Joe I would be interested in hearing how you find the comparison between PADs and Protel, be it 99SE or 2004. I have yet to see a really good unbiased comparison - with backing - of the various packages out there.
I keep hoping to see a really good in-depth article in a rag that actually *builds* a medium-complexity board, start to finish, in each of the packages. Schematics, multi-page, component creation, management, the works. That would be a huge job, I know, and very difficult to do without bias. I suppose one way would be to have the author(s) not actually do the work, but sit in very, very closely, with experts for each package. What I would want to see is both the highlights of what a package can do really well, as well as what it *can't* do very well. Plus workarounds. -- Dean Carpenter deano at areyes com 94TT :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Sapienza" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 11:39 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] To print PCB in scale 1:1 > "Eats too many trees" > > > You're just too funny > > Sorry I'm in this huge PADS job and feel like I'm in hell sans the online > DRC so I need all the good humor I can get > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Reagan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Protel EDA Discussion List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 11:33 AM > Subject: RE: [PEDA] To print PCB in scale 1:1 > > > > Export to gerber , use Camtastik to print. It has great control features > for printing. I never use Protel to print anything including the text > reports. It has to many driver problems and not good enough control. Eats > too many trees > > Mike Reagan > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Jun Gong > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 10:28 AM > To: Protel EDA Discussion List > Subject: Re: [PEDA] To print PCB in scale 1:1 > > > Printing PCB in strict 1:1 scale is not a easy job. Though you could specify > 1:1 print scale in Protel, the output may still real 1:1. And even you got a > 1:1 output on one printer, you may not get a 1:1 print on aother printer. > > The way I did is make a two round print. Following are the steps: > > 1) Draw 2 lines on a bland PCB file, one on X , one on Y direction. Suppose > both of their length are 2 inches. > 2) Print the PCB with 1:1 scale in Protel print option. > 3)Measure the length of lines on the paper output. > 4) If the line length of output is not 2 inches, calculate the adjustment > ratio, and enter it into Protel's X scale and Y scale. > 5) You could re-do step 2 to 4 to verify it is trule 1:1 on both X, Y > direction. > 6) Print the final true 1:1 PCB output. > > Regards. > > Jun gong > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "é" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, November 01, 2004 6:11 AM > Subject: [PEDA] To print PCB in scale 1:1 > > > > Hello, everyone, > > > > With your kind help I have completed the PCB of my BGA board. Thank you > very > > much. > > To check the footprint created by myself before manufacturing, I hope to > > print my PCB in scale 1:1. But cannot get the correct result. The size of > > output PCB always varies with the paper size I selected. I thought there > > must be some option to set but I could not find it. Could you please give > me > > advice? > > > > Thank you very much. > > > > Xiangchen > > > > > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > > > To Post messages: > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > > > Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > To Post messages: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > To Post messages: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum > > To Post messages: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unsubscribe and Other Options: > http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com > > Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): > http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ____________________________________________________________ You are subscribed to the PEDA discussion forum To Post messages: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe and Other Options: http://techservinc.com/mailman/listinfo/peda_techservinc.com Browse or Search Old Archives (2001-2004): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Browse or Search Current Archives (2004-Current): http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
