I was trying some PCB layouts yesterday and today. Was using the PCB123 software which the one manufacturer provides free of charge. The biggest problem with it is that has such a small library of parts, and doesn't import any normal formats. So I spend most of my time drawing footprints, rather than laying out the board. I didn't even get to any complicated components yet.
Trying something else now. DipTrace had good reviews, and I see why. After spending many hours trying to make PCB123 do what I wanted, I found it so easy to work with DipTrace. I still have to create a few parts from scratch, but even that's a painless task. Will have to see how it handles silk screening on the bottom side of the board.
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