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There seems to be quite a few to choose from, KiCAD, Altium, Allegro, etc. I'm going to be designing a few boards for personal use. I'll be using 4 layers on at least 1 board, and a mixture of through hole and surface mount components.
I'm not going to be looking for work in PCB design (or anything else), so don't care about looking good on a resume. Most programs are available online for "deep discounts" so I'm not worried about price. Just want to design a few boards with least overall effort. It would be good if there are tutorials and online forums where I can learn. What do you recommend?
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A****min
Aug 01.2019, 17:27:40
Judging on other people's experience with Eagle and my own with Altium both would be on the bottom of my list of simple to use programs.
If you want something simple without fuss then perhaps the lower cost packages could be a quick start at the cost of having to do without good support for the logistics part of the PCB development process (managing components and creating bill-of-materials).
Either way many CAD/PCB packages have a steep learning curve and each has their own work flow which you may or may not like. With the requirements set by the OP I would start to look at Kicad. Also don't get fooled by the size of the libraries: you will have to create your own symbols and footprints because no library is ever complete. I've been designing PCBs using computers for nearly 25 years and each design needs new components and footprints.
