Why? Well because a good portion of the time you spend routing your PCB (time is money) is the time taken to perform simple actions.
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“A PCB routing software should be easy to use.To define that subjective criteria, I'd like to propose here a simple 'easiness measurement metric' defined as number of clicks + number of keystrokes + mouse moving distance to perform a given function. Cadence article to encompass our primary grading criteria: We really like this excerpt from Mathieu Stephan’s (AKA limpkin) excellent Altium vs. We also have biases for software that we’re extremely comfortable with compared to programs that we have had very little work with. It’s important to establish the criteria we’re using - which is, inevitably, subjective. This guide is structured to help you decide which is optimal or explore alternatives.
Ultimately, your needs and preferences should drive what CAD program you use.
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They range from free or inexpensive to high-end/premium.Īll of the tools are different and unique in their own way.
It has an autorouter, but I never use it.It's relatively cheap should you need to purchase more functionality.I'm not sure if Arduino is represented, but I made my own Arduino layouts and shield layouts.
So, with a little creativity, you can achieve just about any board shape you want.
But, it can not only do lines and rectangles, it can also do curves and polygons.