Hi Amid, see below
Michael > -----Original Message----- > From: Hamid A. Wasti [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 9:03 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [PEDA] Moving from 99SE to DXP: Upgrade or downgrade? > > > I am current using 99SE and have been sitting on the DXP "upgrade" for a > few months. Being a Protel user for almost 10 years, I know better than > to use any Protel product right after its release. But being 1 year and > 2 service packs into it, is DXP mostly stable and at least marginally > useable now, or is further delay advised? Seeing a large number of > people on this forum still using 99SE is not encouraging. > > A few specific questions: > > 0) Is DXP stable now or are crashes hourly occurrences like with most of > Protel's initial releases? For me it looks quite stable > > 1) For schematic entry, are there any new features that make the move > worthwhile? Integrated libraries are a funny thing, i.e. association of symbols, footprints and simulation models in one file. Schematic entry (moving, dragging) as all other things have been slowed down a lot. IMO it is a real pain in the ass. Lots of editing is largely delayed on screen. And selection markers like in grafics editors make things hard to survey. Fancy things like parameter lists are good. Global editing has changed and IMO is often uncomfortable but sometimes better (ref. lists). Others like it more. > > 2) For manual routing, are they any new features that make the move > worthwhile? Not much difference in manual routing (besides slower). Planes are much better in DXP. Autorouting is practically not usable due to the new SITUS router engine. > > 3) How bad is the learning curve? I'm still not very comfortable in it. IMO the philosophy in editing is quite different and the old ways are no longer usable even as an option. Help is not yet implemented sufficiently. Documentation is almost none. While some features are real good I complain about having changed so soon. I use Protel since some 15 years. Should have known better from all the previous versions but didn't imagine how I could be worse. A good place to learn more on the actual problems can be found in the DXP forum of Altium. > > Thanks for your time and input. > > Regards, > > Hamid Wasti > > > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
