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Useful PCB designing software for electronics project

Software are the integral part of every project and for every type of organization. So, Electronics and Embedded work and projects are also incomplete without the PCB designing software. But, choosing and implementing useful PCB designing software may not be easy as many free such tools are available all over the Internet. When you search something on Internet you find free download software for your work or project but this does not ensure that popular and most widely used software will also be easy for you to use. As it depends on your type of work or project on which you are developing and with the ease you understand that software or tool.
So, i have also collected and find out the PCB designing that can be helpful for you and easily manage your development work. It includes popular and mostly used at the student level to industrial level:
1. Express PCB and Express SCH: Express PCB software is the most popular and widely used software of PCB designing, if someone is in his/her learning stage. A beginner can easily get concept of how PCB is designed, wiring is done, label them, component selection all are done with GUI inputs. This software is available for free on expressPCB.com with free resources which can help you to understand this software better.
2. Protel PCB designing software: This is also a free licensed software which can be downloaded by just writing "Protel pcb design software free download" on Google and you will get a lot of links. When you download, it is easy to use and function. It can also help you analyze or simulate your PCB layout and helps you to know whether your circuit will work properly or not. It also a GUI software with its own component library selection.
3. AutoTRAX: You might have not heard about this. But, i have found it the most advanced PCB designed software among all. It gives your 3D layout of your board with perfect manufacture or real view. You can get how will your board will appear after manufacture and edit PCB layout from Skin layer and copper layer side with an ease.
4. Protues 8 ISIS: Protues 8 has included the PCB layout generation of your Schematic circuit created in Schematic window of Proteus 8 software. When you open PCB window, you will get noticed that all components you used in schematic diagram are there and you have to just select that and connection will be made automatically. But, these are not proper connection for PCB layout. You have to correct them and work more which increases your work time.
I have included that software which i have used and analyzed are good for a student to developer. If you know more about any software and which can be useful for learner must share in comment so that both readers and i know about that and can get more and more knowledge about Electronics field.
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