prouddad_1
Newbie level 4
My favorite combination
I have used Orcad for schematic capture and PowerPCB for layout almost exclusively. I did not like Powerlogic (Powerpcb's schematic caputre). The only problem with Orcad (schematic) and Powerpcb (layout) is not a smooth back annotation. Changing the schematic and importing to layout is fairly easy, but going from layout changes (on the fly) back to schematic I was never able to resolve.
Mentor Graphics is good but $$$$$
I have used Orcad for schematic capture and PowerPCB for layout almost exclusively. I did not like Powerlogic (Powerpcb's schematic caputre). The only problem with Orcad (schematic) and Powerpcb (layout) is not a smooth back annotation. Changing the schematic and importing to layout is fairly easy, but going from layout changes (on the fly) back to schematic I was never able to resolve.
Mentor Graphics is good but $$$$$