Homebrew PCBs

Hi guys,

Checking back in the archives, I noticed several folks using Sprint 
Layout.  I downloaded the demo this morning for the new version I 
liked what I saw so far.  While I dearly love PCB Wizard for it's 
brilliant simplicity, it doesn't make it easy to work with isolation 
milling and it doesn't allow for "easy" user creation of additional 
components.

When I saw this product (Spring Layout), it appears to be able to do 
a lot of what i want.  It is very easy to work with (so far).  So, I 
am just asking for opinions on personal uses - any problems, 
gotchas, bugs, don't do, etc.

If someone has the full version, I wonder if you could create an 
isolation milling file (PLT) for me and either email it to me or 
post it in the files section.  Doesn't much matter what the circuit 
is (preferably simple), I will just be using it to see how easy it 
will be to create an import filter for my CNC machine.

Thanks!!!
Chris

On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:57:10 +0100, lcdpublishing  
<lcdpublishing@...> wrote:

> Hi guys,
> Checking back in the archives, I noticed several folks using Sprint
> Layout.  I downloaded the demo this morning for the new version I
> liked what I saw so far.  While I dearly love PCB Wizard for it's
> brilliant simplicity, it doesn't make it easy to work with isolation
> milling and it doesn't allow for "easy" user creation of additional
> components.
> When I saw this product (Spring Layout), it appears to be able to do
> a lot of what i want.  It is very easy to work with (so far).  So, I
> am just asking for opinions on personal uses - any problems,
> gotchas, bugs, don't do, etc.
> If someone has the full version, I wonder if you could create an
> isolation milling file (PLT) for me and either email it to me or
> post it in the files section.  Doesn't much matter what the circuit
> is (preferably simple), I will just be using it to see how easy it
> will be to create an import filter for my CNC machine.
> Thanks!!!
> Chris


Well, which is it, Spint Layout, Sprint Layout, or Spring Layout? ;-)


ST

LOL! In all the excitement of messing around with the new software I 
must have kept forgetting it's name :-0



--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Stefan Trethan" 
<stefan_trethan@...> wrote:
>
> On Sun, 28 Jan 2007 13:57:10 +0100, lcdpublishing  
> <lcdpublishing@...> wrote:
> 
> > Hi guys,
> > Checking back in the archives, I noticed several folks using 
Sprint
> > Layout.  I downloaded the demo this morning for the new version I
> > liked what I saw so far.  While I dearly love PCB Wizard for it's
> > brilliant simplicity, it doesn't make it easy to work with 
isolation
> > milling and it doesn't allow for "easy" user creation of 
additional
> > components.
> > When I saw this product (Spring Layout), it appears to be able 
to do
> > a lot of what i want.  It is very easy to work with (so far).  
So, I
> > am just asking for opinions on personal uses - any problems,
> > gotchas, bugs, don't do, etc.
> > If someone has the full version, I wonder if you could create an
> > isolation milling file (PLT) for me and either email it to me or
> > post it in the files section.  Doesn't much matter what the 
circuit
> > is (preferably simple), I will just be using it to see how easy 
it
> > will be to create an import filter for my CNC machine.
> > Thanks!!!
> > Chris
> 
> 
> Well, which is it, Spint Layout, Sprint Layout, or Spring 
Layout? ;-)

> 
> 
> ST
>

>
>
>If someone has the full version, I wonder if you could create an
>isolation milling file (PLT) for me and either email it to me or
>post it in the files section. Doesn't much matter what the circuit
>is (preferably simple), I will just be using it to see how easy it
>will be to create an import filter for my CNC machine.
>
>Thanks!!!
>Chris

I'll email you, privately, a set of CNC files/
Sprint Layout attracts me because it is able to import, 
transparently, a magazine pcb as bmp.
Cristian

Cristin,

Thanks much!  That will help a lot and the few minutes it took to 
look over the files, it appears as though writing an import filter 
should be pretty easy.  

Chris



 In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, Cristian <bip@...> wrote:

>
> 
> >
> >
> >If someone has the full version, I wonder if you could create an
> >isolation milling file (PLT) for me and either email it to me or
> >post it in the files section. Doesn't much matter what the circuit
> >is (preferably simple), I will just be using it to see how easy it
> >will be to create an import filter for my CNC machine.
> >
> >Thanks!!!
> >Chris
> 
> I'll email you, privately, a set of CNC files/
> Sprint Layout attracts me because it is able to import, 
> transparently, a magazine pcb as bmp.
> Cristian
>

At 22:40 28.01.2007, you wrote:

>Cristin,
>
>Thanks much! That will help a lot and the few minutes it took to
>look over the files, it appears as though writing an import filter
>should be pretty easy.
>
>Chris

The Sprint's milling output files are HPGL.
I'm interested in your work.
Cristian