I've tried to learn EAGLE PCB a couple of times, but each time, the learning process became its own big project, bigger than the simple PCB projects I wanted to use it for. The user interface is most unintuitive, is quite modal, and is different from most other software you use a mouse with.
Some months ago, I learned about DipTrace. It is a joy to use. The user interface makes sense and is mostly what I expected (most guesses turn out correct). When I use it, I'm able to learn just enough features for my immediate needs, and focus on my simple PCB projects. A free, non-profit, hobbyist edition is available, and commercial editions are very reasonably priced.
I will likely still have to learn EAGLE in the long term since there are more components for which it has libraries, but in the mean time, I'm productive wth DipTrace.
Some months ago, I learned about DipTrace. It is a joy to use. The user interface makes sense and is mostly what I expected (most guesses turn out correct). When I use it, I'm able to learn just enough features for my immediate needs, and focus on my simple PCB projects. A free, non-profit, hobbyist edition is available, and commercial editions are very reasonably priced.
I will likely still have to learn EAGLE in the long term since there are more components for which it has libraries, but in the mean time, I'm productive wth DipTrace.
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