DIY Layout Creator - software for easy drawing PCB, vero and perfboard layouts

[Barcode80]

At some point when the bugs die down, I wouldn't mind a schematic engine/node checker kind of like what's in express pcb. If not for that, I'd never use anything BUT diylc

[bancika]

what does it do?

[GodSaveMetal]

At some point when the bugs die down, I wouldn't mind a schematic engine/node checker kind of like what's in express pcb. If not for that, I'd never use anything BUT diylc

Let the FORCE be with you my friend!!!!!!!! keep in contact!!!!!

[Barcode80]

what does it do?

Basically, you can create a schematic in the express pcb schematic program, then you can "link" a layout to it. Then, as you make the layout, you can have it highlight for you which points need to be connected so that you can verify it will work on the first try.

[auden100]

Coming along nicely, bancika.

What would you think about hotkeys for tabs and components? F1-Fn would open up the appropriate tab. Numbers 1-0 would select the appropriate item within the tab. That might save a lot of mouse moving and clicking.

[bancika]

Yes, I plan to do something similar. I was going to add customizable shortcuts for components, so you can choose up to most frequently used 10 components assign them keys 0-9
Cheers

[deadastronaut]

be nice to be able to paste 2 saved circuits in one page too.........and join them together

for those of us who want 2/3 effects in one box...!!!!!...

all the usual stuff...jacks/switches/leds/ldr/.actual size box templates, and simulation would be cool too...a lot to ask though i guess!..

cool stuff, great work!..

[bancika]

pasting multiple circuits in one page is possible even now, I think that inter-instance copy-paste works. I'll add import feature to do it without copy paste.
as for simulation, I don't think that's going to happen any time soon, I just don't have knowledge for that

Cheers

[Perrow]

Looking good, submitted two issues though. No biggies but one annoying and one impeding my style of layouts

And not submitted, the height and width of the resistor (at least) is counter intuitive at least to me.

I'll play around with it a bit more sometime this week and see if I can find some more issues for you

[phector2004]

Just a component suggestion for later on:

Is it possible to add enclosures?

B size, BB size, A size, etc.

[bancika]

Thanks for tickets Pelle, those will be fixed. What about resistor size is not intuitive? Names of those fields?
phector2004, yes there will be few types of enclosures that you can resize any way you want.
Cheers

[Perrow]

The height is what I would call width and the width I would call length, that's what I mean

ps. And judging by the size of existing components I'd guess you'r doing some tube related work at the moment. Those caps are huge  On that note I'll put axial caps on the wish list.

[bancika]

yeah, cap sizes are from random high voltage caps. I'll have to run a survey of some sort to come up with an average size that's good starting point for everyone. You can set default size anyways (checkbox on the right) and any components you create after that will take that size.
Cheers

[Perrow]

yeah, cap sizes are from random high voltage caps. I'll have to run a survey of some sort to come up with an average size that's good starting point for everyone. You can set default size anyways (checkbox on the right) and any components you create after that will take that size.
Cheers

Wondered what the checkboxes did, that's quite a nice way to set defaults.

It'd be great to have a list of average sizes depending on values for capacitors and resistors. Maybe not inside the program, but somewhere outside obscure e-trading sites or spec-sheets. On the other hand if there was a way to link say the specs 220uF/16V to a specific size of e-lyt cap it'd be really useful. Same for different wattages of resistors. Maybe some kind of size lookup function?

[bancika]

Wondered what the checkboxes did, that's quite a nice way to set defaults.

I have to do something about those boxes, nobody figured out what they do on their own and probably nobody read the user manual
Cheers

[Perrow]

I have to do something about those boxes, nobody figured out what they do on their own and probably nobody read the user manual
Cheers

I'm a technician, I don't read manuals

[bancika]

Honestly, neither do I

[deadastronaut]

nobody does....

[~arph]

Not even the ones of our own products..  kinda embarrasing sometimes when a client refers to a specific page.

[bancika]

good to know, at least I won't waste time writing it