PBC Designer software anyone?

Hi

i'm looking for a freware/shareware softrware which can help me design the PCB layout of the circuit i have already designed.

the thing is, i'm a real amature so i was wondering if there is any software which takes in the circuit diagram from me, and designs the optimum track layout for me. i already have some simple softwares from companies like Niche but that isn't exactly what i'm looking for.

is there anything that can help me design track layout rather than just draw it for me?

any suggestions? thanks in advance.

- ali

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Aliasger
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The piece of software you're looking for is called an autorouter. EAGLE's freeware version includes a working autorouter. But, be aware that an autorouter is not the answer to a lack of experience. If you set up all the design rules just right, and you're lucky, and/or your circuit has no critical layout requirements, you'll get good results. For high-speed stuff, analog circuits, circuits with special characteristics, no autorouter

- certainly not the relatively simple one in EAGLE - will give you good results.

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Lewin A.R.W. Edwards

Hi

The only one I know for this use is EAGLE from

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: in its free version, it is the less limited one I know, because the only board constraint is to fit all your components' pads into a 100x80mm rectangle, with single- or double-sided traces (no multi-layer, but no matter since you're an amateur like me).

In most of the cases, you have to enter the schematic first (and take a lot of time to search the components or sometimes create new ones into libraries), before converting it to a board and routing it, because the "forward and back annotation" safety mechanism, associated to the design or electrical rules checks prevent you from making mistakes.

There is an auto-router, but I never used it since I never took the time to learn how to customize it (it has got a lot of settings).

You're welcomed.

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Thierry C.
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Thierry C. (NOOS)

Thank you people!

Rgds, Ali

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Aliasger

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