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Free Gerber Viewers / CAD-data viewers |
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| Unisoft View-Markup
View-Markup shareware reads and displays many CAD data-formats and Gerber files, plus it can be used to make assembly documentation. The free version has a 300 nets-limit. |
Unisoft | View-Markup |
| PentaLogix Viewmate
My personal favourite Gerber viewer. It's incredibly fast and easy to work with. The program is better known as Lavenir Viewmate. |
PentaLogix | Viewmate |
| gerbv
A free (open source) gerber viewer for Unix/Linux. |
gerbv Homepage | gerbv |
| GC-Prevue
From the makers of GC-PLACE |
Graphicode | GC-Prevue |
| Viewplot
Free viewer for Gerber, HPGL and DXF files. The inexpensive full version of this program can convert between various formats and can create high-resolution PDF-files. |
Roneda PCB Design Consultancy | Viewplot |
| GerbMagic
GerbMagic converts Gerber data into TIFF, BMP, PDF or PostScript format. GerbMagic is distributed as shareware, and after 20 times of use it will turn into a free Gerber viewer. |
Gerbmagic Homepage | GerbMagic |
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PCB Assembly Tools |
Website |
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| Eagle Light Freeware
Eagle Light PCB Design software. Free for personal or educational use. |
CadSoft | CadSoft Eagle Light |
| Intrusive Reflow Calculator
Here's an Excel-sheet made by Ioan Tempea of Positron Technologies to help optimize the parameters that determine hole-fill at pin-in-paste soldering. |
Intrusive Reflow Calculator |
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| SMT-Maestro
This is the software that wrote myself. SMT-Maestro reads centroid-files (XY-data) and plots the data so that it can be used to quickly lookup a part or to speed up the visual inspection after pick&place assembly. |
SMT Maestro Homepage | SMT Maestro |
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Excellent Free Utilities |
Website |
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| GraphTablet
Program for printing blank graph paper directly on your printer. Generates rectangular, polar, and semilog systems. Filesize 14 KB. |
Graphtablet Homepage | Graphtablet 4.0 |
| AllChars
Access those special characters (like 逩¾µ) from any application. Only 349 KB |
Allchars | Allchars 3.62 |
| Convert
Small utility (152 KB) for conversion of units. You can add your own conversions into the custom section |
Convert | Convert 4.10 |
| FB Backup
Easy but powerfull backup program |
Freebyte Backup Homepage | FB Backup |
| ExamDiff
Tool for visual comparison of textfiles, highlighting the differences. Filesize 200 KB. |
ExamDiff web page | ExamDiff 1.6f |
| Pack 'n Go
Tiny program to split large files over several floppydisks. Filesize: 53 KB |
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| MouseTool
Take the stress off of your fingers by letting this program click your mouse whenever you pause it. Takes some time to get used to, but then it really feels better.The version from my site is still freeware. |
MouseTool / Quill Nib | MouseTool v3.1 |
| CSVed
CSVed is a CSV (Comma Separated Value) file editor, which enables you to read and manipulate any CSV file. |
Sam Francke Homepage | CSVed |
| GoldenSection Notes
An easy-to-use notebook designed for storing various textual and graphical information in a clear tree-structured form. The program is now shareware, but here on www.smtinfo.net you can still download the original freeware version. |
GoldenSection Homepage | GoldenSection Notes |
| XnView
Image viewer and convertor that supports more than 400 file-formats. |
XnfanView Homepage | XnView |
| Waterfall
A 118 kB utility that effectively cools down your processor for longer CPU-life and lower power consumption. |
Waterfall |
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| Geometry
Caculator to easily calculate the volume and surface area of common geometric figures. Filesize 596 KB. |
Geometry | Geometry 2.6.2 |
| PathCopy
Shell extension that enables to copy the path of a file or directory to the clipboard. It's one of the few utilities that I use constantly. Filesize 40 KB. |
NinoTech Software | PathCopy 4.0 |
| NoteTab Light
A great replacement for Notepad. One of the many features: this software can be used as a Paste Board to save textclips automatically! |
NoteTab Light website | NoteTab Light download |
| ZipGenius
ZipGenius is a powerful zip tool suite that offers a variety of features. It offers support for more than 20 different compression formats, including 7zip, ZIP64 and many others. |
ZipGenius Homepage | ZipGenius Suite |
| MWSnap
MWSnap is a small yet powerful Windows program for snapping (capturing) images from selected parts of the screen. |
Mirek's Free Windows Software | MWSnap |
| Multires
Quick screen-resolution changer + acces to display settings. Filesize: 99 KB |
Entechtaiwan | Multires |
| Calc98
Very powerfull multi-purpose calculator, complete with unit-conversion module and periodic table of elemenst |
The Calculator Home Page | Calc98 Download Page |
| 4t Tray Minimizer
4t Tray Minimizer lets you run applications minimized as System Tray icons, clearing up space on your desktop and taskbar. |
4t-Niagara Software | 4t Tray Minimizer |
| CutePDF Printer
Free program to generate PDF files from every Windows-program that has the ability to print. Very simple. Unlike the version from the official site, www.smtinfo.net has an earlier version for which a separate installation of Ghostscripts isn't needed.. |
Acro Software | CutePDF Printer |
| TEK Unit Convertor
Another nice program for unit conversion. Only 133 KB. |
Tek Unit Convertor 3.11 |
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Other Recommended Software |
Website |
Download |
| Crypt Edit
Crypt Edit is a freeware Word processor, with many functions. |
PolySoft | Crypt Edit download |
| Smartworks-PE 2.0
SmartWorks Project Planner is software, which helps to plan, manage and Track a project. It provides the flexibility to split a project into well-defined tasks in a spreadsheet like interface. This software allows a project manager to define calendar, create dependencies between tasks, mark milestones, assign resources, set priorities, maintain risk database, track cost, view Gantt charts and resource usage graphs and more. |
Smartworks | Smartworks Personal Edition |
| Geiss Sreensaver
The most beautifull screensaver on earth, packed in only 94 kB. Responds to sound. |
Geisswerks | Geiss 4.24 |
| FelixCAD LT
Powerful 2D CAD program that's works with existing DWG and DXF designs. |
Felix Computer Aided Technologies | FelixCAD LT |
| QMSPC
SPC software, developed by the US Air Force. It may look a bit outdated (DOS-based), but it's not. Contains full tutorial. Filesize: 553 KB |
QMSPC |
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| Production Planning Project
Free software developed to assist supervisors with the daily production planning effort. The software can calculate manpower requirements and operation completions and estimate time standards from historical data. See this page for a description. |
Computer-Aided Production Planning | Production Planning Project |
| Avant Browser
One of the best mutitabbed browsers. |
Avant Browser Homepage | Avant Browser |
| ZoneAlarm
Computer Security: Use ZoneAlarm to discover and control which applications access the Internet from your PC |
Zonelabs | Zonealarm |
| Powerdesk
The best available replacement for Windows Explorer |
V-Communications Homepage | Powerdesk 5.0 |
| Serif PhotoPlus
Edit photographs or create your own images. |
Serif's Free Software Website | PhotoPlus 5.5 |
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© 2004 Daan Terstegge - All rights reserved. |