While I agree library management is necessary, I'd hate to see too rigid a
system, as used
in some of the high end CAD systems I've used before. One thing I really
like about Protel
is that you can break the rules to do something unique.
I would also like to see the "Give every part a symbol" fashion as an
option, not compulsory.
I use an external database system for managing part data and this keeps my
data independent
from what CAD system I use. In terms of managing attributes, parts
information and BOMs it
works brilliantly. Anyone who is interested can email me off-line if you
want to know more.
However, a better way of managing libraries (PCB libraries in particular)
is required. Some
explorer type of interface would be useful. I have to admit copying and
pasting, loosing the
footprint origin, etc is damn annoying and awkward.
Regards,
Colin Weber
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At 11:07 AM 29/06/2001 +1000, you wrote:
>At 10:24 AM 29/06/01 +1000, you wrote:
>><...snip..>
>>I belive Protel could be stronger in the library control and parts
>>management area.
>>Anybody else have any comments/suggestions on this ?
>>
>>Regards,
>>
>>Michael Beavis
>
>
>Absolutely! Protel is lagging compared to our expectations in the whole
>library management area and has been for some time. In this day of
>QA-this and ISO-that we really do need better version control of both
>libraries and designs. They do know this, I was at a meeting (some time
>ago) where a Protel employee was listening and asking questions on what we
>wanted. Library management was one area discussed in detail and, I think,
>recognised as needing lots of work. I would expect, without any special
>knowledge, that the next version of Protel will have *much* better library
>handling. I would hope this includes full traceability to the exact
>library that each component and symbol was extracted from.
>
>Also, as discussed previously, I would like full support for those
>people/companies that wish to run Protel in the "Give every part a symbol"
>fashion. This will require the ability to set and lock almost every sch
>symbol attribute in the library, including part type.
>
>My USD$0.00000000002 (about AUD$2.47 I think),
>Ian
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