Engineering Software

[mattmorrow]

As in my previous post for logistics software, I am also researching the availability of Linux software for engineering,like CAD/CAM, schematic drawing, printed circuit board design, etc. Any ideas?
TIA, Matt

[warsteiner]

qcad. it works well, and is very easy to use. im runnin mandrake 7, and its a default app.

there is also blender which renders 3D, but im sure it can swin 2D splines and what-not. this is free software.

[NGene]

Maybe you'll find something here:
http://www.cad-forum.com/links/linuxcad.asp

http://www.linuxlinks.com/Software/Graphics/CAD/

http://lem.ch.unito.it/linux/Z/1/


[This message has been edited by NGene (edited 09 January 2001).]

[Strike]

For printed circuit board diagrams, there's pcb. For schematics I just use xfig and use templates for stuff like circuit symbols.

[mattmorrow]

Thanks everyone for the input. This is a pleasant surprise.
-mm

[andrzej]

For VLSI design there is Alliance (with vhdl sythesis !). A very big open source project. http://www-asim.lip6.fr/alliance/

Aldec ports all (?) of his decent HDL software to Linux. AFAIK it is commercial.

There is also something called Blue-HDL, they have a free student version. TCL/TK based, exist for many OSes, M$ inclusive. Development OS is Linux, I think. I tried it under NT, but didn't like it.

I'm still waiting for Xilinx to announce Foundation for Linux (hey, guys at Xilinx, do you hear me or should I buy Aldec PLDs ?).

Andrzej

[Strike]

Altera also has *nix ports on its FPGA software too, if you use their boards. That, and the base software package is free (MAX+Plus II is what I use), because you can only use their equipment with it, AFAIK http://www.linuxnewbie.org/ubb/smile.gif

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The Altera software also supports VHDL, IIRC

[This message has been edited by Strike (edited 10 January 2001).]