DrawSCH

DrawSCH: Open Source Schematic Capture & Circuit Design Softwares

Free and open source software for electrical engineers, creating schematic diagrams and printed circuit board artwork with features like auto routing, design rule checking, and netlist generation.

What is DrawSCH?

DrawSCH is an open source schematic capture and printed circuit board design application. It is targeted at electrical engineers and designed to allow users to create schematic diagrams, printed circuit board artwork, and generate manufacturing output files.

Some key features of DrawSCH include:

• Intuitive graphical user interface for schematic capture
• Support for creating multi-page schematics and hierarchy
• Part library with many common components included
• Interactive ratsnest display for connectivity information
• Built-in auto router for tracing PCB tracks automatically
• Design rule checking to ensure manufacturability
• Netlist generation in a variety of formats for PCB layout
• Export artwork in Gerber and Excellon formats for PCB manufacturing

DrawSCH runs on Windows, Linux and macOS platforms. It offers a basic but fully functional schematic and PCB design environment at no cost. The open source nature allows customization and integration into design workflows. It is suitable for student, hobbyist and professional users.

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