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Re: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle smells and i dont like it - was - Re: What is your favorite free PCB-CAD

2006-09-08 by Leon Heller

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Andrew" <andrewm1973@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 2:09 AM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Eagle smells and i dont like it - was - Re: What is 
your favorite free PCB-CAD


>> Leon wrote:
>
>> <snip UI and # of keystrokes>
>>
>> Pulsonix can import Eagle designs and libraries,
>> which can be quite useful. I once used that
>> facility to check a friend's Eagle PCB design
>> that was giving him problems.
>>
>
> Can Pulsonix save to a common format that other
> packages can read though ?
>
> Open formats is pretty pretty close to the top
> on my selection criteria.

It will export netlists for:
  a.. Accel PCB
  b.. PADS PCB
  c.. Zuken Rinf (Cadstar and Visula)
  d.. P-CAD PCB
  e.. OrCAD II DOS
  f.. Viewdraw
and there is a 'Part Mapper'. Orcad seems to use EDIF, which is the closest 
thing to a common format. The report writer can be used for user-defined 
netlists.

Leon

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