--- Mira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Autorouted boards in general have more holes, use more > layers and this affects the price.
It's been a long time (10yr) since more holes really affected the price (within extremes of course). I'd suggest that if an autorouted board took up more layers than a handrouted version, it wasn't done correctly. (i.e. I respectfully differ in opinion.) > If your boss cares about saving some money from shorting the time for > finishing the job and doesn't care about the PCB cost, > then you must be working for a design bureau. > You design the board once but it will be manufactured > many times. I used to design a lot for long runs. Now much of my work is short order, as in I often only get only one panel's worth built. An autorouter is still a great investment. Saving a day or more of my time with an AR is worth it. ===== Dom Bragge CID Snr PCB Designer Sydney, Australia ( 99SE sp6 ) Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
