There are lots of details and some cool tricks like using the commands window just like early versions of Autocad had – might be handy for some. Orcad: There is a way to draw any shape and use it for pad. Altium: there is slot and same name pad opportunity, so you can use multiple pads to create odd shapes. Eagle: there is some pre-defined shape and that’s all. But last week I downloaded the DipTrace demo and began laying out a new board, and I think this program is perfect. In PCB library editor-Costum/irregular shapes: Eagle: B.

Cheers Phil Hobbs - Dr Philip C D Hobbs Principal Consultant. Tried out Pulsonix demo, and that was not too bad, especially knowing a little about Altium. Main drawback ISTM is a smaller user community than Eagle, but folks who use it like it. Really great, nuts and bolts, series that will get you up and running in no time at all.Īnd finally is a collection of very detailed tutorials from Warren Young. Using Eagle is like discharging a 20 kilo-volt capacitor across your tongue. Like the “move group” command.įirst up is a series of videos from Jason. Not to mention, some of the commands aren't really intuitive. There are two series here, both really great for learning as you can actually **see** what's going on. Here some video tutorials I've found to be very helpful when I was learning Eagle CAD.

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