Menus will levels will be written as Menu -> sub-menu -> item. In this document actions to take will be written in italics. This makes this tutorial longer than it might otherwise be but it also means you will have all of the basic skills of PCB design. In this tutorial we will learn how to: make a schematic, schematic symbol, footprint and PCB layout. In addition it is improving steadily with significant contributions from CERN. It has no restrictions on its use for commercial designs.
As OSS you will always have KiCAD available to you.
This tutorial will be based on KiCAD and will teach the basics of PCB design. KiCAD is the most mature open source software (OSS) PCB CAD tool available presently. Both support 2-layer boards with some restrictions for free. Eagle and Diptrace are freemium model software. Altium, Allegro and PADS are commercial tools. Once you learn your first PCB CAD tool learning more should not be as difficult.
Each tool has its own design choices, with these come advantages and disadvantages. The principles behind PCB CAD tools are generally similar. Some examples include: Altium, Allegro, PADS, Eagle, Diptrace and KiCAD.
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