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I'm getting ready to download Eagle. I've used the ExpressPCB software but never had a board built by them...project died. I understand there are some workarounds to use their layout somehow but I'd rather keep it straightforward.

Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I try?

This is so I can get started on my PCB experiments.

tnx
jim

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Jim,
 I've tried Eagle and its pretty easy once you get the hang of it. I am no
expert, but it was the first one I tried so I guess if I can do it anyone
can. I can't advise you how good these are but here are some free apps on
this page:
 http://eeshop.unl.edu/cad.html
 Cya
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> I'm getting ready to download Eagle. I've used the ExpressPCB software but
> never had a board built by them...project died. I understand there are some
> workarounds to use their layout somehow but I'd rather keep it
> straightforward.
>
> Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I try?
>
> This is so I can get started on my PCB experiments.
>
> tnx
> jim
>
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I use DipTrace, the free version. There is some limitation, but for my 
needs is OK. Take a look at 
http://www.diptrace.com/download.php



Adrian


--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Jim Miller" <jim@j...> wrote:
>
> I'm getting ready to download Eagle. I've used the ExpressPCB 
software but never had a board built by them...project died. I 
understand there are some workarounds to use their layout somehow but 
I'd rather keep it straightforward.
> 
> Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I 
try?

> 
> This is so I can get started on my PCB experiments.
> 
> tnx
> jim
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

On Thu, 17 Nov 2005, Jim Miller wrote:

> I'm getting ready to download Eagle. I've used the ExpressPCB software but never had a board built by them...project died. I understand there are some workarounds to use their layout somehow but I'd rather keep it straightforward.
>
> Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I try?
>
> This is so I can get started on my PCB experiments.

See gEDA at http://geda.seul.org/

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Jim Miller wrote:

>Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I try?
>
>  
>

  Eagle is excellent for free, hard to imagine much of anything 
surpassing it.  There's a reason so many people use it..

Start with the tutorial and go through it, it'll take a week or two to 
get used to its different ideas but it's well worth it.  There are 
plenty of others that are quite decent as well, but there's also a 
reason so many people end up using Eagle.

Alan

thanks all

i'll give eagle a try.

jim

> Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I try?

For simple stuff, I like TinyCAD. Currently my use of Eagle is
sporadic enough that I have to keep relearning it. TinyCAD I can pick
up and use.

http://tinycad.sourceforge.net/ (source code is available)

There is also a free PCB layout program that works with TinyCAD called FreePCB.

http://www.freepcb.com/

--
Dave Hylands
Vancouver, BC, Canada
http://www.DaveHylands.com/

A very very good free (as speetch) pcb software is kicad.It's multiplatform.

http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/

Greets

Eid0



Jim Miller wrote:

> I'm getting ready to download Eagle. I've used the ExpressPCB software but never had a board built by them...project died. I understand there are some workarounds to use their layout somehow but I'd rather keep it straightforward.
> 
> Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I try?
> 
> This is so I can get started on my PCB experiments.
> 
> tnx
> jim
> 
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> Be sure to visit the group home and check for new Links, Files, and Photos:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs
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> If Files or Photos are running short of space, post them here:
> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Homebrew_PCBs_Archives/ 
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Jim Miller wrote:

> I'm getting ready to download Eagle. I've used the ExpressPCB software but never had a board built by them...project died. I understand there are some workarounds to use their layout somehow but I'd rather keep it straightforward.
> 
> Are there free alternatives to Eagle that anyone can recommend I try?
> 
> This is so I can get started on my PCB experiments.
> 
> tnx
> jim
> 


A very very good free (as speetch) pcb software is kicad.It's multiplatform.

http://www.lis.inpg.fr/realise_au_lis/kicad/

Greets

Eid0