Actually I believe that PADS could be just slightly more useful for microwave design then Protel. If only for one feature, you can make a copper pattern part with only one pad but any shape you can draw with polygons or fills. This would be useful for at least repetitive microwave structure reuse. With Protel you may do this as well but I feel that PADS is just a little better at it with less fuss. To do this one would use the PADS associate copper to a pad in the footprint design tool. Brad Velander, Lead PCB Designer, Norsat International Inc., #300 - 4401 Still Creek Dr., Burnaby, B.C., V5C 6G9. Tel. (604) 292-9089 direct Fax (604) 292-9010 website www.norsat.com > -----Original Message----- > From: Brad Velander [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 4:04 PM > To: 'Protel EDA Forum' > Subject: Re: [PEDA] Microwave PCB layout > > > Mike, > my first investigation would be of Pantheon. I haven't seen it > personally but it is the one package which seems to be <SNIP> > anytime. I had never had a problem with PADS and generally > had always found > easy work arounds that made sense when I did hit a wall.) > > Brad Velander, > Lead PCB Designer, > Norsat International Inc., > #300 - 4401 Still Creek Dr., > Burnaby, B.C., V5C 6G9. > Tel. (604) 292-9089 direct > Fax (604) 292-9010 > website www.norsat.com > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * To post a message: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * To leave this list visit: * http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/subscrib.html * - or email - * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=leave%20proteledaforum * * Contact the list manager: * mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] * * Browse or Search previous postings: * http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
