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Nigel Wright's Vendor Thread

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PCB design software CAD. SMD capable.

Runs on Windows XP (SP3) , Windows Vista and Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Windows 11.

This is a mature product with no bug list, if I find a bug it is fixed immediately.
Support for this product is second to none, you are supported by the guy who wrote this software.
Schematic and PCB symbol designer wizards.
Auto creates SIL, DIL, BGA, circular and QUAD PCB footprints from your parameters.

Schematic entry with auto convert schematic to PCB rats nest, unconnected pin scanner and single ended net scanner.

PCB entry with 127 layer rip up and retry auto-router with clearance and continuity check.
360 degree rotations of pcb components with obround pads.

Integrity checker, compares schematic and PCB for differences.

Component locater.

Parts list output.
Schematic/PCB component auto-renumbering and re-annotation.

RS274X Gerber file generator and NC/Excellon drill file generator.
Pick and place file generator with fiducial option.
3D PCB viewer module. (for this software output only)

Output schematic to printer auto-sized.

Output PCB to printer in 4:1, 2:1 and 1:1 scaling, inversion and mirroring about x and y axis.

Merge schematics and merge PCB's.

Library scanners for fast component selection.

Gerber file viewer (for this software output only)
Component locater, block-mode for repeats, shifts, rotations etc.

Net optimizer for shortest routes.

Auto component placers for minimum routing.
Recursive auto-autoplace, rotational autoplace and swap autoplacer.
Auto-place and route recursively function for lazy PCB design.
Unconnected pin scanner.
Forward annotation function from schematic to PCB.
Screen capture to bitmap file in schematic and PCB entry.
PCB's up to 50 by 50 inches.

127 copper layers.
127 resist layers.
Copper pours, each layer can be connected to a different NET.

2 silk layers (upper/lower)

Comes with basic symbol libraries, 4000, 7400, smd4000, smd7400 and general as standard.

User manual in each module

This is the full version and not a crippled, time limited or downsized version.
This is a fully integrated package and not a suite of amateur free programs cobbled together.
Fully supported package with email and phone help lines.​