Vintage Autocad book

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

I downloaded this from the University Library yesterday, and although it is ancient I plan to work my way through the exercises:

https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Printed_Circuit_Board_Design_Using_AutoC.html

Unfortunately, of course, my download does not include the accompanying disk !

Does anyone have a source for that ?

MichaelG

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

[Nick WheelerParticipant @nickwheeler]

So you’re going to use incomplete tutorials to design PCBs in a different and really old program?

 

How is that going to help you?

[Nick Wheeler]

On Nick Wheeler Said:

So you’re going to use incomplete tutorials to design PCBs in a different and really old program?

If we replace “PCBs” in the above phrase with “Martin Evans’ plans”, we have a reasonable description of the Model Engineering hobby, about which we are all gathered here today.

I am not sure you make any useful contribution by questioning the use people make of their own time.

[Andy StopfordParticipant @andystopford50521]

If you’re thinking of designing PCBs to be made by one of the Chinese board makers, Michael, I think you’ll find it much easier to download a dedicated Schematic/PCB design program.

KiCAD* is free, does all you want, and will spit out gerber files that a the board makers’ machinery can understand (some of them, like Elecrow, give specific instructions for the correct KiCAD settings).

*And it’s partly developed by CERN, so it’s automatically cool.

[duncan webster 1Participant @duncanwebster1]

I use the freebie from RS, but no doubt Michael has his reasons for doing it his way.

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

@Nick

DC31k answers you well

But just to elaborate:

BECAUSE IT INTERESTS ME

It so happens that I was a very early adopter of Autocad, and this will just be a little trip into nostalgia.

Please … You play with your toys and let me play with mine.

MichaelG.

[Martin ConnellyParticipant @martinconnelly55370]

I have an old magazine cover CD with some electronic symbol dwg files if they are of interest to you.

Martin C

[Michael GilliganParticipant @michaelgilligan61133]

Thanks, Martin … I may take you up on that if I can’t get hold of the disk that accompanied the book.

MichaelG.

[John HinkleyParticipant @johnhinkley26699]

Having just watched the latest Clough42 YouTube video, it brought to my attention that Fusion 360 (free version) gives access to a PCB design feature under the Design –> Create menu, if you don’t mind a bit more of a learning experience for no outlay.  I’ve not tried it as I have no ability or intentions in that direction, but it may offer an alternative solution to someone.

John

 

[Author]

Posts