Hello; You might try PROCAD (www.icadsys.com/). They offer protel compatibility and have schematic capture packages as low as $450 and even a $50 eval package. Good Luck
Ken Astrof RF Engineering Steve Allen wrote: > Hello All, > I'm still searching for the best path to collaborate with my customer. I > wasn't very explicit in describing my needs. My customer is providing the > schematic and I'll be doing the board layout. > > Initially, I thought it would be best for him to a purchase the 99SE > suite. Costs make this prohibitive. I've had one offer to sell me a valid > license at $3000 and another offer to sell me an invalid license (at an > undetermined price). > > "Upgrading" to P2004 seems the only path Altium offers. They appear wiling > to offer a discount . The Altium consultant says, " I would have to talk > to my manger and the discount would be about $4500 off. " I'm not sure > what conditions and restrictions would apply. Altium will not sell P99SE > Schematic Capture packages. > > Where does this leave me? It's looking like a 3rd party schematic capture > and net list import would be the best solution. Protel 99SE Help says > that Protel & Protel2 net lists are the two compatible formats. I have a > few questions about net list import. > > 1. Which format import will import best? It looks like Protel2 net lists > have more information. > > 2. Can any of you recommend a 3rd part Schematic Capture capable of > generating a Protel compatible net lists? It needs to be relatively > inexpensive. > > 3. What tips can you offer for net list import? It looks like I'll have > the ability to assign land patterns at time of import. Usually, the > schematic evolves during layout. On the surface, it appears that I might > be forced to re-enter all the land patterns unless the schematic capture > package is capable of back annotating from the netlist. Is this true? > > I'd appreciate any comments or suggestions. > > Thanks again, > Steve > > At 08:38 AM 4/7/2005, you wrote: > >Hello, > >I'm working with a customer that has interest in purchasing his own copy > >of P99SE. I'm hoping some of you can help answer some questions we have. > > > >1. I thought I saw a PEDA post that indicated that Protel no longer offers > >upgrade discounts from P99SE to Protel 2004. Is this still true? > > > >2. Is there still a Protel 99SE resale market? > > > >3. If so, what's a used copy of 99SE selling for? > > > >Thanks for the help. > > > >Steve > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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]
