Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.
What is your favorite PCB software?
Started by ●April 7, 2008
Reply by ●April 7, 20082008-04-07
On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:19:52 -0500, I said, "Pick a card, any card" and "Joel" <joelbenway@gmail.com> instead replied:>Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.http://ezr2000plus.com/index_files/Page371.htm Brilliant! Easy to learn and use. Very capable. Don't let the price fool you. -- Ray
Reply by ●April 7, 20082008-04-07
On 2008-04-07, Joel <joelbenway@gmail.com> wrote:> Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.I use Eagle. It's cheap, and it runs on both Linux and OSX. I tried open-source gEDA stuff once upon a time, but the learning curve was a bit too tough for me. -- Grant Edwards grante Yow! !! I am having fun!!! at visi.com
Reply by ●April 7, 20082008-04-07
Joel wrote:> Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.Been using Eagle since about 2000: http://www.cadsoft.de/ Considering I now have probably a man*yr of effort into developing my own Eagle device libs, it's unlikely I'll ever change. Unless I have to do something dramatically outside the scope of Eagle's abilities. I have no complaints about Eagle. It is one of the most stable programs I run. (On Linux). Consider carefully what software you choose, because if you put effort into package/device design, the longer you do it the more wedded you will be. -- Good day! ____________________________________ CRC crobcREMOVETHIS@BOGUSsbcglobal.net NOTE, delete texts: "REMOVETHIS" and "BOGUS" from email address to reply.
Reply by ●April 7, 20082008-04-07
gEDA/PCB exclusively. I tried Eagle once, but one of the first footprints I used was wrong (common part, subtle but fatal error) and the free version couldn't handle the board I was designing.
Reply by ●April 7, 20082008-04-07
On 7 Apr, 15:19, "Joel" <joelben...@gmail.com> wrote:> Just curious about what everyone uses. =A0I've been using Orcad PCB editor=. http://www.pulsonix.com Leon
Reply by ●April 7, 20082008-04-07
Joel wrote:> Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.GSCHEM and PCB here under FreeBSD
Reply by ●April 8, 20082008-04-08
"Joel" <joelbenway@gmail.com> wrote in message news:pOidnUGOS6oVsGfanZ2dnUVZ_ramnZ2d@giganews.com...> Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.Easy PC - simple, cheap, stable a bit limited - ie running out of steam on 6 layer design with 256 pin BGAs where you start wishing you had fancy pin-swapping-to-optimise -routing features. Michael Kellett www.mkesc.co.uk
Reply by ●April 8, 20082008-04-08
> Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.I am using Altium Designer since two years. It had some oddities in the beginning, but they have added some real nice things I've been wishing for in the latest versions. -- Best Regards, Ulf Samuelsson This is intended to be my personal opinion which may, or may not be shared by my employer Atmel Nordic AB
Reply by ●April 8, 20082008-04-08
MK wrote:> Easy PC - simple, cheap, stable a bit limited...you start wishing you had fancy > pin-swapping-to-optimise -routing features.Well you have got some pin swapping, which should be fine on an FPGA or the like, where the IOs are (mostly) equivalent. It's definitely not fancy though- it can't warn you if you blithely swap with some power or special purpose pin, and it doesn't know about groupings, so gate or opamp swapping needs a bit of care. And it's not automatic at all, and you end up with a lot of schematic tidy-up when you've finished. But I'd concur that it's a very good low- end package. JS
