That beautiful..!!! that was my approach in transitioning and the things changes on behalf of the EE's in charge... oh well, just a PCB designer...
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From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Mourad REZK
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Subject: Re: [DC] [External] Re: [DC] Expedition users..?
Hi Thomas,
I agree with Barry. I just did similar to that I used to be an Expedition
user then changed to PADS professional and with my applications I didn't
notice much difference plus it is way cheaper than Expedition and it has
all the bells and whistles I need to do my job.
Regards,
Mourad
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On Thu, May 3, 2018 at 10:16 AM, Barry Olney <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Thomas,
>
> If you are already a PADS user then you can upgrade to PADS Professional
> at a very affordable price. PADS Professional is actually a lite version
> Xpedition and still has most of the power. The only limitation that I have
> seen is that it doesn't support autorouting of matched length signals which
> is not a problem as most designers do these interactively anyway.
>
> Cheers,
> Barry
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> From: DesignerCouncil [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
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> Sent: Thursday, 3 May 2018 10:00 AM
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> Hi Thomas,
> All I will say is, it's for anything... Simple 2 - 4+ layer, high
> speed, digital, analog, RF and even flex. That said, it's just how you want
> to use it. It can be faster than other tools and way over kill for small
> projects, but it is powerful. I always say, with power comes
> responsibility, so use it wisely. :-) One of the bigger questions you need
> to ask is what are you willing to pay to do what you are doing? It is not
> an inexpensive tool set and as such, if you were doing 2 and 4 layer boards
> with a few dozen parts on it, you may not really need the horsepower that
> it has and PADs or other tools may be just fine. If you are doing higher
> end boards, you may want to look more closely, etc. I would suggest if you
> are thinking about it, call the guys at Mentor and have them show you what
> it can and will do. Yes, I know there is marketing involved, but you will
> really see what it will do. Since you are already a Mentor user, you should
> be able to get them at your door pretty quick to do a demo. Again, it may
> not be what you need, but it never hurts to look... ;-)
> Good Luck...
>
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> Thomas Thornton
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> Subject: [External] Re: [DC] Expedition users..?
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> I'm more of Mentor Graphic PowerPCB PADS guy. Is Expedition something
> special or what or is it just for fast layout for digital type boards?
>
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> Thomas Thornton
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> From: Fred Dark <[log in to unmask]>
> To: DesignerCouncil <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wed, May 2, 2018 2:32 pm
> Subject: [DC] Expedition users..?
>
> Hello council..! Hope all are doing well in the land of PCB design..! Just
> wanted to check on users of "Mentor Graphic Expedition... How do YOU like
> this tool... As a new user I'm finding that the simple thing and or trivial
> things are no producible and or don't perform as one would think from a PCB
> designer's standpoint... one issue, no smart .pdf from the layout side and
> or "FabLink"..? also rule setting parameters for trace widths , min,
> target, max... if your trace isn't to one of these specific numbers in
> these setting you get a warning..? WOW, rather than a range within the
> min-max, like PADS... What is your experience with this tool..?
>
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