Free Downloads
Trial versions of Osmond PCB are available for download below. These versions are fully functional and allow you to design boards up to 700 pins without restriction. If your design has over 700 pins, you will need to purchase a license to print, or to output Gerber files, or to output Postscript files. Licenses are available at the Purchase page.
Latest Version
The latest version is OsmondCocoa 1.1.15, built February 4, 2012. OsmondCocoa was designed using the latest Cocoa application framework. Although the User Interface is modern, the algorithms and methodology are based on a legacy of design going back over a decade. This is a Universal Binary for both Intel and PowerPC machines running MacOS X 10.4 or later. Download Here
Tutorial Files
If this is your first time using Osmond, you will probably want to download the Osmond Tutorial Files folder, which contains example files and libraries used in the Tutorial. The Tutorial can be accessed from the Help menu.
Legacy Versions
Osmond Quartz 1.0.12, built December 7, 2007, uses the Carbon GUI framework and Quartz graphics for rendering. This is a Universal binary for both Intel and PowerPC machines running MacOS X 10.4 or later. Download Here
A version of Osmond Quartz 1.0.12, built only for the PowerPC running MacOS X 10.4 or later is also available. Download Here
Osmond PPC 1.0.12, built December 7, 2007, is designed for MacOS 8.1 and later and MacOS 9 on a PowerPC machine. Download Here
Parts Libraries
A Starter Library contains about 130 parts including through-hole, surface mount, and connectors (~28K).
Robert Zusman has provided a library of Osmond part types converted from Autotrax libraries (~88K), (rzusman@amug.org)
Also, a large library of Osmond part type converted from other sources is available here (~848K).
Other Tools
Robert Rau has written three tools for Osmond which you can find here.
- Device Placer, pre-locate up to 4 concentric rings of devices.
- Slider Writer, foot print generator for capacitive sliders and buttons.
- FPGA to Osmond, generates DesignWorks and Osmond library elements from a Xilinx partgen file.
Roderick Mann writes: "Osmond Part Maker is a little Java command line utility I wrote to help me build certain kinds of parts for Osmond. This version only knows how to build a few QFP and TQFP packages from 32 to 128 pins." Find it here.
Graham Hinton has provided two DesignWorks forms that produce Osmond compatible Part List and Net List information from a DesignWorks design. The first is for flat designs and the second is for heirarchic designs. A modified version of the second script, provided by Don Heavener, is available here.
Gareth Conner has written some tools for Vectorworks (the CAD package) to add schematic capture capability and export NetList and PartList files to Osmond PCB. These are available here.
For those familiar with Python, I have developed a Python program called gerber2pdf that converts Gerber files to PDF so they can be viewed and printed easily with the Acrobat viewer.
Osmond PCB en Francais (1.0.12)
Télécharger OsmondF_PPC, la version PPC du programme Osmond.
Télécharger OsmondF_X, la version carbon du programme Osmond.
Télécharger le Manuel de prise en main
Toutes les traductions françaises sont effectuées par Dominique Larcher.
Pour toutes suggestions ou remarques concernant celles-ci dolarfred@ifrance.com