Free PCB Layout Software & Online Service

By DE Editors

August 28, 2007 – Advanced Circuits (Aurora, CO) announced the availability of its PCB Artist software. The free package is an easy-to-use and intuitive printed circuit board layout software and is comprehensive layout software available for manufacturers, designers and engineers in the PCB industry.

PCB Artist includes schematic symbol, footprint and part creation wizards to streamline the PCB design process and reduce component creation time to as little as five minutes. In addition, customers can draw from an extensive library of components.  PCB Artist goes beyond what’s currently available by offering: Gerber-formatted files available upon request; automated component placement and trace routing; back-and-forward integration that allows users to make changes to the schematic that automatically translate to the PCB design.

Advanced Circuits combines real-time online service with personalized customer care. Customers can talk to a “live” representative, or go online to get quotes, place orders and check status 24 hours a day. In addition, the company offers free design for manufacturability checks, obtaining results within minutes.

To download PCB Artist, go to Advanced Circuits.

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.