Some are proprietary, some are free to use online, and others are industrial grade PCB software. And as far as You use to use 2-3 layers and sizes under A5 it is just what one may want.In the market there is a large variety of PCB design software available.

So, if it be my will I had started to use a first but then realized no-one in my surrounding aren't capable to understand me, I reverted to second let be synced with them. And for our poorly glued pcs old-timers (but there are still kubikmeters of this blessing around) we cannot expect the 0,2mm patches will be stable enough, so I need to widden it under the IC and draw it longer, let the part of patch be not covered by solder metal.

For high frequency no-one automate including the quantum computer will not plan the distances and angles better than experienced hand. Both have easy working with self made footprint samples - I count it VERY big advance as well the working in full 'by hand only' drawing regime. But first has bit difficulcy of flood in the gnd anywhere by Flood-In method, while second have it very simple. Both are roughly equal, only last exist cracked while first exist 'officially' free. So, the rest of most popular is FreePCB and SprintLayer.

However if only You are not tended to work with 12 llayer pcb in the size of 20x20 inches, the Eagle is too heavy for Your needs.Ĭontrary KiCAD I disliked because it demanded to learn everything by the new, (what is very common problem in Linux based softwares, take it for example the so beautiful photoshop soft as GIMP, where, if any has previous experience with any Photoshop (Adobe, Arcsoft or other) he have a permanent headache.

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