With the default rules or some of the suggested user-contributed ones I never got results anywhere near as good with Eagle as I got with freerouter. It may be simply a matter of defining those rules very carefully. I now use Eagle 6.x without autorouter, which also saves a few bucks. However, for less complex boards (two to four layers) it's quicker and more reliable to just route them yourself then letting the autorouter do it and then cleaning up afterwards. Imo it's just a matter of specifying your router rules very meticulously. I used Eagle 5.x with autorouter module, and I don't share the same negativeness about it that much other Eagle users do. The Sparkfun library alone probably saved me tens of hours of footprint designing/finding. Plus, like Constantin said, it's probably the most used software around (at least in the 'professional-amateur' league) which means there are a lot of free resources available on the internet (libraries, how-to's, etc.).
The program has its quirks and antics and the GUI looks like it was ported from the DOS era, but once you get used to it it's a very powerful and easy to use EDA software that allows you to quickly churn out your PCB designs. Am looking for stuff that a regular Joe/Jane Engineer or Technician can use after a few days of madness and still meet commercial board quality without going homicidal.ĮDA experiences, ideas, jeers, and commiseration appreciated. But do not have the specialized experience of a draftsman to determine what sucks less, and what suckage would not be an issue for both micro-based and power-control stuff.Ĭonsidering the low-end stuff that is available for < $1k USD, and/or perhaps the FOSS stuff. Played with all three over past 10 days, and they all suck at various things. So am looking at what seems to be the three principle free offerings: Eagle, KiCad, and gEDA. We have typically used the good stuff from Altium and Cadence, but the new director says these licenses will not be renewed. My employer has embarked on a complete re-org and change of company direction, so much talent was either lost, or the task transferred to our Asia sites, to include the complete loss of engineering support (drafting, mech design, etc).
Thus the reason these questions are asked of the august PJRC members. And seems to have very little of the drama and weirdness and misdirection associated with stuff such as reddit and stackoverflow. The PJRC forum has a rather nice combination of passionate amateurs and practicing engineers.
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