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blueroomelectronics said:I use Sprint Layout for my designs. Everyone else here uses Eagle.
nzoomed said:Im looking for some software that can print out nice, clear 1 layer overlays for UV exposure, it it can export to jpeg, that would be good, too, i havnt as of yet found anything useful, they all seem to be really advanced, more for pcb manafacure, rather than the hobbyst
Pommie said:Are Sprint Layout and ExpressPCB the same program? I tried ExpressPCB about 4 years ago and found it pretty useless due to the lack of schematic capture. Has it now got the schematic part?
Mike.
KMoffett said:Pommie,
I think you must be thinking of another PCB program. ExpressPCB has always had schematic capture are far as I know. I've used it for years. It doesn't have a router, but the PCB program does "link" to the schematic program and show net list connections as you route the traces. I always make small PCB's and found that I can almost always do better routing than Eagle' programs. A personal "thing"...I don't like the appearance of Eagles schematics...too many distracting details...OK when developing, but ugly for presentation. But, that's just me.
Ken
blueroomelectronics said:Does ExpressPCB create Gerber and NCDrill files?
With eagle you can turn schematic details on and off. The most useful ones are nets, buses, pins, names, and values.KMoffett said:Pommie,
...I don't like the appearance of Eagles schematics...too many distracting details...OK when developing, but ugly for presentation. But, that's just me.
Ken
3v0 said:It is good of Cadsoft to provide a free program as powerful as Eagle. I think we all agree that Eagle is a complex program and it could have a better UI. They are working on that.
Most gripes I have heard about it here are nonsense. If you do not to use it, for whatever reason, I can understand that. It is wrong for people who do not use it for layout to tell others how bad they think it is. Their view of what it can and can not do is flawed. Trying it once or twice is not enough experiance to learn much anything about it.
With eagle you can turn schematic details on and off. The most useful ones are nets, buses, pins, names, and values.
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Most gripes I have heard about it here are nonsense. If you do not to use it, for whatever reason, I can understand that. It is wrong for people who do not use it for layout to tell others how bad they think it is. Their view of what it can and can not do is flawed. Trying it once or twice is not enough experiance to learn much anything about it.
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I don't know what you are talking about, I have not seen or posted any other comments about Eagle other than it has a steep learning curve and a cumbersome interface.
I am not in the habit of torturing myself using programs like that, when there are others with a conventional interface that suit my purpose just as well.
Rolf said:I don't know what you are talking about, I have not seen or posted any other comments about Eagle other than it has a steep learning curve and a cumbersome interface.
I am not in the habit of torturing myself using programs like that, when there are others with a conventional interface that suit my purpose just as well.
Rolph said:You picked the wrong program. With ExpressPCB the all components are listed alphabetical and the resistors are labeled by wattage and pin spacing.
Capacitors are grouped by electrolytic and non polarized, etc. So if you know the common name and the pin spacing you are all set.
Try it you will like it and it is free.
Thanks for reminding me why I didn't chose Eagle.