Hi, We are about getting in prduction with at least 4 pcbs.
Both pcb manufacturer and components assembler say that gerber generated are OK. In our designs we have 2 and 4 layers, smd and axial components and components on one or both sides with ground planes on all layers. We have experience with Orcad, and less with Eagle, and we have ALWAYS routed our pcbs in a manual way. Autorouters are good to estimate if you need 4 or 6 layers, to give you an idea to begin and so on. And they love vias a lot. Kicad is a well done programm. Pcbnew lacks of some features: DRC with zones, real undo, zone resize, tracks movement (though you can move nodes) or square holes as we have seen this week; Eeschema lacks of "bubble delete" after connected, undo, wire movement. We have solved all this "unfeatures" with practise. In a few weeks one gets used to it. And it has a great advantage in bugs solving over Orcad: creators update the programm incredibly fast when a big bug appears. Regards, Pedro. > > From: greg temple [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2006 8:15 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [kicad-users] kicad status/usability? > > > Hello, > I'm just wondering what is the current status of kicad is? Is it > reasonably usable for multilayer boards?. Is there any lists anywhere > that show its currently usability status for doing real boards(without > having to do crazy things or having crazy bugs) or any major holdups on > necesary features?. > Anyone have some comments? > Thanks in advance > Greg > > > Send instant messages to your online friends > http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ LLama Gratis a cualquier PC del Mundo. Llamadas a fijos y móviles desde 1 céntimo por minuto. http://es.voice.yahoo.com Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before posting your question. Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the creator of Kicad. Please contribute your symbols/modules to the library folder in the group files section. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
