The discussion revolves around the best software options for designing circuits, focusing on various tools available for circuit design and simulation, as well as user preferences and experiences. Participants share their opinions on specific software, including OrCAD, PSPICE, Multisim, and TinyCAD, and discuss their functionalities and limitations.
Participants express a variety of preferences for different software, indicating no consensus on a single best option. There are competing views on the effectiveness and suitability of the mentioned tools.
Some participants highlight limitations in software capabilities, such as export options and ease of use for specific types of circuit design. There are also mentions of dependencies on specific versions or components of software suites.
This discussion may be useful for individuals seeking recommendations for circuit design software, particularly students or hobbyists exploring different tools for electronic design and simulation.
With the Cadence suite you get Capture, PSpice, PCB wiz, etc.david90 said:is orcad 10 the same as PSPICE? If not then get PSPICE. I have the free versio n for student if u want it.
I think you can just get the schematic capture part of OrCAD, but maybe they don't offer that anymore? I'd recommend that you still use OrCAD for your schematics, if possible. It's pretty much the industry standard for many applications, so getting good with it is a plus in the job market. Also, with OrCAD you can do a Select, Copy, and then Paste into many other applications like Word, etc. Very handy for documentation.exequor said:With the Cadence suite you get Capture, PSpice, PCB wiz, etc.
I was looking for a simple app that I could just use for design, mostly for logic circuits.