[sdiy] PCB Design Software

[s.thomas]

Hi ..I have also played around with the free version of  AUTOTRAX EDA. As
Jim says ..it does have some bugs and  features like design rule checking
that  werent implemented. Also when I tried the autorouter..it
didnt seem to work properly (even for a simple circuit). I emailed Ilija
Kovacevic and he said that more work needs to be done on the router..which
will be done in the 'next few weeks'. That seems to imply that the router is
still not functioning properly in the version you can buy. However, you do
get 1 years free upgrades if you purchase. I would use this software mainly
for schematic capture/pcb routing and am tempted to buy it at this price.

cheers
steve thomas
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Patchell" <patchell at cox.net>
To: <synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl>
Sent: Sunday, July 06, 2003 9:50 PM
Subject: Re: [sdiy] PCB Design Software


> My first encounter with this software (a previous version), left me
> un-impressed...very buggy...and it didn't seem very intuitive...but
> download the demo...who knows.
>
> Glen wrote:
> > Is anyone familiar with AutoTRAX EDA?
> >
> > Version 2.01 came out recently and the full version is available at a
> > special discount, if you act before July 14th. It's currently $95,
instead
> > of $495.
> >
> > That's a pretty deep discount, but is the software very good? If I
> > understand correctly, it does schematic capture, circuit board layout,
and
> > Spice simulation. I currently have no software in those categories, and
> > would like to hear comments from people who might be familiar with this
> > product.
> >
> > In case you need more info, here is where to look:
> >
> > http://www.autotraxeda.com/index.html
> >
> >
> > later,
> > Glen Berry
> >
> > (I'm not connected with the company that makes this product--I'm just
> > curious about it.)
> >
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