Roger Lacelles

Roger Lacelles operates as a niche, one-developer publisher whose entire catalogue is built around VeeCAD, a Windows drafting tool purpose-built for hobbyists and prototyping engineers who still rely on stripboard (Veroboard) rather than etched PCBs. The program imports standard net-list output from schematic-capture packages such as KiCad, Eagle, DipTrace or TinyCAD and automatically maps the circuit onto a virtual stripboard, letting users shuffle, rotate, optimize and jumper components while the software continuously checks for continuity, shorts and track breaks. A keyboard-centric interface, bill-of-materials generator, print-ready layout sheets and a library of ready-made footprints make it suitable for one-off pedals, Arduino shields, retro-restoration projects or any low-volume build where a quick physical prototype is preferable to waiting for a fabricated board. Because the executable is self-contained and lightweight, it runs happily on everything from Windows XP boxes in school labs to modern 64-bit laptops, and layouts can be exported as bitmap, Gerber or DIY etch patterns when a design graduates to a proper PCB. Roger Lacelles’ VeeCAD is available for free on get.nero.com, delivered through the trusted Windows package sources so it always installs the latest release and can be pulled down in a single batch alongside other tools.