Which is the best software for PCB design?

best pcb designing softwares

ORCAD, there is no doubt about it

best software pcb

allegro is best and easy software to use and learn..........

best pcb design tool?

Hi,

The list will be endless, unless you are more specific,what kinda design you will be doing and ur future designs.

Each tools has its advantages and disadvantages,nevertheless its upto the endusers decision to choose.

I really dunno what to say for the people calling "Allegro a user friendly tool(in above reply)",the person need to check other tools before writing in this thread.


This are the comparison and popularity list found in some forum...


PADS Layout

PADS Layout is cheaper and easy to learn and has a ton of 3rd party resources.

PADS Layout is good for PCB layout with boards that are simple to medium complexity with less than 10,000 pins. This includes about 80% of all PCB designs.

PADS autorouter and design rules are good for medium complexity.

Cadence Allegro

Cadence Allegro is expensive and takes slightly more time to learn how to use.

Allegro is used for complex PCB layout and works well with PCB layouts that have higher pin counts (above 10,000 pins) and higher layer counts, this includes about 20% of the toughest PCB designs, but it can also do small designs just as good as PADS Layout.

The Cadence autorouter is more complex with constraint driven rules and the Specctra autorouter been around longer (more mature).


Underneath are the list of software to its popularity,



Here are the CAD Tools in order of popularity (Number of Seats installed) and design complexity -
Mentor Expedition
Cadence Allegro
Zuken CR5000
Mentor Board Station
Mentor PADS Layout
Altium Designer
Zuken CADSTAR
Altium P-CAD
OrCAD Layout
Electronics Workbench Ultiboard
Intercept Pantheon
Pulsonix
CADInt
Eagle






Regards

Ramesh

pcb best software

Personally, I suggest Allegro. I had to learn the software on my own, but I was able to get the hang of it.

best software to design pcb

I think one should also meniton the type of work he has done with the software. I was looking for software easy to make simple RF boards with ground (isolation to pads). The copper fill should be simple.
Easiest to work with is traxmaker. Just few hours to learn but not suitable for my RF PCB. I am looking for simple pcb tool with RF ground/copper fill facility.

top pcb design tools

orcad capture with allegro

& orcad capture with pads is the best combination of eda tools.

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There is also Kicad, which is an open source software for the creation of electronic schematic diagrams and printed circuit board artwork.

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top pcb layout tools

for upto 2 layer with copper fill, sprint layout is the easiest & best. No learning curve. Start working immidiately. very little cost.

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ADS (Advanced Design System) is much better.

top 3 pcb design software

ADS doesn't PCB software. in this software you can after designing a microwave circuit, make it's layout!!! and analyze it by Mom.

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i believe eagle is the best and wanna work hard then spice in orcad

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I have used Orcad and Pads2005,

and i feel Pads is any day much easier and user friendly than Orcad

pcb software comparison

Hi,



Its ok to call orcad,pads,protel,allegro and cadstar a good PCB DESIGN software,but then somebody calls Edwinxp from visionics the Best,i strongly feel the person is representing that company.

People don't even give second thought if provided for free....

One need to justify before posting the reply here....


Regards

Ramesh

top pcb designing software

PADS &
Cadence

very best pcb design software

I have worked wuth Hspice And promise You Apply this power full Software!
also Protel &Orcad Are Very useful!

which is the best pcb software

It depends upon what type of pcb u want to make. Every software hv it's positive & negative points. there is very much different requirement of everybody. Above all the software which suits ur requiremt & easy to learn/work is the best.
For Rf pcb upto 2 layers i found sprint layout to be most easy without much learning.

best pcb design softwre

Hi,

Do agree with Orcad,Pads,Allegro,Protel etc,but then someone claiming the Edwin Xp as also one among the best...

One need to justify before posting in this thread,read always the context on the subject and do reply.


Regards

Ramesh

top ten pcb design programs

PowerPCB is my preference.

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I've been doing PCB Design for more than 30 years and have been through some of these Schematic_Pcb tool platforms and I must say, Mentor Board Station package is probably the most favorable I have used so far. Of course should you decide to have the Expedition part of it then, it is the better. You have to consider having this platform, the Database part of it though....because everything have to sync in here. You need a catalog file where you inter the parts that points to a schematic symbol that maps to a geometry file for that part.....This process is a little bit tidious to me that I think a dedicated assigned LIBRARIAN is necessary. And lately, Pads seemed to have the same capability as that of the first system I mentioned and is easier to use. Creating a database is not as complicated....

what is the easiest pcb design software

viewdraw + allegro are the best .....