Hi everyone. Is there any software EDA which I can use to plan perfboard layout ? In particular I'm searching for a software or EDA capable to flip\mirror board in order to plan connections on the other side of board. If it's possible with some tricks or workarounds like layers, that would be also good to know how and in which software supports this kind of stuff.
Best regards, xnemox1
I think any of PCB designing software can do that.
At least on Autodesk Eagle and on Kikad I didn't remember a problems with mirror connections on rear side.
May be a didn't quite understand your question.
They can, but it's a bit problematic. First to put all the holes (Vias) in places is a bit tedious but doable, and then connect the components with the holes, that requires you to fiddle with nets. Also the EDA don't work with wires but traces.
So you're in for a lot of fun 
Perfboard is special kind of pcb it has standardized holes with known step and known diameter, in order to use wires instead of traces. I suspect that in EDAs like KiCad one has to do "heavy lifting" like creating from scratch - perfboard, jumpers, pins in order to "invent" a perfboard before using it.
I hoped such things somehow possible in DIYLayoutCreator, TinkerCAD or similar less "heavy-duty" software.
Thanks, but that sounds too much fun :), to the point when even manual labor seems less problematic 
if you take the matter so seriously that you design circuits in special software - why use a perfboard, it is better to develop a real PСB, which looks better, works more reliably and is easier to solder
Vcad is designed for this and works quite well though it has a limited choice of components in the library. Veecad.com
It's funny, this is the second time in a week this forum has seen a thread about (Easy)EDA software and work on a perfboard.
if you take the matter so seriously that you design circuits in special software - why use a perfboard, it is better to develop a real PСB, which looks better, works more reliably and is easier to solder
Because when noob in electronics tries to do prototyping this is what usually happens 
Professional don't use perfboards and don't ask such questions like I am now, but for newbies perfboards are easier and faster way to create prototype and try it prior to pcb conversion.
Thanks, will try it.
Many professionals do.
This video isn't about perfboards in particular, but you'll see them later in the vid.
Thanks
Hmm... Well this professional does! Though I haven't tried them yet, Vcad can generate a plotting file to draw component locations on one side of the board and gcode for cutting tracks on the other. You can import netlist files from KiCad for example (in the right format) and auto-layout from them. As I mentioned the main limitation is component libraries - you have to use a special KiCad library which may not have the components you need.
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