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The particularly useful thing about KiCad is that it is entirely unlimited, and also free. This means you can design 4 layer boards without having to buy any (possibly restrictive) software licenses. It's extremely powerful, but somewhat unorthodox. | The particularly useful thing about KiCad is that it is entirely unlimited, and also free. This means you can design 4 layer boards without having to buy any (possibly restrictive) software licenses. It's extremely powerful, but somewhat unorthodox. | ||
There is a full [http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/Tutorials Getting Started guide] on the KiCad website, as well as various tutorials on [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kicad+tutorials youtube] to help you get started. | There is a full [http://www.kicad-pcb.org/display/KICAD/Tutorials Getting Started guide] on the KiCad website, as well as various tutorials on [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kicad+tutorials youtube] to help you get started. The [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLy2022BX6Esr6yxwDzhqYZyuuenJE2s5B Getting to Blinky] series (from a course run by Contextual Electronics) is quite comprehensive and demonstrates a typcial workflow going from schematic capture to gerber generation | ||
Runs on Windows, Linux or Mac. | Runs on Windows, Linux or Mac. | ||
