Mira I agree, I also have OrCad 10. Very different from the easy to use earlier versions and get this..... like DXP the global edits suck. I never linked the two. Is Protel following OrCad, with global edits? Now they are the same product. I would never go back to the DOS program, even though it was good for its day.
Mike Reagan ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Mira <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: "Protel EDA Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 20:34:23 -0700 (PDT) >Mike, > >I've been using Orcad for a couple of months and I'd >say it's completely different from Protel. >Ver. 10 is not much different from ver.9.2. They had a >couple of bugs but quickly fixed them. I didn't need >any tech support for using the software so I can't say >how good it is. > >Joe, I'm surprised that you like Orcad from DOS ages. >I think I had ver.2 or so at the time when I started >using CAD software for my PCB designs. It was the >worse thing ever. I was not able to add a >net/connection. When I routed one of the nets and >wanted to delete a segment (because it was not >possible to move it), Orcad decided to totally delete >the net from the netlist. The only way to get the >trace moved was to start routing it using different >path from the start point to the end one and then the >software itself deletes the old trace. >Cadstar was better. PCAD was simply the best. > >Mira > >--- Mike Reagan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Well.....actually OrCad and Protel are quite similar >> in the windows apps. I >> dont know how OrCad sales have been since they sent >> their support to Asia. >> >> Mike Reagan >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: bob stephens [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 2:26 PM >> To: 'Protel EDA Forum' >> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Licenses >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Joe Sapienza [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2004 10:57 AM >> To: Protel EDA Forum >> Subject: Re: [PEDA] Licenses >> >> Mike, >> >> I doubt that PADS schematic can overtake >> anything....end comment >> >> With regard to Orcad yes in it's day (DOS) it was >> the absolute best, hands >> down. Something happened when it went to Windows >> then Cadence bought them >> and well.. >> >> * * * * * * * * * >> I concur. Orcad SDT had the most intuitive user >> interface I have ever used. >> I was woefully disappointed in their first Windows >> offering, and haven't >> been back since. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> * * * * >> * 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] >> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * >> * * * * >> > > > > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Yahoo! Mail Address AutoComplete - You start. We finish. >http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > > > * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 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] * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
