I was actually experimenting with this over the weekend, but as you know,=
=20
there's no price yet ... until middle of the year.

Cheers,
-Neil.



On Monday 12 April 2004 10:53 am, Matt Pobursky scribbled:
> You might try this new software package:
>
> http://www.otl.co.uk/
>
> It looks promising and getting in on the ground floor could be an
> inexpensive way to have the fully released version in the future.
>
> Unfortunately, EDA software is a niche market with relatively few
> target "seats" and requires an incredible effort to produce
> professional quality tools -- hence the large prices of most good
> tools.
>
> Matt Pobursky
> Maximum Performance Systems
>
> On Mon, 12 Apr 2004 00:58:17 -0500, PicDude wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I need to get schematic & PCB layout software that supports a large-s=
ized
> > PCB ... ~14" x ~6" .... and possibly larger.  I really like Eagle, am
> > very familiar with it, and there's trememdous support for it (in the =
way
> > of available libraries).  But the Eagle version that supports this bo=
ard
> > size, the Professional version, is $1200.... ouch!
> >
> > But time is easier to find than money nowadays, so I'm willing to
> > re-create all my own libraries if necessary.
> >
> > However, it must have an autorouter, and be able to generate 274X Ger=
ber
> > files.  I'd really like it to have the ability to rotate parts to
> > arbitrary angles, like Eagle 4.11.  Linux or Windoze is fine with me.=
=20
> > This current app will have ~1,800 pins, so I prefer not to have pin
> > limits.
> >
> > Any ideas on which software might meet my needs?  I have $200 budgete=
d
> > for this, but would prefer to keep it under $200.  Do-able?

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