PCBWeb is a free CAD application for designing and manufacturing electronics hardware. It is a full-service Design and Manufacturing application where you can design multi-sheet schematics with its fast and easy-to-use wiring tool. Make PCB Layout where you can route multi-layer boards with support for copper pours and DRC checking.
PCBWeb
has integrated Digi-Key Parts Catalog with Bill of Materials Manager. It is a
Windows based PCB Web Application for now. But according to a source (One of
the Authors of PCBWeb), they are still trying to get some resources to make it
available on Mac and Linux and probably later they will develop it with iOS and
Android - it would be cool to design a PCB with your finger. “Maybe not a motherboard,
but I bet you could make something pretty cool for small boards,” a source
said.
PCBWeb
started out as a web tool using silverlight and then they transitioned to a
desktop tool, you can see an example published project here: http://www.pcbweb.com/projects/ZYmV7nDMlE24cAauFYhec8H8rBdKro
Here’s
an overview of their goals on PCBWeb tool to clear some confusions (words from
the source's Reddit comments):
- Our goal is to create a free PCB tool with lots of great manufacturing services. Our business model is to not charge for the license, but instead make revenue through our manufacture partners. But don't worry, your data is open (XML) and we always export to standard gerber files so you can use the data however you like. Our goal is make the ordering process so cheap and efficient that it makes sense to use the built-in-ordering.
- We actually started this project out as a web tool using silverlight, back when Silverlight 5 was still in beta and they were promising XNA graphics (which blows away traditional webgl style graphics). Microsoft released Silverlight 5 in a half-baked form and announced an end-of-life for Silverlight. So this left us in a position to take our code and port it to a WPF app using our .Net codebase. Also, a lot of our users didn't really want a web app for performance and security issues - so we've had much better response with a desktop app.
- We decided to keep the name "PCBWeb" because this tool still includes a lot of web-based features and because we already established the domain and branding from the SL version. You can easily publish your design to the web with a full interactive viewer. Component libraries are also stored on the cloud so you don't have to manage libraries locally.
- We'd love to support more platforms and we're exploring making a mac and linux version using Mono.
- We'd love to support 3rd party libraries and other CAD tool files, but our focus now is to add more features to the tool.
Right
now PCBWeb as a new tool, the goal is to expand the features before putting
resources on 3rd party compatibility. This tool is really suited for an
Engineering looking for a solid FREE TOOL to do new Designs with a simple
workflow. PCBWeb is designed as a very “modeless” tool – so this might be
something you like. They received a lot of feedback from people that needed
just that.
PCBWeb
designer is a free full-featured design tool without restrictions. No matter
what is the size of your board or number of components in your design, PCBWeb
designer is limitless, so you can create what is in your mind without giving
you restrictions, plus your data is never held “captive” as they offer full
gerber export. When they started this PCB tool application, they are supporting
Win XP and Vista but with the recent updates due to technology’s fast
development, PCBWeb designer is no longer supporting Windows XP and Windows
Vista Operating system but the codebase they are using is architected with
other platforms, so the idea of supporting Mac and Linux isn’t impossible.
Contact
PCBWeb:
Email:
support@pcbweb.com
Website:
http://www.pcbweb.com
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