Before Component Layout Designing Determine the PCB Size and take a graph sheet,draw the Sketch of placement of component's in the graph sheet. Keep it in mind that placement of components should be such that it occupies less PCB Size. TOP PCB Layout Designing. PCB Design Layout Draw the Circuit connection on the Component layout. And the spacing between 2 tracks, it should not be very close.
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Before Transferring Design layout to Laminate Clean thoroughly the Copper side of laminate by Petrol or alcoholic sprit or with commercially available cleaning Spray's. Take a Photo Copy of the PCB Design Layout. Now the PCB Design layout can be transferred to PCB Laminate. Place the Carbon Paper on the Copper side of PCB and Design Layout next to the Carbon Paper. With a Ball pen Redraw the trace on the Design Layout,take a care while redrawing the Photo copy should not be Displaced.