[sdiy] Schematic capture & board layout CAD recommendations

[John Loffink]

I am ready to give up on Autotrax EDA for a schematic capture and board
layout tool.  Are there any recommendations other than CADsoft's Eagle?
Eagle Professional Schematic capture and board layout software are $399 each
for unlimited board sizes.  Multisim is too expensive, in the thousands
apparently.  Other sub-US$1000 tools seem to be too obscure, limited in
board sizes and schematic pages, not well supported, or specific to a PCB
manufacturer.  I'm also tired of being a paying beta tester for a product.

Has anyone here used CadSoft's Eagle extensively?  If so, do you have any
reservations with it, or other recommedations.  What about support for
footprints or your own symbols?

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com


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