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independent Protel users FAQ

Updated 2003-08-07

contents:

• About
• getting started
• Gerber viewers
• design flow
  • schematic
  • symbols for schematics
  • Layout
  • board_outline
  • footprints for Layout
  • auto-routing
  • manual routing
  • polygons
• libraries of schematic symbols and layout footprints
• design release to manufacturing (CAM) ( includes Protel to Gerbers and .pdf )
• format conversion: How to convert design information from one file format to a different one
  • PDF
  • Gerber
• How do I customize the menus ?
• How do I customize the fonts or use accented letters ?
• conversion: Orcad to Protel, Protel to Orcad, Protel to DXF, Gerber to Protel, BMP to Protel, etc.
• advice on learning PWB design, and general PWB design tips including
  • layer stackup information
  • PWB layer stackup information
  • PWB reference designators
  • PWB test fixture
  • "Q: What do I do with pins I'm not using ?"
  • general electronic construction tips
  • bibliography for schematic editor
  • Bibliography for layout editor
  • V score depth
• work-arounds
• customizing Protel
• related products
• microwave circuit layout "mailing lists" moved to protel_about.htm
• microwave circuit layout tips
• ../pwb_reference_designators.htm
• other unsorted possibly Protel-relevant stuff

Altium http://www.altium.com/ sells the Protel CAD system http://www.protel.com/ | http://www.altium.com/products/protel.htm (schematic design, PWB layout, circuit simulation, FPGA design, autorouter, etc.) for US$ 7 995.00 (as of 2003-08-07)

related local files:

• general electronic construction tips
• PCB CAD systems. Protel is one of many PWB CADs.
• see also PCBs

The Protel Users FAQ was first posted by David Cary on 2000-04-03. -- David Cary

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See also:

• http://protel-users.org/

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Questions:

• Does anyone know how to make protel 98 work in Vista?+
• ~NOSPAM~krishnan.s~NOSPAM~ at rediffmail.com asks: " Where can I get Protel Schematic ASCII File Format Reference?" +

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