OK folks......? this is what I think of PCBCAD51
noting I am NOT an electrical engineer that spent a lifetime in CAD programs.
I am a hobby tinkerer.... and most definitely an avid PCB homebrewer.
#1? The documentation walked me through drawing a schematic with existing library parts
then created a ratsnest then autorouted and then made gerber and drill files
?? ========>>>>>>?? IN LESS THAN ONE HOUR OF TIME in front of the computer <<<<<<<<<<=======
I just can not impress upon everyone here enough that this definitely IS the CAD for home brewing PCBs.
NOTHING I ever used before this PCBCAD51 got me anywhere close the the finish line..GERBER files...? after just an hour of play time.
#2 GERBER files are for wussies. Real PCBs are home brewed on your kitchen table with muriatic acid and hydrogen peroxide after doing toner transfer heat pressings.
One real issue I have with home brewing PCBs is that I need to trace the toner traces with ink because toner is porous and all the CADs I used made me jump through hoops
to get fatter traces ...big enough ...wide enough... for me to actually trace with a sharpie....
BUT?? this PCBCAD51 quickly provided me the solution by allowing me to bump the setting from 20 to 80 in the PCB design screen and fat traces appeared.
I'm not selling anything here.... ?? I am just giving my opinion that this software cost less than a beer in my local pub .....and yet.... I got results faster then the zoo I went through
tripping over EAGLE and KiCad never getting to learn anything that I could reliably use again. ???? ?
