Drawing PCB's...

eeka chu · 29th May 2004, 09:22 PM

Please let me know how you draw your's out.

I am aware of Eagle, PCB123 and CAM350.

I need to be able to custom draw the pads, in Metric, to a resolution of 0.01mm, as the board will be populated with fine pitched SMT.

The easer it is to use, the better - I don't have the time for another vertical learning curve.

borisov57 · 31st May 2004, 01:05 PM

If you want quick learning curve, try Pulsonix.
If you want the best, try Expedition or Allegro.

Pjotr · 31st May 2004, 01:32 PM

Hi John,

If you want on the cheap and quickly on the run (almost no learning curve):

Sprint-Layout

It is just a plain PCB drawing program, I would not recommend it for big designs.

Cheers

Bolinder · 6th June 2004, 10:44 AM

Arn't Expedition and Allegro very expensive? Do you know approximately what they cost?

Here are a few more links:

http://www.edwinxp.com/
http://www.labcenter.co.uk/
http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Costs.htm
http://www.cadsoft.de/ (runs on Linux)
http://www.olimex.com/pcb/dtools.html
http://etronics.free.fr/dossiers/sof.../logiciels.htm
http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~haceaton/pcb/ (Unix/Linux: free)
http://pcb.sourceforge.net/ (NetBSD: free)

Anybody that knows about recent independent tests of PCB CAD?

Bolinder.

eeka chu · 7th June 2004, 07:13 AM

Thanks everyone.

Once I've printed my boards out, would you suggest that I genuinely develop and etch them, or have any of you tried Press N' Peel?

I saw a few websites with really neat results on them using Press N' Peel, and it seems to save the effort of UV lamps, as I already have a HL-1450 laser printer.

The first board in question is a very small SMD switchmode converter. So, I will most likely produce a negative of the board to maximise the material left for conduction; only etching away the brakes.

29th May 2004, 09:22 PM	#1
eeka chu diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: England	Drawing PCB's... Please let me know how you draw your's out. I am aware of Eagle, PCB123 and CAM350. I need to be able to custom draw the pads, in Metric, to a resolution of 0.01mm, as the board will be populated with fine pitched SMT. The easer it is to use, the better - I don't have the time for another vertical learning curve.

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31st May 2004, 01:05 PM	#2
borisov57 diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2002	If you want quick learning curve, try Pulsonix. If you want the best, try Expedition or Allegro.

31st May 2004, 01:32 PM	#3
Pjotr diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Netherlands	Hi John, If you want on the cheap and quickly on the run (almost no learning curve): Sprint-Layout It is just a plain PCB drawing program, I would not recommend it for big designs. Cheers

6th June 2004, 10:44 AM	#4
Bolinder diyAudio Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Right betwen the speakers	Arn't Expedition and Allegro very expensive? Do you know approximately what they cost? Here are a few more links: http://www.edwinxp.com/ http://www.labcenter.co.uk/ http://www.expresspcb.com/ExpressPCBHtm/Costs.htm http://www.cadsoft.de/ (runs on Linux) http://www.olimex.com/pcb/dtools.html http://etronics.free.fr/dossiers/sof.../logiciels.htm http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~haceaton/pcb/ (Unix/Linux: free) http://pcb.sourceforge.net/ (NetBSD: free) Anybody that knows about recent independent tests of PCB CAD? Bolinder.

7th June 2004, 07:13 AM	#5
eeka chu diyAudio Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: England	Thanks everyone. Once I've printed my boards out, would you suggest that I genuinely develop and etch them, or have any of you tried Press N' Peel? I saw a few websites with really neat results on them using Press N' Peel, and it seems to save the effort of UV lamps, as I already have a HL-1450 laser printer. The first board in question is a very small SMD switchmode converter. So, I will most likely produce a negative of the board to maximise the material left for conduction; only etching away the brakes.