On Mon, 21 Jan 2013 13:15:54 -0500, rickman wrote:

On 1/21/2013 3:58 AM, raypsi wrote:
Well then, when I send in the files they need to produce the PCB how
will I know it's going to come out right, wait unless the software
shows me a layout of the PCB on my monitor and I just do a print screen
and photoshop it? A costumer would be not so bright to spend hundreds
of USD on a bunch of PCB's that don't come out right. PCB123's minimum
cost is $109 for 2pcs of 9 square inch board. You must be from a third
world backwater country if you think that is a high price.

You don't get the concept. They lock you into buying boards only from
them. Otherwise they would just let you produce Gerber files from the
tool.

Why not use a good, open source tool like FreePCB? That is what I
recommend.

Rick

I use Eagle, but I started before the open-source tools got good enough
to be real. They have a limited-size free (but not open source) version.

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