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It is fully configurable to suit the needs of professional users as well as hobbyists. I almost forgot to mention that there is even a discount if you switch from Eagle.Įasy PC, as its name suggests, is an easy and intuitive tool for PCB design that has been in the electronics industry for more than 20 years.

350,000 components in CircuitStudio Content Library.

Hierarchical schematic design, constraint-driven PCB layout design, Altium Designer and Eagle compatibility.

Interactive and intelligent routing, collaboration with MCAD tools, built-in analogue, and digital simulation.

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Let’s have a closer look at the software features:

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I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of good quality video content they have along with full documentation with clear navigation. The initial browsing on the website left a good impression on me. I could not find many people reviewing this software, so I hope it does not mean there are not many who use it in the first place. The ability to manage to create and manage libraries as a team in full (“premium”) version.Ĭircuit Studio is an affordable software from Altium that comes with some of the features of Designer software such as Altium Vault of library parts.Advanced routing methods (interactive push and shove routing, obstacle avoidance routing, etc), intuitive alignment tools.In-built SPICE simulator, reusable design blocks, real-time design synchronization.There are plenty of tutorials available on Autodesk’s Youtube channel. The large database of users makes it easier to find help among members of forums and communities. Direct schematics-to-board conversion and back annotation, high speed and differential signalling, shape-based auto-routing.Įagle from Autodesk is on the higher end in terms of the price, but it is still not in the “professional use” section.The standard library of 140,000 components and 15,200 patterns, but the software comes with a Component and Pattern Editor for customizing components based on dimensions, shape, etc.Multi-level and multi-sheet hierarchical schematics design, Electrical Rule Check (ERC), import/export capabilities from/to other PCB design tools.Some of the key features of Diptrace include: Student versions can be purchased with a generous discount. There is a free version available with limited capability of designing only for 300 pins and 2 layers. However, if you are willing to pay for extra features, I have compiled a list of tools ranging from £60 to £800 with a goal of helping you decide on software that matches YOUR needs.ĭiptrace is the most affordable PCB design tool on my list. DesignSpark PCB software is probably one of the best in the market that satisfies the majority of my needs. As a young engineer myself, I literally scream if I find free tools that offer a good functionality.

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Just a suggestion.Īs far as price, yes the full version is much cheaper than any comparable professional level product, to the tune of several thousand cheaper for some products so it definitely has a place in the market.If you are studying at university, working for a small company or own a start-up, chances are that you can’t afford expensive software for PCB design. That might make a good place to start for people and then when their designs grow beyond 2 layers they might move up. You can get hobby level 4 layer boards made (extremely short run of 1 and 2 units), but they are far from hobby price. Maybe you could make the free version allow more pins and only 2 layers which would cover 90% of the hobby market. The ability to import Eagle designs might win you a few customers that need to move into something more feature rich from the free Eagle version. The canned 0805 pads for resistors and caps seem to be about 100% too large for any components that I've purchased. Honestly I've just decided that I'll keep banging away with FreePCB, the autorouter is a bit clunky but good enough for now (considering the price).Īs far as included symbols, the searching I did for symbols a couple weeks ago suggested that most professionals prefer to generate their own for the specific parts they are going to use, which is the position I've also adopted.

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