PCB Package

[tomg]

Here is one more pcb link...neet!

http://www.technology.niagarac.on.ca/courses/tech238g/pcb.htm

Tom


> Here is the NASA link
> http://photonics.larc.nasa.gov/LabProcedures/ProcPCBFab.htm
> 
> A couple of nice TM/CM pages
> http://www.hvwtech.com/traxmaker.htm
> http://www.hvwtech.com/circuitmaker.htm
> 
> A guy who seems to use it all
> http://www.seattlerobotics.org/encoder/200006/pcbsoftware.html
> 
> 
> Tom
> 
> 
> > I am still trying to upgrade from EasyTrax. Most of the
> > pcb software out there just makes me mad however I
> > like TraxMaker Pro. This makes a lot of sense if you
> > know that TraxMaker is the Windose version of 
> > EasyTrax. 
> > 
> > Cool Stuff...........
> > It's fast and easy.
> > It's familiar
> > Unlimited Pins
> > Unlimited Libraries
> > Prints to system printers.
> > You can print holes in the pads!!
> > Outputs DXF and Protel PCB(text)
> > Links to CircuitMaker
> > 
> > Bad Stuff.........
> > Does not recognize EasyTrax PCB files.
> > No Postscript output.
> > No Gerber input
> > The DXF output leaves the pads hollow!!
> > (you have to fill them manually)
> > 
> > These are my first impressions. I will use this for 
> > homemade boards because it makes drilling all 
> > those holes much easier if the center is etched
> > out. The crap DXF output makes publishing a 
> > pain. 
> > 
> > I understand that Protel sold it off years ago 
> > but bought it back. They bundled CM and
> > TM together for about $400.00 taking the
> > $200 version of  TraxMaker off the market.
> > If you can't beat 'em buy 'em? 
> > 
> > Somewhere out there I found a NASA page
> > that describes a method used to make
> > one-off boards using TraxMaker. I would
> > think that if it's good enough for NASA it
> > might be good enough for DIY.
> > 
> > CircuitMaker looks nice and it's a lot cheaper
> > than EWB. They say it's 100% spice compatible.
> > Maybe this is the DIY package we are looking for. 
> > Comments?
> > 
> > Tom
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
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