Doug, if you want to get a different CAD systems, make sure that you understand what you are looking for. Think about it like buying a car. A Chevy is a car as a Porsche and a Formular I racing car and the school bus. DO not ask a person which is a better car. They all have different purpose. If you want to get away from AUTOCAD, think about why ? If you need more on-line DRC, do not look at Gerber editors, but if you are OK with the Autocad checking and just want to get closer to Gerber - Gerber Editors are good tools for you. I hope this helps you WOlfgang > From ipc.ipc.org!TechNet-request Mon Apr 7 16:21:37 1997 > Resent-Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 17:54:58 -0700 > Resent-Sender: [log in to unmask] > Old-Return-Path: <[log in to unmask]> > Date: Mon, 07 Apr 1997 15:58:03 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] (Doug McKean) > Reply-To: [log in to unmask] > Organization: Paragon Networks Int'l > X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.01 (Win95; I) > MIME-Version: 1.0 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Software Question > Content-Type> : > text/plain> ; > charset=us-ascii> > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit > Resent-Message-ID: <"g_aa22.0.uZJ.keLIp"@ipc> > Resent-From: [log in to unmask] > X-Mailing-List: <[log in to unmask]> archive/latest/11753 > X-Loop: [log in to unmask] > Resent-Sender: [log in to unmask] > Content-Length: 1542 > > We are not a board fab or assy house. I am looking for board > layout software. We currently use AutoCad for board layout. > I want to move away from this since it's not software made > for layout work. > > I've been looking at P-Cad, GerbTool and ProTel. > > 1. Is it safe to assume everyone basically talks in > gerber file language? > > 2. Anyone care to comment on software for layout? > > I am looking specifically for people with experience > on the software they talk about. > > NOT spams. > > TIA > > Doug > > ************************************************************ > ------------------------------------------------------- > The comments and opinions stated herein are mine alone, > and do not reflect those of my employer. > ------------------------------------------------------- > ************************************************************ > > *************************************************************************** > * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * > *************************************************************************** > * To subscribe/unsubscribe send a message <to: [log in to unmask]> * > * with <subject: subscribe/unsubscribe> and no text in the body. * > *************************************************************************** > * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * > * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * > *************************************************************************** > > *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To subscribe/unsubscribe send a message <to: [log in to unmask]> * * with <subject: subscribe/unsubscribe> and no text in the body. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************