I've just downloaded VeeCad to lay out a project on stripboard and i need to know where to find the components to use?

 

Its ok...i found them.

 

if using the latest version ( VeeCAD 2.46), i think the easiest way is to locate footprints library file V_Standard.per and doubleclick on it... it will show what is available as default.

you can use that instance of VeecAD as footprint buffet to copy and paste what you need to your project (in another instance).

if you are using KiCad to create schematics, just use those names as footprints then use menu File>Export>NetList>Orcad2
and in VeeCad import it (NetList>Import...)


then arrange parts and route board...

 

if using the latest version ( VeeCAD 2.46), i think the easiest way is to locate footprints library file V_Standard.per and doubleclick on it... it will show what is available as default.
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you can use that instance of VeecAD as footprint buffet to copy and paste what you need to your project (in another instance).

if you are using KiCad to create schematics, just use those names as footprints then use menu File>Export>NetList>Orcad2
and in VeeCad import it (NetList>Import...)

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then arrange parts and route board...

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Thanks Panic Mode.

 

you are welcome. or shall i say thank you. because i was unaware of this product until stumbling across your post. but it looked so straight forward that i spent 15min to learn more about it

 

Mmmm, looks a lot easier to use than Fritzing, will go have a play

 

Mmmm, looks a lot easier to use than Fritzing, will go have a play

I'm currently laying out a circuit and i can say its more fun than using a pencil and graph paper, easier too when i can move components around without using an eraser and having smudge marks all over, i should have started with an easier circuit though

 

if using the latest version ( VeeCAD 2.46), i think the easiest way is to locate footprints library file V_Standard.per and doubleclick on it... it will show what is available as default.
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you can use that instance of VeecAD as footprint buffet to copy and paste what you need to your project (in another instance).

if you are using KiCad to create schematics, just use those names as footprints then use menu File>Export>NetList>Orcad2
and in VeeCad import it (NetList>Import...)

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then arrange parts and route board...

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I just found footprints library file V_Standard.per and it's got tons of stuff

thanks again.

 

I'm currently laying out a circuit and i can say its more fun than using a pencil and graph paper, easier too when i can move components around without using an eraser and having smudge marks all over

I'm not a big fan of stripboard (Veroboard). The layout tends to be "clunky" due to the limitations of the tracked approach. Cutting tracks can also be tedious.

I prefer to do actual PCB layouts and making homemade boards.

You couldn't do something like this with Veroboard:

I used Eagle to do a board for a 4 discrete flip flop layout. I didn't want to wait for etching and drilling a board, so I used the board layout as a guide and did point-to-point wiring for a board that I modified on-the-fly to be 6 flip flops.

Maybe not even something like this:

 

I'm not a big fan of stripboard (Veroboard). The layout tends to be "clunky" due to the limitations of the tracked approach. Cutting tracks can also be tedious.

I prefer to do actual PCB layouts and making homemade boards.

You couldn't do something like this with Veroboard:
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I used Eagle to do a board for a 4 discrete flip flop layout. I didn't want to wait for etching and drilling a board, so I used the board layout as a guide and did point-to-point wiring for a board that I modified on-the-fly to be 6 flip flops.

You can take this one step further.
Get an affordable CNC engraver and have your PCB made in minutes.

 

Get an affordable CNC engraver and have your PCB made in minutes.

Do you have any suggestions in the under $500 range?

 

You can take this one step further.
Get an affordable CNC engraver and have your PCB made in minutes.

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It's easier and neater to make modifications to a stripboard layout than a PCB if you mess up. Probably the only reason to make a PCB is if your working with RF and you need a good earth plane.

 

Probably the only reason to make a PCB is if your working with RF and you need a good earth plane.

There are many reasons for making PCBs for designs that aren't RF. I have several Veroboards and have never considered using them due to the layout restrictions. I'm much more inclined to use pad per hole phenolic boards for quick and dirty circuits. If I plan to make more than one, it's almost always a custom board layout. Single sided, so no ground planes.

 

Do you have any suggestions in the under $500 range?

The generic name is CNC 3018 and is available for under $200, kit or preassembled.
Here is one example:
https://www.amazon.com/CNCTOPBAOS-3018-PRO-Engraving-Woodworking-300x180x45mm/dp/B08CZDQZLN/?th=1

There is a long discussion on this topic here.