https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/Join members as we design, prototype and fabricate printed circuit boards, for fun and for practicality!en-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57237/high-current-high-voltage-pcb-design/238078Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:39:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:df099ace-40be-4e28-8cdd-5a4f6c30bce9embeddedguyThanks cstanton !https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57237/high-current-high-voltage-pcb-design/238075Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:08:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:c16b9711-2075-4a60-9571-c7177ad68821geraldsThanks!https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57237/high-current-high-voltage-pcb-design/238074Wed, 09 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7234330f-65d1-4215-9d69-dadef447d2b1cstantonPCB Design, Prototyping and Production would be a better fit, movedhttps://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57237/high-current-high-voltage-pcb-design/238073Wed, 09 Sep 2026 07:41:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:532df8cf-4c96-4c81-8d07-8bbc5c51d2d3geraldsHi, yes, I see. How can I transfer my post to the members area, or members forum? Now I've copied the post into the members forum.https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57237/high-current-high-voltage-pcb-design/238072Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:09:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:6ffc926b-6900-4c49-9c2a-0d8a0f0c8699embeddedguycstanton Is this a right forum ?https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57237/high-current-high-voltage-pcb-designTue, 08 Sep 2026 17:55:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:caa47535-7e58-41ca-8d8c-459845a108b1geraldsHave you a project with a high current, high voltage PCB design? Then please read this design guide from Cadence: https://resources.pcb.cadence.com/pcb-newsletter-september-2026/high-current-and-high-voltage-pcb-layout Here you can watch this demonstration video as well: https://resources.pcb.cadence.com/pcb-newsletter-september-2026/how-much-current-can-your-pcb-copper-actually-carry-ir-drop-in-sigrity-x-aurora Best regards Gerald ---https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-plan/238053Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:22:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:5db6490f-262d-4593-a135-b213ee959179manojroy123I like 3018 pro ultra. I, probably would go for it.https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-plan/238040Sun, 06 Sep 2026 19:19:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:a2e22260-29f7-4ae8-9e46-4d88cdfafb47geraldsHi, do you need just drilling or do you want milling as well?https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-plan/238039Sun, 06 Sep 2026 17:10:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:1674bcfc-7aaf-4078-9198-552a66957c23beacon_daveThere is this MPCNC CNC platform design by V1 Engineering. https://docs.v1e.com/mpcnc/intro/https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-plan/238038Sun, 06 Sep 2026 16:36:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:67c45cc7-8436-4cae-9b70-0628043436d5michaelkellettI have one of these https://www.axminstertools.com/proxxon-tbm-220-bench-drill-702060 It doesn't meet your spec. 500W at 10,000 RPM isn't safe for a small press drill - your brain is too close to the action when you are using it ! If you need this power and speed then you need a full blown router with X,Y,Z control and GUARDS on it. Useful article here: https://www.haraldkreuzer.net/en/news/lunyee-3018-pro-ultra-perfect-entry-world-cnc MKhttps://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-plan/238037Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:53:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:bc96282a-2069-4ad5-86a7-e2caca3864f1manojroy123I want to build a press drill using "Spindle Motor" above 10000 rpm with minimum 500 watt or above power.https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-plan/238036Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:38:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:07edd5ca-bdc5-482c-9514-8d623a8aa2d3shabazAlso for many prototypes it is possible to just solder to the copper side, minus any drill holes (obviously for SMD of course, but also with through-hole parts, large DIP ICs too). Major benefit of saved time, and zero dust and drill bit breakages!https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-plan/238035Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:04:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:7fb10f74-35a4-44b3-bd86-27fe49e327ffmichaelkellettI don't know of any plans and I suspect that it would be cheaper to just buy one. What sort of PCB drilling machine do you want ? There are lots of quite cheap 2 axis with drill kind of machines available. https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesale-routing-machine.html These people sell kits but a ready made machine is cheaper. https://ooznest.co.uk/product/original-workbee-z1plus-cnc-machine/#size-colour MKhttps://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57231/does-anyone-knows-where-can-i-get-pcb-drilling-machine-planSun, 06 Sep 2026 13:49:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:d14159da-6a62-4d7e-a695-c9ec5a921381manojroy123Does anyone knows where can I get PCB drilling machine plan.pcbdesigntoolhttps://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57150/join-the-horror-show-or-is-it---ai-gen-pcb-designTue, 04 Aug 2026 00:02:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:378ac120-e271-4d49-954c-576ef5fe0353stantoI stumbled upon this: https://github.com/assalas/pcb-designer-ai-agent because there was a thread on Reddit that's discussing "Any AI tools to do PCB design reviews?" and I've always thought things like routing should be a computer solvable problem. This looks like it can work on a local LLM rather than burning lakes of water, instead I can cook in my office. There's also tools like https://www.protoflow.ai/download and https://www.quilter.ai/free-ai-pcb-design and https://www.flux.ai/p - and I frankly have struggled to get to grips directly with kicad (yes there's tutorials, etc, but like mathematics at school, I struggled until I found the right teacher). Anyway, I'm going to see what I can get out of this on a local workflow, call it my new year's resolution (what it's august already?) I want to see what other people have created using tooling like this, and how it measures up to reality - y'know, from people who actually know how to do PCB design? Or not, I'm not your parent.artificial intelligencepcbaipcb designhttps://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57141/pcbatlas-update-app-store-release-and-android-free-trial-now-available/237686Mon, 03 Aug 2026 17:31:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:05d405f5-79f1-4312-a6d5-521952eb0046EthanKangKiCanvas looks useful for lighter review cases. PCBAtlas is aimed more at large board projects and broader format support. On mobile devices, memory is often the main constraint, so we spent a lot of effort making boards with 10,000+ pins open and remain smooth even on a phone. I agree this is still a niche use case today, but it fills a gap. As mobile hardware improves and AI-driven workflows grow, more PCB review work may move to tablets and phones.https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57141/pcbatlas-update-app-store-release-and-android-free-trial-now-available/237684Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:48:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:19d6c2e4-3cd5-4591-b5d2-7054a7209fcbshabazI've found KiCanvas usable with a tablet (for the rare times I'm without laptop!), since component selection, pinch-to-zoom etc all works with the touchscreen with no mouse/keyboard. Agree it would be good to highlight the same selected component in different views, I'm surprised KiCanvas doesn't already support that, since it remembers component selection when switching back to the previous view. Probably an easy thing to implement as a result (might be worth putting in a feature request for that).https://community.element14.com/products/pcbprototyping/f/forum/57141/pcbatlas-update-app-store-release-and-android-free-trial-now-available/237683Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:22:00 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:0618ea80-24bd-404b-8dc7-4ae7a4e399dcBigGInteresting, although it doesn't appear to be interactive like Altium365. I like to be able to click onto a component and it dynamically highlights the same component in different views (e.g. PCB, schematic, 3D view etc) and then provides you with the technical details (I found this option, at least in kicanvas).