Homebrew PCBs

On Wed, 06 Sep 2006 00:23:11 +0200, Hugo Gonz\ufffdlez Monteverde  
<hugonz@...> wrote:

> Hi all,
> I prefer Target3001! Because of the following:
> It has an extensive part  catalog that is uptaded through the net.
> Parts, drilling sizes, pads, etc. can be modified after placed in the  
> PCB.
> The price is right and board size is not limited. you can get a decent
> version for 42EUR and a very large one for 470 EUR. There is a tiny
> version for free.
> Support is good, they will incorporate new parts for free if you ask  
> them to.
> It has cut and paste capabilities in Windows, manual drilling plans
> for smaller projects, and a nice user manual in PDf format.
> I found it at:
> http://www.ibfriedrich.com
> Hugo


Hi,

nice to find another user of Target.
Do you have V12?

BTW: one gets 10% rebate on target for "word of mouth" recommendation (a  
post in a forum suffices).
So if you plan to buy it, get the freeware first for a while so you can  
honestly recommend it, and make that post.
There are also regular special offers 3 or 4 times a year, the next one  
will probably be at christmas, the last special offer was last month. So  
if you wait for that you'll get 30% off ;-)

It certainly has a couple of weak points compared to say orcad, but it's  
good value for money.

Hugo, do the web-update libraries really work? I find i need to make my  
own libraries to get proper pad sizes etc.

Do you use simulation? I have a lot of trouble with that...

ST