I have the circuit wizard program which is o.k. but it doesn't work with a 556 chip and it doesn't do gerber files,
Do any of the other program do this,
PC wizard 3,
limewire, but to use this you need pc wizard 3.
Does anyone else use PC wizard 3, what do you think of it,
Thank you, David
I wouldn't recommend sprint, it's very buggy. Most manufacturers accept layout files from a certain packages these days. It's actually preferred. The best software is Eagle, hands down. Another good one is Target 3001.
Sprint does strange things with the gerbers it exports. In Sprint 5.0 if you have an outline in layer 0, and click 'add board outline' it exports a rectangle outline, but the real outline could be any shape. That didn't happen in previous versions. I also often see plated though holes that are missing copper pads from one side of the board.
The worst was copper free areas around holes getting covered in copper. Couldn't find any explanation for that.
For what planty needs to do black line tape and press on pads from the 80's would be my first choice. But he wants gerber files.
Plenty, if you only need one or two PCBs you might think about making them with a resist pen and etch them yourself. If you are serious about doing electronics learn Eagle.
Colin, do you think he would be better off trying Eagle or Target 3001.