[sdiy] PCB Layout Software?

[Terry Shultz]

Hi crow,

I use Altium 13.3.4 now but used Orcad 16.6/allegro at work. I have used pads 9.4 as well for exporting Analog devices projects  into Altium .

On the Mac I have Douglas capilano but I use less freq. these days.

I find each tool has pro's and con's but as I use bga devices more and more. I find I need to simulate trace layout on ddr3 to work .

So the short story is protocol for the job is use expert tools for best results.

Everything costs money if time is wasted on cheap tools.

I found eagle pro just did not meet my needs, but it can do work.

Terry



Sent from my iPad

On Aug 11, 2013, at 6:36 PM, The Old Crow <oldcrow at oldcrows.net> wrote:

> 
> 
> 
>  For random dabbling, I use Eagle. For contract work, I use Altium
> (Protel).  Altium lets you (to name a few things) calculate striplines
> on the fly, syncs with online vendor databases for 3D models,
> dimensions, etc.  3D visual mode lets you check the dimensional fit of
> everything.  And collab mode (which I sync through github) allows board
> design by a group.  It is not cheap, however: $5K not including
> subscription updates.
> 
> --Crow
> /**/
> 
> On 8/11/2013 6:30 AM, Wheaton, Simon wrote:
>> What Windows PCB layout software would you recommend for a PCB layout beginner?
>> 
>> To begin with, I want to clone an existing PCB, in this case a SCSI interface in a sampler, and rework it into a different form factor/size.
>> 
>> Would like to start with something that I can keep using into the future for more complex work.
> 
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Synth-diy mailing list
> Synth-diy at dropmix.xs4all.nl
> http://dropmix.xs4all.nl/mailman/listinfo/synth-diy