Gareth,
you obviously haven't used Camtastsic to try and panelize 20+
different boards into one panel. It is a joke. I have done it, it is a
process of load gerbers, merge layers, delete layers, load gerbers, merge
layers, delete layers. Then there is no absolute coordinate control system
for location of the gerbers, no properly functioning snap feature, so on and
so on. It also won't correctly merge drill sizes into one common drill tool
file so you have to get creative through manual editing to combine similar
drill sizes from differing PCBs into one common drill tool.
Oh, almost forgot to mention the out of memory errors when you have
256MB RAM and over 700 MB of virtual memory, with over 700MB of virtual
memory free and still some RAM remaining free. Camtastic is the only thing
besides W2K system stuff running and it is only using 70MB according to Task
Manager. If Camtastic was actually being used by a board fabricator they
would go bankrupt faster then you can shake a stick at them.
Sincerely,
Brad Velander.
Lead PCB Designer
Norsat International Inc.
#300 - 4401 Still Creek Drive,
Burnaby, B.C., Canada, V5C 6G9.
Tel (604) 292-9089 (direct line)
Fax (604) 292-9010
Website: www.norsat.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Gareth De Mar [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 7:04 PM
To: 'Protel EDA Forum'
Subject: Re: [PEDA] Merging boards
Protel 99SE is not well suited for the purpose of panelising boards.
Better off generating Gerber files and panelising with
Camtastic.
Gareth de Mar.
Compucat Research Pty Ltd.
Ph: 02 62951331
Fax: 02 62951855
email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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