NOPE9 YES wrote:
> I may have to layout a PCB with 10 layers , 3 users , 30 pages of schemat=
ics.  From what I have learned from the PIClist, I would favour Eagle.  Doe=
s anyone have other suggestions ?  Cost of the tool is a consideration.  Bu=
t not if the tool wastes developer time.
>  =20
I've been an altium user myself, the cost is steep compared to hobbyist=20
packages like eagle but pretty cheap compared to the likes of=20
mentorgraphics.

If you are doing 10 layers you are probablly doing other fancy stuff=20
like controlled impedance, differential pairs, blind vias and so-on. I=20
would check before you start whether you need any of that stuff and if=20
so how well your tool supports it. I suspect this is where hobbyist=20
level packages like eagle are likely to be lacking.

I haven't used eagle myself, I tried kicad but I couldn't stand it, in=20
particular the way it seemed to defy all normal UI conventions and=20
didn't seem to have any way of selecting stuff to work on it required=20
you to point at it continuously while doing stuff to it.


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