14 Sep
2005
14 Sep
'05
12:55 p.m.
>>>> "woodelf" == woodelf
<bfranchuk at jetnet.ab.ca> writes:
woodelf> Paul Koning wrote:
> I personally have good experience with PCB Pool
(for a 4-layer
> board, not dense but with fine detail for surface mount parts).
> They are interesting in that they can accept not just Gerber
> files, but also Eagle CAD files, which are easier to work with if
> that's the tool you're using. (And a limited version of Eagle CAD
> is available for the download. It's pretty nice.)
woodelf> The only thing good about eagle is has a schematic package.
woodelf> I am still looking for a free PCB and a free Schematic entry
woodelf> program because that for me is bigger than eagle's demo
woodelf> size.
Sure. That wasn't a problem for me because I bought Eagle CAD way
back when, before they had the free version, so mine doesn't have the
limits. For that matter, if you spend some money that is still true.
I don't know about free layout tools, much less free autorouters. Are
there any? (The Eagle autorouter isn't all that good but it does get
the job done, and you can easily clean up its output if you think it
looks too ugly.)
paul