Razen

Not only are printed circuit boards among the most convenient solution for production of electronic parts, but since all the components are fixed and easy to identify, it also means that there are fewer chances of short circuits resulting from wrong wiring.

Razen is a light piece of software that enables you to quickly design PCB prototypes or edit the ones you have so that they are updated to the newest prerequisites of your project.

The program comes with a unified interface that combines the project and part tabs along with the editing panels while still managing to keep the window clean and uncluttered. Given its role, it is only natural that the application enables you to pan and zoom the layout you are working on using the mouse buttons.

As you probably already hinted, the tools panel displays the utensils available for the project you are managing. Depending on the tab you open or whether you are editing a part, the available tools can change. On the right side of the main view, you can preview additional panels that might be relevant to your projects, such as Properties, layers or DRC results.

The utility enables you to edit schematics, but it also allows you to create a new design from scratch. You can get started by choosing an object from the Selection tool, time after which the type and number of utensils available can change.

Nonetheless, the default objects that you can use to create a schematic include Line, Arc, Text, Part, Drill, Wire, Polygon, Route, Pad and Pin. While you can get started with the aforementioned objects, you should keep in mind that you can move, align, duplicate, mirror, rotate or measure them so that they are suitable for the project at hand.

In the eventuality that you have decided to go with printed circuit boards instead of the manually crafted counterparts for your production, then Razen could lend you a hand with modeling or editing the design schematics.