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Posted by James Beck on July 26, 2006, 10:58 am
Please log in for more thread options We are looking (again) to change our schematic/pcb CAD software and CADStar was one of the packages that looked promising. I am interested in any feedback on the product, pro or con. If it makes any difference, I am looking at the upper end product with the HS PCB/router extensions. Jim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by JeffM on July 26, 2006, 1:39 pm
Please log in for more thread options http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=group:sci.electronics.*+Crapstar http://groups.google.com/groups/search?q=group:sci.electronics.*+use-CADStar+-30-days&scoring=d | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by on July 27, 2006, 6:25 am
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Dunno about the latest Cadstar as the last time I looked at it was maybe 6 years ago and I haven't heard that's it's changed much. It seemed a capable product but a little dated in concept, and looked as it it had a fairly long learning curve. I now use Pulsonix (which has Cadstar import). I find it an excellent product and it has high speed design capabilities i.e. min/max length tracks, diff pair routing, serpentine tracks. If you're surveying the market at the higher end then I'd say take a look. www.pulsonix.com Prescott | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Henrik [6650] on July 27, 2006, 1:17 pm
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> We are looking (again) to change our schematic/pcb CAD software and > CADStar was one of the packages that looked promising. > I am interested in any feedback on the product, pro or con. If it > makes any difference, I am looking at the upper end product with the HS > PCB/router extensions. Hello, I have been using Cadstar for quite a few years. And my overall impression is that it is worth the effort and cost. It is fairly easy to get started and lots of great tutorial material. The library system is in my opinion one of the best I have seen. Setting up your defaults in the PCB and schematic templates may require a little patience, but read the tutorials well, and the pain is endurable. Now and then a bug slips out, as always when dealing with more complex software packages. Zuken normally fix these quite rapidly and distribute the updates on the Linkz website. When Zuken released V6.0 it was scarred by some quite disturbing bugs. However with the V7 and V8 releases, I have not seen anything. Best regards Henrik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by RHRRC on July 29, 2006, 7:21 am
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James Beck wrote: > We are looking (again) to change our schematic/pcb CAD software and
> CADStar was one of the packages that looked promising. > I am interested in any feedback on the product, pro or con. If it > makes any difference, I am looking at the upper end product with the HS > PCB/router extensions. > > Jim The best pcb software is generally the one you know. If you have used Cadstar for some time and are happy with it then certainly stick with it and upgrade. If you are new to Cadstar don't touch it with a bargpole - presuming you have been using another pcb CAD package you will find it hopeless and its structure/organisation so designed to break the flow of engineering thought processes during 'on screen' pcb design it is unbelievable. (Cadstar has more bells and whistles than just about any other package to support its marketing which is geared toward non-electronic design managers who buy it for their electronics design departments.) There are a lot of packages out there and it can be a minefield. Just be sure that you need a package at this price level. The Protels, Pulsonix, Pads etc of this world (I just mention these because they happen to begin with P! and are in the Cadstar price bracket) are poweful tools that can take a bit of learning. Good luck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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>and CADStar was one of the packages that looked promising.
> Jim (James Beck)