[HN Gopher] VeroRoute - an open source Veroboard, Perfboard and ...
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       VeroRoute - an open source Veroboard, Perfboard and PCB layout
       design software
        
       Author : app4soft
       Score  : 39 points
       Date   : 2023-10-06 06:04 UTC (16 hours ago)
        
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       | jimnotgym wrote:
       | I love veroboard. It is so accessible. It was a bit of a shock to
       | get into amateur radio and to learn its limitations at higher
       | frequencies, but for everything else it is a great way to build
       | projects.
        
       | tpmx wrote:
       | Sort of related question:
       | 
       | Is there a neat way of turning a scan/1-bit bitmap of a PCB
       | design (from e.g. an old magazine or book) into a set of Gerber
       | files that you can have manufactured cheaply?
        
         | stn8188 wrote:
         | There are some interesting discussions on the topic:
         | https://www.eevblog.com/forum/eda/image-to-gerber-converter/
         | 
         | You can also bring an image into Kicad and redraw a circuit.
         | All this of course assumes no inner layers on the board.
        
           | tpmx wrote:
           | Thanks! Looks like this very specific area needs some open
           | source love though. I'll look into if I think I can
           | contribute here.
        
       | app4soft wrote:
       | Here are VeroRoute's discussion[0] on FreeStompboxes forum,
       | custom components library[1] and few projects examples.[2,3]
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       | [0] https://www.freestompboxes.org/viewtopic.php?t=28434
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       | [1] https://github.com/rohit-kumar-j/VeroRoute-Custom-Components
       | 
       | [2] https://github.com/rohit-kumar-j/DIY-TP4560-Charging-
       | Station...
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       | [3] https://github.com/arcadien/simpleRgbLamp
        
         | claxo wrote:
         | Thanks for the submit and for the links above.
         | 
         | Looks interesting for small prototyping, tempted to try.
         | 
         | Wow, Windows / Linux / Mac / Android !
        
       | SV_BubbleTime wrote:
       | It looks friendly.
       | 
       | But honestly, I can't imagine anything other than recommending
       | KiCAD right now.
       | 
       | Not least of all because for a hobbiest and a professional, it's
       | a massive time saver to go to someplace like SnapEDA or
       | UltraLibrarian and get working schematic component, footprint and
       | 3D model right away.
       | 
       | I disliked KiCAD up until v6 which went with a more logical less-
       | classic-linux UI (see InkScape) and v7 has been nice except for
       | occasional crashes.
       | 
       | I'm glad to see more options, but almost would prefer these
       | people worked on KiCAD instead.
        
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