Re: gEDA-user: is gEDA a good choice for designers?

["Duncan Drennan" <duncan.drennan@xxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Steve (something was wrong with my list settings, so I didn't
receive the reply - got it from the archives).

If those are the only three serious limitations, then gEDA would seem
suitable for me. My main concern has been going ahead and bumping my
head (which will just slow everything down). Luckily my clients don't
require specific formats (and I specify that they need to provide the
tools if they do), so I can quite happily use gEDA. The boards are
relatively simple boards, so PCB should be just fine in terms of its
limitations.

I guess the only way to really know is to just go for it, and see
where that lands me - hopefully it works out ;)

Please if anyone is interested in doing footprint capture and layout
with PCB for me, then drop me a line.

On 7/3/07, Duncan Drennan <duncan.drennan@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I decided to give gEDA a go as my design tool for a project (I've
> previously used PCAD and ORCAD), but now that I'm about to put pen to
> paper I'm questioning whether using gEDA is a good long term solution.
> I'm an electronic engineer and currently contract out my skills, so
> the solution needs to satisfy my commercial needs.
>
> The most important thing to me is how long it will take me to learn
> gEDA, and whether learning it is a good choice in the long term. One
> of my worries is that at some point I'll need functions and
> interoperability that gEDA can't provide, and then I'll have to move
> to a commercial tool.
>
> My other concern is interacting with other professionals. I prefer to
> only do the schematic capture, and then pass the PCB layout onto
> someone else (as it is time consuming, and there are more productive
> things for me to do). I'm concerned that gEDA may make this process
> more difficult.
>
> Reading comments like, "This document and gnetlist in general are
> pretty ALPHA, so keep that in mind as you use it to generate
> netlists." (http://www.geda.seul.org/wiki/geda:gnetlist_ug) don't help
> to ease ones mind when making an important design decision.
>
> So what do you think? If you were in a situation of choosing a design
> flow solution that you plan to use for a couple of years, what would
> you choose?
>
> (on a separate note, if you are experienced with pcb, and interested
> in doing layout, let me know what your hourly rate is).
>
> Regards,
> Duncan
>


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