PH, Every CAD software has tip and tricks to do things. Protel has its strengths. Have you had a chance to use Concept? I bet you'll love Protel schematic after spending a few hours with Concept.
Mira --- Protel Hell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In every schematic capture program I have used once > two nodes are connected > the wire moves with the nodes. If the net has a name > it stays with the net > as well. > > This CAD seems strange that all are independant, you > can move one and the > relationship is broken. While you guys are probably > used to this quirck and > see nothing wrong, it is very inefficient, and > worse, it can cause errors. > > just one of many things I find very Neandertholish > about Protel, and one of > many reasons I believe productivity in Protel is > below other CAD > > PH > > > >From: Mira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: "Protel EDA Forum" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Protel EDA Forum > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: [PEDA] OT: Mentor PADS comparison > >Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 14:39:45 -0700 (PDT) > > > >Abd, > > > >I'll describe what I don't like later tonight. > > > >Regarding the net names and breaking wires in > >Protel... I read the other posts. I won't be > looking > >anymore for a feature, which is obviously not > there. > > > >Should I ask if there is a "drag" wire feature? > When I > >move the symbol it's no longer connected. Wires are > >just lines and editing takes a little bit longer > than > >it should be. I have to either place another wire > or > >place a wire and net labels to connect them. > > > >Later, > >Mira > > > >--- Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > At 06:41 PM 5/16/2004, Mira wrote: > > > >I don't like editing the manual routing in both > > > PCAD > > > >and Protel. Orcad and Allegro are much better. > > > > > > I wonder if you could describe what you don't > like. > > > What is difficult, or > > > tedious, or whatever about "editing the manual > > > routing" in PCAD and Protel? > > > > > > >As for placing a part on top of a wire and > getting > > > the > > > >wire disconnected... I don't see it in > Protel99SE. > > > > > > Right. I think it's a DXP feature. > > > > > > > I > > > >don't see a wire name at all unless I place a > net > > > >label. > > > > > > Protel does not display automatically-assigned > wire > > > names.... The actual > > > name assigned will vary with how connectivity is > > > specified..... But I can't > > > recall ever wanting to see these names.... In > > > practice, one always knows a > > > node in the net and the node is easy to find in > > > Protel. I think DXP has > > > made some advances in net analysis in Schematic, > but > > > I'm not sufficiently > > > familiar.... > > > > > > > Even with a net label on the wire, I still > see > > > >a diode's pins shorted. Yes, I have a junction > but > > > >both pins are shorted. > > > >Am I missing any thing obvious here? > > > > > > Yes. I wrote that the autobreak facility was in > DXP. > > > Now, if I recall > > > correctly -- I can't check on this notebook > because > > > my 99SE installation on > > > it is broken -- you can drop a resistor on a > wire > > > and the wire *will* be > > > broken, but the middle wire segment is not > deleted. > > > You have to manually > > > delete it, one extra step. In practice, you > might > > > want to move it out of > > > the way before deleting it.... But I'm not sure > of > > > my memory. 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