Homebrew PCBs

On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:58:05 -0000, you wrote:

>I too think you'll find Eagle a much easier program to use and it is quick to learn. Has many wonderful user supported scripts and libraries and it's own C-like scripting language. The Free version has a limit on board size but for most home users it will be more than enough. I use Eagle a lot at home and Altium Designer at work. Altium is able to import Eagle files but has a very hefty price tag and is complex to learn due to it's overwhelming variety of features and attempt to be a complete project solution. Which it does a very good job at but at the cost of complexity... Eagle also makes it easy to create your own components if you cannot find an existing library. 
>
>Rather than investing in TC15 for Schematic or PCB CAD I would suggest using Eagle Freeware or Single user version.
>

After I tried writing the program, I got Eagle and sooner or later
upgraded to the hobbyist version, which does the 6*4 inch boards I
need to do (display boards can be large).

The OP used a drafting program, and I did, once.

Harvey

>
>
>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
>>
>> On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:29:19 -0000, you wrote:
>> 
>> >Just upgraded from TurboCAD 2 (DOS, but it sort of ran on Windows up through XP) to Turbocad 15. TC 2 had a nice set of board and schematic libraries - TC15 didn't come with either.  Anyone out there have  usable libraries for TC 15 they might be willing to share? 
>> 
>> I once used corel draw, ended up switching to eagle after trying to
>> write my own PCB program.  Less work to have other people do the job.
>> 
>> Harvey
>> 
>> >
>> >Merry Christmas to all -
>> >
>> >Norm
>> >W6NIM
>>
>