[sdiy] Schematic capture & board layout CAD recommendations

[John Loffink]

I've gotten some useful offline feedback on CadSoft's Eagle and Wintek's
HiWire.  I've also discovered Lab Electronic's Proteus software.  Version 1+
has 2000 pin limitation, large enough for almost any music hobby project).
Included are schematic capture, board layout and simple SPICE simulator,
with a full featured SPICE simulator upgrade available.  Does anyone have
experience with it?  It seems fairly well supported.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
[mailto:owner-synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl] 
 
I am ready to give up on Autotrax EDA for a schematic capture and board
layout tool.  Are there any recommendations other than CADsoft's Eagle?
Eagle Professional Schematic capture and board layout software are $399 each
for unlimited board sizes.  Multisim is too expensive, in the thousands
apparently.  Other sub-US$1000 tools seem to be too obscure, limited in
board sizes and schematic pages, not well supported, or specific to a PCB
manufacturer.  I'm also tired of being a paying beta tester for a product.

Has anyone here used CadSoft's Eagle extensively?  If so, do you have any
reservations with it, or other recommedations.  What about support for
footprints or your own symbols?


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