why not Mentor? - there is movement to a PC platform. It is the only 
     vendor that is still in tact after our survey for PCB tools 10 years 
     ago. The others have merged, sold, re-sold, etc. 


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Subject: PCB Design S/W - Soliciting Inputs
Author:  [log in to unmask] at SMTPpost1
Date:    11/26/96 1:25 PM


We are in the beginning stages of trying to decide what PCB design 
software to migrate to. We are finding that our current systems which are 
PADS Logic, Power PCB, Cadkey & Gerbtool just isn't going to get the job 
done in the near future. The three systems that we have knowledge with & 
that we believe will do the job that we envision being required are 
Cadence, Zuken-Redac's Visula & Intergraph. We want a platform that will 
run on Window's NT with Pentium based hardware. We currently have 90Mhz 
Pentiums with 32 to 64 Meg of ram on each. 
     
I have experience with trying to get Cadence into a facility but would 
like to hear from others in the feild. What I'm looking for is good 
and/or bad experiences with each platform. 
     
Information from the representatives from these three vendors would be 
greatly apreciated. What we are looking for from a package is 
exceptional mechanical drawing capablilities (for doing the Fabrication 
drawing & Panelization drawing) with good GD&T utilization as well as 
ability to handle robust PCB design rules, checking, layout, Digital & 
analog design simulation. We also want to have Gerber 274X file 
manipulation as a standard feature to veiw and panelize A/W. We require 
real time back anotation. Also outputs for driving our automatic Pick & 
Place equipment.
     
I don't think I'm looking for a dream system here and I know that 
whatever we end up with will be a hybrid of what we at this point 
envision so any input will be greatly apreciated.
     
Thanks in advance;
     
Steve Collins
PCB Design Supervisor
TSX Corporation
El Paso, TX
Ph: (800) 351-2345
Fax: (915) 543-4898
email: [log in to unmask]
     
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