LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way

Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by leptons on Thursday September 28, 2023 @10:36PM (#37698663)

>How comprehensive is the part library?

I don't care as long as it has the usual industry standard footprints. For anything unusual I can make my own footprints.

>Is there auto-routing? How good is it?

I don't care, I won't use it. It's all garbage compared to what a human can do.

>"Import formats: DXF". For what, the board outline?

Yes, or silkscreen graphics or other unusual copper pours. Some people don't even mount components on the PCB, they use it as an artistic medium.

>"Export formats: PDF, SVG, pixmap, BOM, pick&place, Gerber/Excellon". None of which have enough info for import into another EDA program.

These are the only formats I need.

Been using KiCad but I'll take a look at LibrePCB.

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Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by bogantech on Friday September 29, 2023 @03:45AM (#37700521)

> >How comprehensive is the part library? > I don't care as long as it has the usual industry standard footprints. For anything unusual I can make my own footprints.

A thousand times this.

There's two kinds of people:

1: Uses library parts

2: Makes their own parts, has been bitten by the library parts being wrong (wrong pinout, footprint size etc)

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Re:LibrePCB – Create electronics the easy way by leptons on Friday September 29, 2023 @07:47PM (#37711460)

Anyone technical enough to contemplate making a PCB using discreet components or anything more than a "dev module" should already be capable of designing their own footprints.

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