What software do you use for PCB design?
What software do you use for PCB design?
I'm interested in learning how to make a proper PCB rather than perf board with wires all over the place.
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I would recomment to try Kicad for this. It is free and should do just what you want.
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Yeah! I tried it years back, and it was not so good.
Fast forward to this month. I try it again and am really impressed! It's great now!
I was using it on client work within hours.
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KiCad. Stay away from closed-source tools. They'll all try to press out the max amount of money sooner or later. Or get bought and discontinued for eliminating competition.
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Another Kicad vote here. Note that even if you don't like it and move away from it eventually, the fact that it's open-source and the file format is documented means you're capable of taking your designs with you.
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KiCAD is good and has no vendor lock-in.
There are very good beginner tutorials and videos explaining typical workflows.
It features also stuff like auto-routing, error checking, part lists and 3D previews.
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I use Altium Designer and KiCAD. KiCAD isn't as good by just a hair but makes up for it by being free and open-source. Altium Designer is also crazy expensive for hobbyists.
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