Is there any PCB design software that will allow me to use an image as a guide?

Forum Is there any PCB design software that will allow me to use an image as a guide?

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667 1 Jul 13.2019, 10:42:22

For example, if I wanted to recreate an existing PCB, the easiest way to do it would be to scan the PCB in at e.g., 600 DPI, drag the image into design software, set the opacity to about 50%, and then layout the PCB design on top of it, using it as a guide. When finished, the image can be deleted. That's exactly how I would do it in e.g., Adobe Illustrator, but unfortunately, vector files aren't used for manufacturing PCBs (not that I know of anyway). There's no technical reason why they couldn't be used, provided a standard method of layering was agreed upon, i.e., put the silkscreen layout on one layer, the drill holes on another layer, and so on.
In any case, is there any PCB design software that allows for that? It would save me from having to do a bunch of manual measurements to determine trace/pad size, positioning, and shape.