PADS-Logic and PADS-PCB aren't as bad as this one sounds, but they aren't as good as they used to be, and support really sucks now.
-- John Larkin Highland Technology, Inc lunatic fringe electronics
The writer previously used Altium, which comes off well compared to his new program, Mentor Graphics PADSFlow. Hah, I've been using Altium for 10 years, but I really miss in Altium the creature features that were in PCAD, my previous pcb CAD program.
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Thanks,
- Win
LOL, 'DesignFlaw'
Shows that product names should be choosen carefully.
Cheers
I recall coming across a similar blog for Altium, but this turns up first:
All considered, I would definitely recommend Altium over PADS. Based on my experience with both.
Or if you want something that's more KiCAD or Eagle level functionality, but has the ease of Altium (hah), Multisim/Ultiboard (at least, as they were, back when I was in school) aren't even that bad, and are priced at a fraction of Altium.
FWIW, Altium's PADS import tool is reasonably functional, so if you ever decided to change, your archives aren't screwed or anything.
Tim
-- Seven Transistor Labs, LLC Electrical Engineering Consultation and Contract Design Website: http://seventransistorlabs.com "John Larkin" wrote in message news:6avd8b913m61gao1odb05n6m0ioqfsqqtc@4ax.com... https://offlogic.wordpress.com/2009/08/12/why-does-mentor-graphics-suck-so-very-very-much/ PADS-Logic and PADS-PCB aren't as bad as this one sounds, but they aren't as good as they used to be, and support really sucks now.
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