Quote Originally Posted by Kitwn View Post
More seriously, I've recently changed from using Eagle, where I never quite mastered the libraries and creating new footprints for the PCB, to DipTrace which is a bit easier to use and does have a free-for-non-commercial-use version if you look carefully enough at the website. I've only made one board with it so far but I like it so far.
Kit
I tried out Dip Trace last night after getting nowhere with KiCAD. Within an hour or so I had learned enough to create a schematic
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and this morning create the Gerber and drill files to manipulate with CopperCAM to give me the Gcode to make the board.

All I need now is the machine back together to cut the board.

Cheers,

Rob-T