[sdiy] Free CAD

[Neil Johnson]

Hi Thomas,

> At the risk of being a nuisance, you should really add Qucs, too.  
> It seems to be underappreciated. I've used it for a number of  
> different designs and the only thing I was missing in comparison  
> with ModelSim was the larger library of parts, but you can use  
> SPICE models, build your own (macro-) models or use Verilog-A.  
> Here's a simple example that shows some things I like about this  
> program:
>   http://pdp7.org/blog/?p=245

Hmm... I've looked at Qucs a while back - it just seems a little too  
academic, and too rooted in RF design idioms.  At 0.0.15 it looks way  
too undercooked for my liking.
The installation on anything other than Linux looks a bit cookey - I  
prefer to spend my limited free time designing synthesizers than  
getting to grips with yet another build system.

So I won't be adding it to my list, but that's only down to my  
opinion.  If it works for you, go for it!

Cheers
Neil
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