Homebrew PCBs

>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
>
>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.
>


Pulsonix, which I use, can output HPGL, and has an option for drill holes:

http://www.pulsonix.com

It's a lot easier to use then Orcad and has fewer bugs.

Pulsonix SPICE (actually Newbury Technology's SIMetrix SPICE) is better than 
PSPICE.


Leon
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Leon Heller, G1HSM Tel: +44 1424 423947
Email:leon_heller@...
My web page: http://www.geocities.com/leon_heller

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