I'm rather a fan of DipTrace, as well. I've designed ~10 boards with it, so far, and it does a good job of being powerful, without being too hard to use. The interface is a bit clunky, but it does the job, especially given the fairly low price.
- Alex On Sun, Jun 22, 2014 at 7:40 PM, Richard Cini <[email protected]> wrote: > Unfortunately, no. I never worked in the S100 format with it before. All > of my work has been random sizes, from near-ECB to 6”x14”. > > The S100 connector may exist already, though. You’d have to search by 3M > or AMP/Tyco part number. > > Rich > > -- > Rich Cini > Collector of Classic Computers > Build Master and lead engineer, Altair32 Emulator > http://www.classiccmp.org/cini > http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32 > > From: John Monahan <[email protected]> > Organization: Vitasoft > Reply-To: S100-Post <[email protected]> > Date: Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 7:06 PM > To: S100-Post <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: [N8VEM-S100:4332] FreeRouter No longer available. Long term > plans for Board layouts > > So you have the S100 connector and S100 board dimensions etc. Rich ? > > John > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected] > <[email protected]>] *On Behalf Of *Richard Cini > *Sent:* Sunday, June 22, 2014 3:47 PM > *To:* S100-Post > *Subject:* Re: [N8VEM-S100:4331] FreeRouter No longer available. Long > term plans for Board layouts > > > > John — > > > > DipTrace is my preferred CAD product I did purchase the > 1000-hole version and I’ve done all of my 6502 boards with it, and I > started re-doing the Altair32 front panel using it. I generally do the > physical board layout with their PCB tool and mostly use their router, > although I now use the PC/standalone version of FreeRouting for the whole > routing and/or optimizing an existing layout. > > > > I have some libraries made for things I’ve used, like > Commodore parts and certain connectors. Overall, I’m happy with the product. > > > > Rich > > > > -- > > Rich Cini > > Collector of Classic Computers > > Build Master and lead engineer, Altair32 Emulator > > http://www.classiccmp.org/cini > > http://www.classiccmp.org/altair32 > > > > *From: *John Monahan <[email protected]> > *Reply-To: *S100-Post <[email protected]> > *Date: *Sunday, June 22, 2014 at 6:41 PM > *To: *S100-Post <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[N8VEM-S100:4331] FreeRouter No longer available. Long term > plans for Board layouts > > > > It looks like the http://www.freerouting.net/ web site for FreeRouter is > no longer available! > > > > This leaves us with a big problem making PC boards with KiCad. > (Fortunately I happen to have the PC version here for my own use), but it > opens up a general question as to how we do PC boards (S100 and others) in > the future. > > > > Personally I'm having a hard time getting things done with KiCad. The > PCBNew program seems (to me) very "finicy" in making files for Freerouter. > > > > I'm wondering what other people think about a more "All-in-one" PC CAD > program. I once used a program called DipTrace (they have a free version > for up to 500 pins to try it out). See here http://diptrace.com/. The > thing that impressed me was the speed in which it converted the schematic > into an actual board file and Gurber files. There was only one program, > one interface. Personally I would spring for paying for the 1000 pin > commercial version (or heigher) , I and perhaps others, could run batches > for others. > > > > The main issue is that for any program we would have to build a library > for the S100 connector, board dimensions and presumably a number of other > things. > > > > I would be interested in hearing comments by others on a way to proceed. > Has anybody else used CAD programs they like. Anybody got experience with > DipTrace > > > > > > John > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "N8VEM-S100" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "N8VEM-S100" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "N8VEM-S100" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "N8VEM-S100" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "N8VEM-S100" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
