Homebrew PCBs

Go here for a comparison of free CAD's  Eagle, Kicad and Design Spark.
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On Sat, 2011-02-19 at 14:34 -0800, Randy S. wrote:
>   
> HOW RUDE !! LMAO .. just kiddin 
> Well .. I will migrate to one of the others as soon as I have time..
> I will say one thing about the FreePCB .. 
> Using that and having to deal with the "nets"
> has been instructional .. and when making that board .. 
> I have some "conflicts" where I couldnt attach a wire
> to a pin on a part because it was on a different net .
> BUT .. this time .. thanks to everyones patience and
> kind assistance .. it made sense and I knew what to do to fix it .
> It kind of reminds me of switches and hubs and segments / collision
> domains.
> On the note of OTHER software .. I am playing with KICAD in ubuntu
> and created a schematic, but when I click on the PCB button ( forget
> what its 
> called and I am at work )
> it opens the board editor with a blank sheet ... shouldnt it bring the
> schematic 
> info
> over into the board layout ? Or is it a manual import type thang ? LOL
> I'm thinking it should do what Eagle does when you switch to the board
> editor.
> 
> Thanks again all 
> 
> Randy - N2CUA
> 
> ________________________________
> From: Andrew <a_wake@...>
> To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
> Sent: Sat, February 19, 2011 3:21:59 PM
> Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: Free PCB question
> 
>   
> Okay -- no schematic editor, no way to print out directly from the
> program ... I 
> don't mean to be rude (well, maybe just a little! :)), but why would
> anyone use 
> FreePCB??
> 
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Charles Patton
> <charles.r.patton@...> 
> wrote:
> >
> > Free editors I suggested earlier are:
> 
> <snip>
> 
> > So do your schematic and simulations in LTspice, then export the
> netlist
> > and make it compatible to FreePCB.
> > 
> > 
> > On 2/19/2011 8:09 AM, Randy S. wrote:
> > >
> > > I would but .. sorry for ignorance here .. dont see a schematic
> editor 
> > > with
> > > FreePCB ??
> > > Do I import it form another program?
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