SW & ECAD Software
SW & ECAD Software
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Hello,
What is the best ECAD software out there that plays well with SW and Circuitworks? We currently use Orcad and looking into other ECAD packages. I heard Orcad might be going obsolete?
Thanks,
What is the best ECAD software out there that plays well with SW and Circuitworks? We currently use Orcad and looking into other ECAD packages. I heard Orcad might be going obsolete?
Thanks,
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Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 4.0
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB






RE: SW & ECAD Software
Slohcin
RE: SW & ECAD Software
RE: SW & ECAD Software
Allegro does have a high learning curve, I complain about the padstack editor, but we went with it over Protel, which most layout guys will rave about, because it creates such a dynamic system with Orcad Shematic Capture. Cadence owns Orcad and they are steadily phasing out Orcad layout and pushing to get everyone on Allego 16.0. The high end tools such as P-spice and our performance option tools come in very hand fore advanced DRC's.
I'm not plugging this product over any other or trying to sell. just voicing my experience with it.
RFUS
RE: SW & ECAD Software
A star for you for giving me a detailed response. I'll pass this thread over to our ECAD guys and have them read this.
Thanks a bunch!
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Colin Fitzpatrick
Mechanical Design Engineer
Solidworks 2007 SP 4.0
Dell 390 XP Pro SP 2
Intel 2 Duo Core, 2GB RAM
nVida Quadro FX 3450 512 MB