB)
+Eagle (Farnell/Newark) - [http://www.cadsoft.de/]
-PCB Elegance - http://www.mercoelectronics.nl/
-WinQcad - http://www.winqcad.com/
+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/]
 == Commercial ==
-Allegro (Cadence) - http://www.cadence.com/products/pcb/Pages/default.aspx
+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/
-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/
-CADint - http://www.cadint.se/products.asp
-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)
-CR-5000 (Zuken) - http://www.zuken.com/products/cr-5000
-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/
-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/
-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/
-Proteus PCB Design - http://www.labcenter.com/products/pcb_overview.cfm
-Pulsonix - http://pulsonix.com/index.asp
-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)
-TINA (DesignSoft) - http://www.tina.com
-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)
+Altium - [http://www.altium.com/]
-ECAD Pro - http://www.pcbdesignandfab.com/ (gerber files $25/board)
-Expresspcb - http://www.expresspcb.com/
-Pad 2 Pad - http://www.pad2pad.com
-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
+Ariadne - [http://www.cad-ul.de/ariadne-eda.html] (German)
-GCPrevue (Graphicode) - http://www.graphicode.com/Download_GC-Prevue_and_Free_Trials
-GerberLogix - http://www.easylogix.de/products_detail.php?prog_id=1
+AutoTRAX - [http://www.kov.com/]
-gerbv - http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/
-Viewplot - http://www.viewplot.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/]
+CADint - [http://www.cadint.se/products.asp]
+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)
+CR-5000 (Zuken) - [http://www.zuken.com/products/cr-5000]
+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/]
+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/]
+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/]
+Proteus PCB Design - [http://www.labcenter.com/products/pcb_overview.cfm]
+Pulsonix - [http://pulsonix.com/index.asp]
+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)
+TINA (DesignSoft) - [http://www.tina.com]
+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) ==
+ECAD Pro - [http://www.pcbdesignandfab.com/] (gerber files $25/board)
+Expresspcb - [http://www.expresspcb.com/]
+Pad 2 Pad - [http://www.pad2pad.com]
+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 ==
+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 ==
-PCB panelizing
 CAM 350 - http://www.downstreamtech.com/CAM350XL.html
 FAB 3000 - http://www.numericalinnovations.com/fab3000.html
-Stripboard/Veroboard layout tools
+== Stripboard/Veroboard layout tools ==
 DIY Layout Creator - http://diy-fever.com/software/
 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/
 == Simulation - Free ==
 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)
 Logisim - http://ozark.hendrix.edu/~burch/logisim/
 LTpsiceIV (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/
 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)
 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/