We did a custom project last year in which we were asked to use Orcad Layout in place of Protel. It was an ordeal. Lacked behind Protel in dozens of ways. Error checking was poor, user interface difficult to learn, limited undo, many other shortcomings. Our opinion--their schematic capture program is decent, their layout program was truly awful.
Later on we did another custom project with some very talented engineers. Got to talking about layout packages. One engineer said, well, out here in Southern California, a lot of people use Orcad's schematic capture program, but virtually nobody uses their layout package. Have heard of a lot of people using PADS, some using PCAD, some Protel, but very rarely run into people using Orcad for layout. Maybe that's just one prejudiced point of view.... Best regards, Kerry Berland [EMAIL PROTECTED] Silicon Engines 2101 Oxford Road 847-803-6860 Fax 847-803-6870 Des Plaines, IL 60018 USA -----Original Message----- From: Tim Fifield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 8:28 AM To: Protel EDA Forum Subject: [PEDA] Leaving Protel Hi All, This is my last week with this company, and I'm going to be learning OrCad starting Monday at my new job. I just wanted to take a minute to thank everybody on this forum who has helped me over the past 3 years with Protel. It's been a great learning experience! Thanks again! gains in quality come from meticulous attention to detail and every step in the manufacturing process must be done as carefully as possible, not as quickly as possible -David Packard Tim Fifield, CET International Rectifier - Automotive PS. If anybody knows of any similar forums or websites for OrCad please let me know. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/leave.html * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Forum Guidelines Rules: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/forumrules.html * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
