I don't know about PADS but Mentor Expedition does this very effectively.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Dennis Saputelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, July 10, 2003 8:52 AM Subject: Re: [PEDA] PADS ? > > we are about to embark on a large project for an outside customer > (second spin, one year in rev, 16 layers, yada yada) > > we will be using 99SE and probably spectra > > in talking with the manager (a very smart fellow BTW) > at our customer's place he said: > 'I HATE Protel!' quite vigorously > i said "Oh?" (pretty diplomatic i thought) > > he said he watches his people tediously draw track segments and > then when they have to move something, rip it up and re-draw everything > segment by segment > 'very primitive' as he put it > > he then went on to say that he used to do this stuff and he used PADs > > he said with PADS he could pick up a fully routed and fanned out QFP and > plop it somewhere else > all the traces would remain attached and reroute themselves around > obstacles > very fast and easy he claimed, like a mini-manual-autorouter > > anybody know about this or have experience with newer versions of PADS ? > my last look at it was probably in the 70's :) > > As DXP does not seem to offer any productivity gains which i can see we > may be looking for another package > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
