Stefan, have you ever used Kicad? I am curious how it compares to Eagle / Diptrace / Target. I have only ever used Kicad, and it has done everything I need, but I am very much still a beginner. Just wondering ...
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Stefan Trethan <stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
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> It does DXF import/export although I have never used that myself.
>
> Autocad is also one of those age old software products that do things
> their way and to hell with everyone else. Maybe they should pair up
> with Eagle. ;-)
> If you are used to it you can deal with that, but I couldn't even make
> a simple drawing. I make pretty much all of my mechanical drawings in
> Target. Enough for front panels and such but of course not a proper
> mechanical CAD system.
>
> 250 pins is really not much, I've hit that number regularly, but I
> have a 800pin license.
>
> To a large extent it's what you are used to. But some software is just
> easier to get used to than others, and I think there is always a limit
> to productivity you can reach, as in number of clicks or time it takes
> to do something. With Eagle I find that to be pretty poor (example:
> change a pad on a footprint).
>
> ST
>
> On Sat, Feb 13, 2010 at 6:36 PM, sailingto <sailingtoo@...> wrote:
> > Stefan - will target import dxf or AutoCAD files? That one looks like it might be interesting and 2 layers/250 pins will hold me a while.
> >
> > I've used AutoCAD for industrial electrical/Instrument design for many years, but it's not the best for electronic PCB work.
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> > Ken H>
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