Dennis, Just have at it and go nuts!!
Joe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, January 09, 2006 9:30 PM Subject: Re: [PEDA] 6.0 ? it is here > > well i got AD 6.0 ! > > it comes in a real nice looking box > > the 'if you break this seal' thing on the CDs was pre-broken, so i guess > i am not bound :) > > other than a brief foray w/ DXP when it first came out and a bit later > w/ SP1 i basically skipped over that whole generation (i was highly > unimpressed) > > but now looking at this 6.0 for only an hour or so so far i must say it > looks quite impressive, albeit quite daunting > > there are zillions of screens and panels but they really did some things > that look appealing: > > there are net labels printed along all the tracks > > truetype fonts on the PCB (more than a glossy feature really as it > allows languages and 'negative' printing) > > the flip view allows editing flipped > > the smart paste looks useful AND productivity enhancing > > you can move stuff by typing a relative co-ord which i really like as an > old time acad'er > > the single layer view is way better with the 3 modes it now offers > > the preserve track angle looks real impressive in their movie demo, this > looks like it could save REAL time if you watch their movie > > the installation and license drill all went without a hitch > > the heads up display thingy looks dandy, not sure if it is really useful > yet though > > 2 things i didn't see which i really would like (unless i missed them): > > a TEXT BOX type entry for PCB for notes and tables > (is it there ?) > > a way to put notes on the schematic but not necessarily distribute or > print them - not sure how this could be implemented though - > this is for things like current ratings or musings about performance or > problems or thoughts about future ideas and changes or options > i realize these could be put elsewhere but IMHO it would be great on the > working sch prints > something like a show/hide for sch text boxes would work for me > > now i hardly know where to start! > i have a large project looming and it could use the multi channel stuff > but i am very leery about adopting this new tool as i am a babe in these > woods, > i can't afford to slip the schedule while i make mistakes and learn > about this beast which is quite a bit more complicated that 99SE > > what to do, what to do .... ? > > Dennis Saputelli > > _______________________________________________________________________ > Integrated Controls, Inc. Tel: 415-647-0480 EXT 107 > 2851 21st Street Fax: 415-647-3003 > San Francisco, CA 94110 www.integratedcontrolsinc.com > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > 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]
