I ytried te lot and ended up with eagle CAD which is NOT either
cloudified or expensive.

The free version is here


https://www.autodesk.com/eagle-download-lin

"The free download is a Personal Learning License that may be used by
individuals for personal, non-commercial use. Free Autodesk software
licenses and/or cloud-based services are subject to acceptance of and
compliance with the terms and conditions of the license agreement or
terms of service, as applicable, that accompany such software or
cloud-based services. Usage is subject to such terms and conditions for
as long as you use the software or until such terms and conditions change"

It was streets ahead of kicad etc.


Two problems for trad people such as I.

You have to start by making sure any component you want to use is in a
library, including its size etc.

You have to then draw out your schematic in it, so it knows what the
board is supposed to do.

Unliess you are going multilayer its pretty useless at deciding how to
route stuff, expecially for analogue where paths taken matter.


I ended up doing my layout in a 2D CAD pacakge, then redoing the whole
thing into eagle which took 5 times as long.


Just for a single sided board.

Got some made at 'dirty PCBS'. Recommended company interfacing to lord
knows what sweat shops in china.


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"When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign,
that the dunces are all in confederacy against him."

Jonathan Swift.

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