- General impressions to PCB softwares
- Fritzing (http://fritzing.org/home/)
- Pros
- Free of charge
- Flexible ( Able to use SVG for irregular shaped components/boards )
- Has simple simulation for arduino y breadboard
- Cons
- Super slow
- Only support 2 layers
- Routing UI has high chance of mis-clicking
- Component Editor not so user-friendly
- Pros
- Design Spark (http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/)
- Pros
- Free of charge
- Fast
- Has large ready to go component library
- Can exceed 2 layers (4/6)
- Cons
- Not flexible ( Almost impossible to do custom shaped pads/cnc contour )
- Grid system very badly designed
- Routing UI has high chance of mis-connecting
- Deleting routes doesn't pop net connection back
- Pros
- Yet to try:
- Altium Design ( Has free trial but cost 7000+ USD to buy )
- EAGLE ( Widely used by open hardware developers, hobbist version 169 USD http://www.cadsoftusa.com/shop/pricing/)
- Fritzing (http://fritzing.org/home/)