Geoff Page, Electronics Technologist
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SoftwareFor designing we work with Orcad. I've also worked with CADSTAR and EEDesigner but I prefer Orcad. I've worked with it so long that I know all the tricks.
For autorouting we use SPECCTRA. It takes time to learn because you have to write a program to operate it. Autorouters in the past weren't very good but now the designer has complete control over routing the board. It's very effective and can save a lot of PCB design time.