schematic drawing

[NavMicroSystems]

I'm using Cadsoft EAGLE and I can really recommend it.

The Schematic editor does an ERC (Electrical Rule Check) for you.
(Means you are notified if you have connected two outputs to each other, left pins floating, etc.)

There is an Autoruter included in the Package that creates the PCB from the schematic.
The PCB is cross-checked with the schematic to make sure they match.
Last but not least the Schematic Editor does a DRC (Design Rule Check) to make sure your PCB is within the specs of your PCB Manufacturer.
(Trace width, Spaces, Drill Sizes etc.)

Attached is an example of a Board designed with EAGLE
(Can't post the schematic)

CLICK HERE

[Acetronics2]

Hi, Ralf

My suite theoretically do not allow other things than paper prints ...

But try this : http://www.visagesoft.com/products/pdfreader/

gives superb pdf files ...as it's seen like a printer by the soft !!!

Alain

[NavMicroSystems]

Hi Alain,

I'm not sure of what you are trying to tell me,
is it that you can''t open the attached image,
or is it that you would like to see the schematic in PDF format?

There is no technical Problem with exporting the schematic,
it simply is a copyright issue.
(I should have said "not allowed to" rather than "can't" post the schematic)

Anyway, thanks for the link.

[Acetronics2]

Hi, Ralf

I understood you were not able to "E. print" the scheme ... and didn't think at all you were not allowed to publish it ...

this soft permits to send directly pdf files ( small sizes ...fits in attached documents size for the forum !!! ) instead of print, scan and send ...heavy files.

have a nice week-end

Alain

[jmgelba]

Mister_e nice to see another P-CAD user. I've been using it since 1998.
I'm freelance, so if you need something done fast, I can do it!!!

[mister_e]

P-Cad is certainely not the easiest to learn (if you want to use/learn every function/features) but you can do absolutely everything. A bit expensive yes but that really worth the price.
Maybe not the best one for hobbyist or to do a relly few design a year.

[saturnX]

wow this thread really grew suddenly since i last came in to check here. thank you all for your contributions and i have been reading up on the softwares mentioned. still considering my options before i purchase any of them. hope this thread helps others as well. i'm sure there are more programs out there that is not mentioned here. post them here

[jmgelba]

P-Cad is certainely not the easiest to learn (if you want to use/learn every function/features) but you can do absolutely everything. A bit expensive yes but that really worth the price.
Maybe not the best one for hobbyist or to do a relly few design a year.

Yes, what I hated most about P-CAD was the very poor libraries that came with it. Fortunatley that was made a little better with the launch of P-CAD2004. You could not draw a nice schematic with the symbols that came with it and the grid centre was a weird size. I built hundreds of custom components to make life easier.