 |
Matronics Email Lists
Web Forum Interface to the Matronics Email Lists
|
| View previous topic :: View next topic |
| Author |
Message |
jaybrinkmeyer(at)yahoo.co
Guest
|
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Ed Anderson
Joined: 10 Jan 2006
Posts: 475
|
 Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:00 am Post subject: Expresspcb... Free CAD software |
 |
|
Hi Jay,
Yes, I've used the ExpressPCB schematic and PC board software for a number
of years. What's very nice is once you draw the schematic - it can aid you
in drawing a PC board design. It has a node highlighter (for lack of a
better word), so that when the PCB drawing is linked to the schematic
drawing and you click on a node (pin, resistor, etc) all the nodes on
components in the drawing that element is connected to will light up. So
you immediately know where you have to draw the traces.
There are a couple of minor down sides, its library of ready symbols and
components is a bit on the skimpy side - but, they do provide the means for
you to create and dimension any component yourself. Once you get use to
using it, it only takes a minute or two to whip up another component and
then store it in the "custom" component library.
Also you can not directly produce the PC board industry standard "Gerber
files" used to produce PC boards - so you are sort of locked in with
ExpressPCB. You can get a Gerber file from them but it will cost you $60.
On the other hand, they have some very reasonable board quantity offers (for
example 3 boards for $51 - to get this price the boards have to be 3.8"x
2.5" or smaller) and they will get the boards back to you within 3-4
workdays.
I'm just finishing up 3 PCB board designs and have sent the first off for
them to make. I have probably had 10-13 designs done by them over the years
and been happy with them all.
I have looked into other PC board manufactures due to the limitations (no
Gerber files, no capability to make stencils for surface mount components -
yet) , but have not found any that induced me to switch.
Ed
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson(at)carolina.rr.com
http://members.cox.net/rogersda/rotary/configs.htm#N494BW
http://www.dmack.net/mazda/index.html
---
| | - The Matronics AeroElectric-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List |
|
_________________
Ed Anderson
Rv-6A N494BW Rotary Powered
Matthews, NC
eanderson@carolina.rr.com |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
steerr(at)bellsouth.net
Guest
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:30 am Post subject: Expresspcb... Free CAD software |
|
|
Yep, I did my whole schematic with it. Somebody else had posted a library
of custom parts, which I expanded.
Bill
| Quote: | I've been playing around with express schematics CAD software for a while.
It's pretty useful and it's "free". Anyone else out there using this?
|
| | - The Matronics AeroElectric-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
flydreamer74(at)yahoo.com
Guest
|
| Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:33 pm Post subject: Expresspcb... Free CAD software |
|
|
[quote][b]
| | - The Matronics AeroElectric-List Email Forum - | | | Use the List Feature Navigator to browse the many List utilities available such as the Email Subscriptions page, Archive Search & Download, 7-Day Browse, Chat, FAQ, Photoshare, and much more:
http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?AeroElectric-List |
|
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
|
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum
|
Powered by phpBB © 2001, 2005 phpBB Group
|
Get Email Distribution Too!
FAQ
Search
Memberlist
Usergroups
Register
Profile
Log in to check your private messages
Log in
