Create manufacturing-ready footprints & 3D models with Autodesk Library.io


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If you ever made a PCB, you quickly realized that the component library of the PCB design software is usually pretty limited for such sophisticated programs. Usually, one has to resort to external tools to access the schematic symbols, footprints and 3D models, or design our own in the designer, which takes some precious time […]

Effortlessly Create BOMs and Order Parts As You Design with UltraBOM for OrCAD


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Simple, Frustration-Free Part Purchasing and BOM Creation. Ultra Librarian is a free online resource to help take the busy work out of the design process by providing the largest amount of CAD models available for download. Quickly find verified parts in our ever-expanding database of verified parts from the leading component manufacturers Receive unlimited access […]

3DPAS – A 3D printed stand for your Peak Atlas product


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Peak Electronic Design Ltd has designed a 3D stand for their popular Peak Atlas Instruments. The stand makes the instrument sit on an angle (30°) view on top of your bench for easy reading and handing. This has been designed by Jez Siddons of Peak Electronic Design Ltd , directly using the CAD data for […]

Altium’s PCB Design Sharing & Visualization Tool helps to view popular CAD formats in your browser


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Altium has launched a new, cloud-based application – the A365 Viewer –   that redefines the way that printed circuit board designs are shared between designers, part suppliers, and manufacturers. “Adding the Altium 365 Viewer has significantly enhanced the user experience when navigating the product documentation on our website. Now Arduino users can freely browse schematics, […]

Top 10 websites to find footprints for your next PCB project


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It’s one thing to have an idea (especially a hardware-based idea) and it’s another thing to bring it to life. Rapid Prototyping using tools like 3D Printer has opened a lot of opportunities for the everyday makers, hardware enthusiasts, and hackers. For the person looking to build that next cool thing, maybe a PoV (Persistence […]

A Beginner’s Guide to 3D Modeling


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A Beginner’s Guide to 3D Modeling ($24.95, 152 pp., on sale May 28, 2019) is the beginner’s guide to making precise 3D designs, from household objects and art to mechanical parts and even robots. Learn the principles of parametric modeling using Autodesk Fusion, the most powerful computer aided design (CAD) software, which is free for […]

EaglePanelizer – EAGLE CAD artwork panelizer


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This is simple tool for panelize EAGLE CAD artwork. Motivates from this tweets “Specify X, Y on the EAGLE just make faces with Gerber in 1 shot.” EaglePanelizer – EAGLE CAD artwork panelizer – [Link]

PCB123® launches access to millions of cloud-based symbols & footprints


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Designers can now search SnapEDA’s vast component library directly in PCB123 MULINO, OR and SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 13, 2017) — Today, Sunstone Circuits, creators of the free PCB design tool, PCB123, and SnapEDA, the Internet’s first parts library for circuit board design, are launching a new integration that allows designers to search for digital […]

New parts library for Mentor PADS & DX Designer accelerates PCB design


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Designers can build circuit boards faster with millions of symbols & footprints on SnapEDA. July 18, 2017 –  SAN FRANCISCO –  Mentor, a Siemens business, and SnapEDA, the Internet’s first parts library for circuit board design, are announcing new support for Mentor PADS® and DX Designer on SnapEDA. Whether building satellites or medical devices, hardware […]

PCB Droid – First Mobile PCB Designer App


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The applications available nowadays serve our everyday life well. Would it be the need of our entertainment, business life or lifestyle. However, there is one special field where we could face a serious shortcoming and it is the engineering field. I’ve come across a demand through forums specialized in electronics for a mobile application, designing […]