hmm i have two questions on that:
a) does it keep the holes really open?
my orcad has also such a option but when i make hpgl export it simply does "negative" drawing (with
another pen in plotter) which "deletes" the center out. this is because this is done so with negative
areas in the apertures. it actually has two layers for each physical layer, on containing positive, one
negative information if you select "keep drill holes open".
if you have the software installed may you please take a simple pcb and make me a hpgl file with one
copper layer and the pads on it? this would be very great as i could see if it would work without having
all the trouble of getting it, installing, etc...
you may directly email it to
stefan_trethan@... or upload it at yahoo if anyone else wants to see.
i would very appreciate this if possible....
please meke sure if you can provide the file there is at least one pad and one copper trace connected to
one pad (sometimes the hole in the pad is there but the trace "sticks" in there to the middle.
b) is there a way to get the software, lets call it "cheap", for private use ?
regards
st
12.05.2003 20:32:47, "Leon Heller" <
leon_heller@...> wrote:
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>>From: Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...>
>>Reply-To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
>>To: Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com
>>Subject: Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: PCB design software
>>Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 19:27:21 +0200
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>>i have downloaded eagle.
>>i only tried it some minutes but it seems less powerful than orcad which i
>>use now.
>>
>>the problem is it also doesn't keep the drill holes open for me.
>>
>>you simply can edit the hpgl file to set the force, my plotter doesn't
>>support setting the force so i
>>never tried this. hpgl commands are very easy (similar to cnc commands).
>>there is much documentation on
>>the web.
>>
>>so i see i will maybe never get it to produce open drill holes (but i would
>>really like this).
>>for the moment i will stay with orcad as it inculdes pspice simulation. but
>>when making the next simple
>>pcb i will try it with eagle.
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>Pulsonix, which I use, can output HPGL, and has an option for drill holes:
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>http://www.pulsonix.com
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>It's a lot easier to use then Orcad and has fewer bugs.
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>Pulsonix SPICE (actually Newbury Technology's SIMetrix SPICE) is better than
>PSPICE.
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>Leon
>--
>Leon Heller, G1HSM Tel: +44 1424 423947
>Email:leon_heller@...
>My web page: http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller
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