AW: [sdiy] EDWin PCB software

[Jim Patchell]

    Anything that works for you is great.

    The one advantage to using a schematic capture program with your PCB
program is that you can have the PCB program check the board against the
netlist generated by the schematic program.  This cuts down
significantly on errors on your PC boards, although, stupid errors can
still get through.  If you have an error on your schematic, the PCB
program will insist on having the same same error on the PC board.  For
those who have seem my Synth Module Board (1200+ components), there were
"0" circuit errors on that board...or I should say, the board matched
the schematic 100% (there were a few boo-boo's in the schematic).

Scott Gravenhorst wrote:

> I've been both complemented and laughed at for how
> I do schematics...  I use Microsoft Paint.  I have
> one document that has almost any part I can think
> of.  I copy and paste to my work document.  It really
> doesn't take that much time.  There's no learning
> curve at all.  And if you use Windows, you have Paint
> sorta like free.
>
> Anyone interested in my parts document can go to
> http://home1.gte.net/res0658s/parts.gif
> and see a GIF version.  You should be able to convert
> this to BMP, but if not, email me and I will send
> the real BMP via email.
>
> Czech Martin <Martin.Czech at Micronas.com> wrote:
> >> I bought version 1.5 non-commercial a long time ago (3-4
> >> years). It was so
> >> bad I gave up on it in less that a couple of days. Creating
> >> new symbols and
> >> components in it was really teadious and obscure. It maybe
> >
> >I second that. It is useless.
> >I have the feeling that setting up a CAD system complete
> >with all views (so that they can interact) is so much
> >work that it has way too much overhead for our little
> >projects.
> >
> >
> >m.c.
>
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