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----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil" <phil1960us@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 5:39 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Re: New electronic design and layout software


> The real issue for me is the availability of libraries though I agree
> that schematic capture/edit is a deal breaker. I kind of just assume
> that any reasonable system will have a decent one. I like eagle
> because there are a lot of libraries free for the using and the lib
> editor is reasonably capable (though cumbersome to use).
>
> If I were trying to push a new system, I'd have a gazillion libraries
> out there to make it trivially easy to get going. Also, I'd have a
> bunch of predefined symbols (packages, schematic symbols) that I
> could use to quickly add a new part. There is nothing more
> discouraging than to start a design and discover that you need to
> create all sorts of new parts completely from scratch. A 15 minute
> job becomes hours of tedium in looking up layouts and so on.
>
> Actually, if it were me, I'd figure out to import other systems
> libraries. heh heh....

It can be quite risky using the supplied libraries without checking them
very thoroughly. Many PCB designers create their own parts to make sure they
are OK.

Leon