Robert, I would be interested in your pics. You can drop it directly by mail : stephra...@wanadoo.fr
For DXF import Ive read your post on the topic, explaining your method. It seems it works for you but you have to recognize that the method is painful. Ive just imported DXF and 3D STEP models in Altium in few clicks. Thats definitely a nice feature. Youre right saying you need to have the money for getting and maintaining a software. Its acceptable as long as the software makes you saving at least the equivalent money ! Im becoming a self employed man and I would not hesitate to let my company paying 1k$ if I was sure to gain time with the software. I will spend 1-2 days for Altium evaluation and decide with which one I will continue the project. Coming back on Kicad, I guess I would keep it for a professional use if it could have at least the DXF import and a better lib management tool. The silkscreen & consistency issue is painful at beginning but project after project it becomes easier as your own lib starts to be wide enough to cover your usual applications. I will definitely keep it for my amateur use. For N1IST, I had also experienced the silkscreen issue with a PCB manufacturer who didnt spent time to correct it. So I would say that sometime it works, .. sometime not ! Best Stephane, F1TJJ De : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kicad-us...@yahoogroups.com] De la part de Robert Envoyé : vendredi 22 janvier 2010 12:51 À : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com Objet : Re: [kicad-users] libs silkscreens unusable Stephane, I've not bothered to go through the entire library of footprints, I just edit them on demand. The net result is that the total time I've spent on this is perhaps minutes. I don't bother editing a footprint just because the text isn't as I like it unless I know I'm going to be placing a lot of that particular footprint, the reason being that I usually end up moving and editing component texts on the board itself anyway in order to squeeze them into the (usually very limited) available space. If you like I can send you a photo of one of my kicad boards and you can decide for yourself if it looks professional enough. I've just completed a design for a customer using their mechanical drawing originally created in AutoCAD, and posted a description (in English) of how to do it on this list. Altium does seem to have a good reputation, but of course you need to have the money for it - and the inevitable upgrades. Like anything else you pays your money and you takes your choice. Regards, Robert. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a été contrôlé par l'anti-virus mail. Aucun virus connu à ce jour par nos services n'a été détecté.
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