Tools For Electronic Prototyping and 3D Design

A collection of learning, teaching, and development tools for easy reference. Ideal for building electronics courses.

Learning Electronics

David L. Jones

• EEVBlog (YouTube)
• EEVBlog

Professor Jim Fiore

• Learn Electronics (YouTube)
• Free Books

Forrest Mims (Radio Shack Electronics)

• Introduction to Transistors & Transistor Projects
• Electronic Sensor Circuits & Projects
• Engineer's Mini Notebook Sensor Projects
• Engineer's Mini Notebook Basic Semiconductor Circuits
• Engineer's Mini Notebook Communications Projects
• Engineer's Mini Notebook Op Amp Ic Circuits

Paul Horowitz

• The Art of Electronics

Paul Scherz

• Practical Electronics For Inventors

Software Development Tools

• gcc
• MS Visual Studio
• PlatformIO for MS Visual Studio Code
• Arduino IDE

PCB Design Tools

• Altium Designer
• KiCad EDA
• Autodesk Eagle
• Gerbv Gerber Viewer

3D Design Tools

• Autodesk Fusion 360
• Solidworks CAD/CAE
• Tinkercad
• FreeCAD

3D Printing Tools

• PrusaSlicer
• Ultimaker Cura
• Autodesk Meshmixer
• Octoprint