[sdiy] Dip Trace: [not] free and worth every penny

[Terry Shultz]

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> On Sep 5, 2017, at 3:27 PM, Tim Ressel <timr at circuitabbey.com> wrote:
> 
> It's true that there are strong opinions about PCB packages. Some hate Eagle, others love it. I believe it has to do with the interface fitting our style. I like eagle; we get along fine. I don't get along with Dip trace. That's between me and DT.
> 
> The issue of having no enforced consistency between schematic and layout is a deal breaker for me. My current task is a good example. The schematic and PCB do not match. The tool did not tell me about this. I had to burn some time before I could be sure of what I was seeing. Now I have to wait for the designer to get me matching files.
> 
> --Timbo
> 
> 
> On 9/5/2017 3:02 PM, sleepy_dog at gmx.de wrote:
>> 
>> from what I gathered so far, diptrace can't do this kind of thing as it doesn't have a project which links the schematic and PCB in a "live" kind of way (it does for DRC of course). The Layout file seems to incorporate the schematic internally
>> And it can be updated when changes were done - it does store which schematic file it was last associated with, which can also be changed, but there is no "live link".
>> (by File -> Update from schematic)
>> That's something that I also don't like about diptrace. But it doesn't have a UI from 1983, something which makes eagle very unpleasant for me ;) Even DT lacks some features, I'd not want EAGLE full version for free... But that's my taste.
>> 
>> Well. What works is if your nets are named meaningfully, you'll see what the net name is in schematic if you hover over it.
>> And in layout, you can select the net by name from the net list to the right. (if the right side bar isn't there, hit Ctrl+2). Roughly the center partition of the sidebar has a "design manager", and the right-most button that looks like a wire selects to list the nets in there.
>> 
>> 
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>> Am 05.09.2017 um 23:17 schrieb Tim Ressel:
>>> Hi,
>>> 
>>> Does anyone have Dip Trace chops?  I am forced to use it to troubleshoot someone else's design. As far as I can tell, DT sucks. I can't find a way to highlight a schematic net and have it show up on the layout. Is there a way? To get around I highlighted R10 but in the layout it shows a different value than in the schematic.
>>> 
>>> Eagle has spoiled me I guess...
>>> 
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