[GreenKeys] PC board work.

RETRO Innovations go4retro at go4retro.com
Mon Jan 25 13:01:09 EST 2021


On 1/25/2021 11:58 AM, Jeffrey Angus wrote:
> Okies, I guess I have a new project to do.
> I downloaded KiCAD.
> Unlearn ExpressPCB and learn KiCAD.
>
> It will import files from Eagle but not from ExpressPCB.
> That's the first thing I learned. ;-)
>
>
>
 From what I understand, ExpressPCB is, unfortunately, a walled off 
garden of sorts.  I think you can generate gerbers with a paid version 
of it, but little else is possible.

FOr that reason alone, I stayed away.

And yes, KiCAD consumes EAGLE files, at least those in v6+ that are the 
XML variant.

Jim

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