Which is the best software for PCB design?

[neena]

choose a laptop for pcb design

Allegro from Cadence is the best software for PCB Design

Regards
Neena

 

[touringmike]

best schematic and pcb design software

The one I use.


Racal Redac was the bomb. PDP-11 cpu.
Green screen.
Multilayers. woo hooo; solid trace, dashed, dotted, dash-dot traces.
Hand generated net-list.

Nothing beats manual layout - with tape.

 

[touringmike]

best pcb layout packages

Hi,

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


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
@ltium Designer
Zuken CADSTAR
@ltium P-CAD
OrCAD Layout
Electronics Workbench Ultiboard
Intercept Pantheon
Pulsonix
CADInt
Eagle

Ramesh

The "Bullshit list" is what I call it.

This list shows the most popular, meaning:

Some idiot pencil pusher/manager makes the decision to buy a particluar
system based on how many free lunches he gets from the sales person.
This idiot manager will never use the system.

 

[kousi_sen]

top 10 pcb design software

Orcad schematic with allegro layout or pads layout is best combination

 

[turbina]

disadvantages of zuken cr5000

when one start to learning and use a cad-cam pcb it's difficult to change it with another cad because ther's low compatibility of source files with other cad, the result is that in a life of pcb-designer there is space only for 2-5 cad pcb, and when start with a product-line go on with them.

 

[jaya000]

which software is good for pcb design

For the RF pcb required by me, i found sprint layout 5 to be the best. Small & no learning.

 

[zio_nneo]

latest ecad pcb design

For desinging PCB, Eagle is the best software. I have done lots circuit on this.

 

[SmartBomb1979]

software pcb design best

PADS here, at least for complex designs.

A guy I work with likes to use Eagle for little projects he tinkers with (not meant to be diminutive, I haven't used it).

Depends on your needs... and your budget!

 

[shlouise]

best pcb design

dear

i think candence is very good

now spb 16.0 is nice

:|

 

[kiddy]

best pcb layout

Hi all!

I usually work on:
OrCAD for Schematics
PADs2007 for PCB
Proteus 7.1 for Simulation
PSPice
TeamPCB or Expedition for group

Very good!

 

[Manjunatha_hv]

the best print circuit board

Hello,

It depends on what type of applications you want to release in a PCB
is full Digital or Mixed signal or RF circuit are their in your design?
What is the budget?
Who is going to use is a new layout engineer or experienced engg.?
what frequency? do you do complete module design ?
Any other cad or simulation tools interface etc?
Do you need circuit co-simulation, electromagnetic simulation or SI analysis on the PCB...etc...

based on above factots you have
1. Cadence- Allegro, APD, OrCAD
2. Mentor graphics-Boardstation, PADS, PowerPCB,
3. Zuken-CADStar, Visula,
4. AutoCAD
5. AWR Microwave Office,
6. Protel
7. Intercept Pantheon


---manju---

 

[kiddy]

best pcb design softwares

Hello,

It depends on what type of applications you want to release in a PCB
is full Digital or Mixed signal or RF circuit are their in your design?
What is the budget?
Who is going to use is a new layout engineer or experienced engg.?
what frequency? do you do complete module design ?
Any other cad or simulation tools interface etc?
Do you need circuit co-simulation, electromagnetic simulation or SI analysis on the PCB...etc...

based on above factots you have
1. Cadence- Allegro, APD, OrCAD
2. Mentor graphics-Boardstation, PADS, PowerPCB,
3. Zuken-CADStar, Visula,
4. AutoCAD
5. AWR Microwave Office,
6. P*otel
7. Intercept Pantheon


---manju---

exactly !

 

[info_req]

best schematic pcb software

Protel99 is good. but OrCAD is best. Try PRotel Altium (latest release)

 

[venkat_kvr]

best pcb desinig software

Expedition is good one

 

[andre_luis]

best pcb designing software

Protel99 is good. but OrCAD is best. Try P*otel @ltium (latest release)

My opinion is oposite. I think Protel99 is better than OrCAD.

regards

 

[chinta]

which is best pcb software

it all dependson your pocket and requirements. No point buying an expensive all in one tool which you never use. look into your requiremetns and go through the demo version and then decide

 

[the_risk_master]

best pcb designing program

My hit list are:

1. @ltium
2. Orcad
3. DIP Trace
4. KiCAD
5. Eagle

based on my experience to them

 

[is_razi]

best pcb design tool

i have used orcad and protel from early versions , but as the result i am using protel for about 7 years. its the most professional and reliable for autorouting. orcad has no word for saying versus to protel.

 

[raj_pcbtech]

latest pcb design software

But Expedition is a Schematic driven software.

Raj

 

[TraceRouter]

best+pcb+design+software

But Expedition is a Schematic driven software.

Raj

Why is that a problem?