On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 05:26:00 +0100, you wrote:
>Try design spark or easy pc.
><http://www.designspark.com/page/designspark-pcb-home-page>
>
>ST
Unlike your problems with Eagle, I seem to be able to deal with it
without undue stress. It's not a windows program, nor (perhaps) is it
a Mac or a Linux program.
If you can deal with it, and wrap your mind around what it can do,
then it's a good program. If you have difficulty, then using another
program can be a good idea.
I have enough work in Eagle that I'd rather not switch. It's possible
that CADSOFT or their new masters can irritate me enough to make me
want to switch, or perhaps cause me to. Been that way before, on
other things.
Still, I do need to mention that I don't think that I've ever had
Eagle crash on me, which is more than I've seen with such windows
compliant programs as Word (and IE, and the like).
Harvey
>
>On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 5:08 AM, Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
>> On Tue, 25 Dec 2012 03:58:05 -0000, you wrote:
>>
>>>I too think you'll find Eagle a much easier program to use and it is quick to learn. Has many wonderful user supported scripts and libraries and it's own C-like scripting language. The Free version has a limit on board size but for most home users it will be more than enough. I use Eagle a lot at home and Altium Designer at work. Altium is able to import Eagle files but has a very hefty price tag and is complex to learn due to it's overwhelming variety of features and attempt to be a complete project solution. Which it does a very good job at but at the cost of complexity... Eagle also makes it easy to create your own components if you cannot find an existing library.
>>>
>>>Rather than investing in TC15 for Schematic or PCB CAD I would suggest using Eagle Freeware or Single user version.
>>>
>>
>> After I tried writing the program, I got Eagle and sooner or later
>> upgraded to the hobbyist version, which does the 6∗4 inch boards I
>> need to do (display boards can be large).
>>
>> The OP used a drafting program, and I did, once.
>>
>> Harvey
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Harvey White <madyn@...> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, 24 Dec 2012 16:29:19 -0000, you wrote:
>>>>
>>>> >Just upgraded from TurboCAD 2 (DOS, but it sort of ran on Windows up through XP) to Turbocad 15. TC 2 had a nice set of board and schematic libraries - TC15 didn't come with either. Anyone out there have usable libraries for TC 15 they might be willing to share?
>>>>
>>>> I once used corel draw, ended up switching to eagle after trying to
>>>> write my own PCB program. Less work to have other people do the job.
>>>>
>>>> Harvey
>>>>
>>>> >
>>>> >Merry Christmas to all -
>>>> >
>>>> >Norm
>>>> >W6NIM
>>>>
>>>
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