Re: Protel 99 SE SP6 general question(s).

Op Tue, 26 Apr 2005 05:15:09 GMT schreef Brad Velander:

> Franklin,
> Maybe you could define your questions a little bit better. I
> don't even know where to start with what you have asked at the
> moment. Inductance, Resistance?
>
> Component placement, yes it places components just fine but
> it is most likely not real similar to Eagle.
>
> Overall, go through their tutorials and examples. Don't take
> the manuals precisely at their word, there were too many service
> pack changes for the manuals to be real accurate. let alone like
> everything these days, the manuals are more of a where is it type
> help rather than a how does it actually work help. If you can
> find their training course (learning guide and related tutorial
> files) somewhere online, it would give you a good basis on which
> to start, much better than the manual.
>
> Join the PEDA listserver and you can get answers quickly,
> nearly 24/7.
>
> http://www.techservinc.com/protelusers/index.html
>
> Some tips I can give right off the bat, don't use special
> characters in library parts names, stick to underscores, spaces,
> letters and numbers, keep them under 14 characters in length. It
> is hard for me to even think of where you might find difficulties
> or problems since I have used the package for so long I just do
> my work in the manner I have become used to and I don't have
> many problems. Oh, Stay away from Win98 with it (resource
> problems, design rule set-up uses a lot of resources and will
> crash in Win98) and ATI video cards from a few (3 - 5) years back
> resulted in numerous stability issues. I believe that the more
> current ATI cards work just fine.
>
> Work at learning the hotkeys and keystrokes for commands, it
> is miles more efficient than mousing it through the menus.

Brad,

Thanks for your answer. Reading back my posting it is not that clear
indeed. Sorry for the misunderstanding this caused, but your answer
provides enough for me to start exploring and getting to know Protel
better. I have been able to fetch the training course and it looks good.
The manuals are indeed outdated and do not synchronise with Service Pack
changes which can be quite confusing. Also thanks for the provided tips and
additional link.

Franklin
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