PCB shematic/layout tool survey

[thepcbdude]

I am doing a quick survey on PCB schematic / layout tools used. If you

have a couple minutes could you answer the following questions and
email me at thepcbd...@yahoo.com. I will post the results of the
survey.

1) What schematic capture tool do you use?
2) What PCB layout tool do you use?
3a) Do you use these tools for Analog design?
3b) Digital design?
3c) RF design?
4) Are you a hobbyist or a professional?
5) If a professional, how large a company do you work for ( number of
employees
a:1-9, b:10-99, c:100-999, d:1000+?
6) how many boards do you do a year?
7) Which of the following best describes the complexity of your typical

board ?
a: very simple - 1 or 2 layers, no high density parts/routing,
no advanced features.
b: simple - 4 or less layers, no high density parts/routing, no

advanced features.
c: moderate - 4 or more layers, uses high density parts/routing

or some advanced features.
d: complex - 4 or more layers, uses high density parts/routing
and multiple advanced features.
8) What Country, State/Province are you located in?

 

[thepcbdude]

PeteS wrote:

Good way to harvest email addresses from pros, who _really_ don't want
any more spam in their inbox. Call me a cynic, but I've seen it before.

On your questions; 6 and 8 layer boards aren't necessarily complex and
even 2 layers could be.

If you want a survey, then set up a proper web survey (no
logins/registration required) and I might play.

Cheers

PeteS

Thanks for the feedback, although harvesting was not my intent, I
guess you're right this was a poor way of going about this.

wrt what is complex and what is not , yes you can do a very complex
layout on two layers (or even one) and a very simple layout on 8+
layers but these are the exception. Also what one person considers
complex others think are simple. So I created a simple yet rough guide
as to what is simple/complex.

 

[PeteS]

thepcbdude wrote:

I am doing a quick survey on PCB schematic / layout tools used. If you

have a couple minutes could you answer the following questions and
email me at thepcbd...@yahoo.com. I will post the results of the
survey.
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Good way to harvest email addresses from pros, who _really_ don't want
any more spam in their inbox. Call me a cynic, but I've seen it before.

On your questions; 6 and 8 layer boards aren't necessarily complex and
even 2 layers could be.

If you want a survey, then set up a proper web survey (no
logins/registration required) and I might play.

Cheers

PeteS