> I have used a whole range of closed pcb design, schematic capture and > simulation tools since 1984, including a few on SUN and Intergraph > workstations. All of them touted fantastic features, but delivered the > usual > crap. Most of the advanced features like auto place and route were always > a > load of rubbish. So, in effect what you need is good editing features. > > PCB has all of em. But the best part is this: the files are saved as text > files. Thus replacing or positioning a component is just a matter of > opening > text editor and changing a few coordinates. Eg. very very useful for > precision positioning a component in a large dense board.
Yes, We use only placement and manual routing features. The 'auto' features are always crap. My main worry is to import old orcad / protel files. Warm Regards, Mr. Mukund Deshmukh, Beta Computronics Pvt Ltd. 10/1 IT Park, Parsodi, Nagpur -440022 India. Web site - http://betacomp.com Meet us at our Booth 10.1 A09 , CHINAPLAS 2009 , May 18 - 21, 2009, Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, CHINA. -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
