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2600:
Your right Orcad does show it's age. I only still use it because I've used it for a while, I can do things really quick in it, and you have a lot of control in it. It's good for TH and moderate SMT which makes it good for arcade related projects. So far, I'm not a big fan of PADs. I don't know it super well. It has some nice things that are better then Orcad while other things are quirky and a PIA.
It seems all the places around here were running Orcad and migrated to PADs. This makes it easier if you are farming out part of the work. It's also a lot more common to find Part databases for the two.
I'll have to give Altium a look next time we are looking to switch.
HaRuMaN:
Ok... so I've created a board using Eagle. Now the company I'm probably going to use requires:
--- Quote ---We need Gerber files 274X files, or Protel PCB files. When your send the Gerber files please also indicate the layers like below: *.BOT Bottom copper
*.TOP Top copper
*.inner1 Inner layer1( for multi-layers)
*.inner2 Inner layer2 (for multi-layers)
*.OVL silkscreen top
*.BVL silkscreen bottom (if you have)
*.RES solder resist
--- End quote ---
...as well as NC drill files.
How do I do this? I know I need to use the CAM processor....
2600:
Google "eagle generate gerbers"
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