16 Jun
2007
16 Jun
'07
1:47 p.m.
On Jun 15, 2007, at 9:31 PM, Richard A. Cini wrote:
I?m working on a 6502 project and I have a PC
board CAD
recommendation
question. I tried out the software that comes with ExpressPCB and
it?s kind
of bogus. There?s no autorouter, which is exactly what I need (even
if it?s
a basic router).
Actually it's quite good. I've done three commercial products
with that software, running it under a Windows emulator on an adult
computer. No autorouter though, that's very true. But many
autorouters are more trouble than they're worth, IMO.
Does anyone have any recommendations for a
reasonably priced
schematics
capture and layout program for either Windows or Mac OSX that can
autoroute
do boards up to say 6? x 8?? When I say reasonable, I?m thinking
$250 or
less.
I now use PCB (for X11) which is fantastic, even for very large
multilayer boards. Its autorouter is better than it was, but it's
still...an autorouter. I do my layouts by hand. It's time
consuming, but then there's that whole "pride in workmanship" thing.
-Dave
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Dave McGuire
Port Charlotte, FL