Post by thread:PCB and schematic

I use ORCAD from more than 10 years. I used versions 1.0, 3.21, 4.xx and 386 1.0. Now I use mainly the 3.21 version ( schematic capture only ), because it is quite small, stable and I don't need it for huge projects. I tested also the version 6.0 for Windows ( schematic capture ), but I don't like it ( let's say I'm an old fashion user, who uses mainly the keyboard, not the mouse ! ). For PCB projects, I use Racal-Redac ( I started with version 1 on a two floppy PC and now I use the version 6) which is quite good and it is supported by all local board manufacturers. I tried also Orcad PCB, but it has a problem which I cannot remove : the autorouter makes the diagonal traces from small orthogonal segments, looking like a staircase ! Some years ago I tested PCAD, which is a great package, but too complicated for doing small and medium projects. Dorin --------------------------------- Dorin Dogaroiu Research Institute for Computers Bucarest, Romania Email : spam_OUTdogaroiudTakeThisOuTpcnet.pcnet.ro .....ddorinKILLspam@spam@kappa.ro ---------------------------------