Re: CAD software for PCB engineering and routing
> 2008/6/18 <owens@peak.org>:
>> My (no defunct) company went through a similar search as you. What we
>> found was some very good and very expensive software, primarily ported
>> to
>> Suns, and some reasonably good and reasonably inexpensive software,
>> unfortunately ported to XP. Perhaps others can suggest something that
>> combines the XP-like cost with (some of the) UNIX-like features. Due to
>> cost reasons we ended up with the XP stuff. Hope you find something
>> that
>> matches your needs.
>> Larry
>
> Did you write to the companies that provide the cheaper, XP-based
> solutions and tell them that you are interested in buying their
> software, but that you need a native Linux version? If we don't get
> off our butts and tell the companies that we exist, then we have no
> basis to complain when there is no suitable software available for
> Linux.
>
> To FOSS developers: Solidworks is the de-facto CAD software used in my
> country. Everybody uses it. I will donate to any project TWICE THE
> COST of a Solidworks license that develops and maintains a
> Solidworks-compatible alternative, for as long as I'm using the
> software. Solidworks-compatible means that I develop and can exchange
> documents with other Solidworks users with NO EXCUSES. I'm certain
> that you will find many other idiots like me who would be willing to
> donate similar sums.
>
> In the meantime, I write to Solid and request them to release a Linux
> version. I'm currently running an older version in VirtualBox because
> I have no choice (well, I _could_ run XP).
>
> Dotan Cohen
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Dotan
I think the OP is looking for a PCB CAD package. If I recall neither
Solidworks nor VariCAD does this.
Larry
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