What is your favorite PCB software?
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From: Joel on 7 Apr 2008 10:19 Just curious about what everyone uses. I've been using Orcad PCB editor.
From: Ray Haddad on 7 Apr 2008 10:53 On Mon, 07 Apr 2008 09:19:52 -0500, I said, "Pick a card, any card" and "Joel" <joelbenway(a)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
From: Grant Edwards on 7 Apr 2008 12:01 On 2008-04-07, Joel <joelbenway(a)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
From: Chris Carlen on 7 Apr 2008 13:15 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(a)BOGUSsbcglobal.net NOTE, delete texts: "REMOVETHIS" and "BOGUS" from email address to reply.
From: DJ Delorie on 7 Apr 2008 13:59
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. |