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Defending Allegro

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Hello All.

I apologize if this belongs on a different forum.

I regularly recommend Allegro+OrCAD CIS to my clients and customers and so far I've had very high acceptance / adoption.

However, I am currently being asked to defend replacing a company's toolset from basic level PADS to Allegro.  The in-house designer thinks Allegro is crap and after 10 minutes of use he stormed in to see me and told me I was full of it.

He asked "what does Allegro do that PADS doesn't? Every I see takes longer to do in Allegro"

I have seen lots of nits in my own perusal of PADS but I am asking those who have successfully used both tools to chime in as to pros and cons.

Thanks,
Bill


Originally posted in cdnusers.org by redwire
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  • Hey Drew, PADS is good to know for a contract position. It's easy to make lots of money to compliment what you make with Allegro. And folks are so used dealing with PADS it's easy to get work, once you're good with the tool. All agreed.

    But, if you get frustrated doing simple things over and over because you can't seem to get the tool to do what might seem simple (for allegro), you'll be frustrated. Go back to my message from 6/09, read it, and think if the points are easy with Allegro. I'm still swapping a 1200 pin BGA with a 1500 pin BGA (2 days), and should have it routed tomorrow. THEN! I can 'batch' run the DRCs and check my routing. Oh! so much fun.

    PADS, Allegro, Altium? I don't care. The tool companies are only after the FINAL $$$, and with excessive 'updates' (show-stoppers) it gets very cumbersome staying current with the tools and STILL get 500-2000 component designs done. You got to learn to stay current. Tools are just another line on the resume.

    Oops, now I'll step off my soapbox. $20 says the tool question will continue on year-after-year.

    Good day.
    Mitch


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by cadpro2k
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  • Hey Drew, PADS is good to know for a contract position. It's easy to make lots of money to compliment what you make with Allegro. And folks are so used dealing with PADS it's easy to get work, once you're good with the tool. All agreed.

    But, if you get frustrated doing simple things over and over because you can't seem to get the tool to do what might seem simple (for allegro), you'll be frustrated. Go back to my message from 6/09, read it, and think if the points are easy with Allegro. I'm still swapping a 1200 pin BGA with a 1500 pin BGA (2 days), and should have it routed tomorrow. THEN! I can 'batch' run the DRCs and check my routing. Oh! so much fun.

    PADS, Allegro, Altium? I don't care. The tool companies are only after the FINAL $$$, and with excessive 'updates' (show-stoppers) it gets very cumbersome staying current with the tools and STILL get 500-2000 component designs done. You got to learn to stay current. Tools are just another line on the resume.

    Oops, now I'll step off my soapbox. $20 says the tool question will continue on year-after-year.

    Good day.
    Mitch


    Originally posted in cdnusers.org by cadpro2k
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