Mycroft2152
Senior Member
From a discussion about using DIPTRACE with a stripboard editor.
Myc:
DIPTRACE doesn't have any strip board design tools -- directly.
I've been playing with DIPTRACE and stripboards lately. With a little creativity, You can set up a 0.1" grid and layout a stripboard, or you can export a netlist from the schematic editor and import it into a stripboard editor like Veecad.
It does work but takes a little extra effort to set up.
Boriz:
I don't mind a little effort, assuming it only needs setting up once, not every time.
I have been thinking of writing a sort of stripboard 'ratsnest' router that does not completely autoroute, but keeps the connections displayed as horizontal tracks and vertical links when the user drags the components around. Manual routing made easy. (This would be my third attempt at a stripboard routing program.
SilentScreamer:
Look into veecad. It looks very good. Then use DIPTRACE for the schematic.
Myc:
Yup, that's the way to do it.
To import into Veecad the exported the netlist from DIPTRACE successfully, You need to create a DIPTRACE component library with exactly the same names as used in Veecad.
Read the naming conventions for Veecad very carefully. I had to change the pin ID's on a few components in DIPTRACE.
You can also set up a 0.1" grid and use 90 degree traces only in DIPTRACE PCB. It will work, but is a bit clunky for stripboards
Myc
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Hippy, please fix my typo in the header.
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Myc:
DIPTRACE doesn't have any strip board design tools -- directly.
I've been playing with DIPTRACE and stripboards lately. With a little creativity, You can set up a 0.1" grid and layout a stripboard, or you can export a netlist from the schematic editor and import it into a stripboard editor like Veecad.
It does work but takes a little extra effort to set up.
Boriz:
I don't mind a little effort, assuming it only needs setting up once, not every time.
I have been thinking of writing a sort of stripboard 'ratsnest' router that does not completely autoroute, but keeps the connections displayed as horizontal tracks and vertical links when the user drags the components around. Manual routing made easy. (This would be my third attempt at a stripboard routing program.
SilentScreamer:
Look into veecad. It looks very good. Then use DIPTRACE for the schematic.
Myc:
Yup, that's the way to do it.
To import into Veecad the exported the netlist from DIPTRACE successfully, You need to create a DIPTRACE component library with exactly the same names as used in Veecad.
Read the naming conventions for Veecad very carefully. I had to change the pin ID's on a few components in DIPTRACE.
You can also set up a 0.1" grid and use 90 degree traces only in DIPTRACE PCB. It will work, but is a bit clunky for stripboards
Myc
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Hippy, please fix my typo in the header.
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