P-CAD 2004 virgin

[pcushion]

Hi all,

I am new to P-CAD and the PCB CAD environment.
I have been a Mechanical Designer for 20 years, so this is all new to me.

I have been tasked with learning and "coming up to speed" on P-CAD 2004, becuase that is what the group that I work for has used in the past, and all their legacy data is in that format.

I have also been tasked with learning Mentor Graphics Expedition ... I have signed up for the training the week of March 10th in Ottawa, ON, so that is not an issue.

My problem ... I have to learn P-CAD all on my own ... No training sessions from the current user (he's in Cork Ireland), only the manuals that I have downloaded from the Altium site.

Does anyone out there have any type of official training information, other than what is on the Altium website, hanging around for P-CAD 2004 that I could borrow, or possibly purchase, from them?

I am in dire need of any type of interface with someone willing to be a mentor.

Sincere Regards.

[Skip Yutkus]

First off - learn every thing you can about PCB's - you won't be any good if you don't know what you are designing, if possible get a tour of a PCB manufacturing facility, discuss their requirements, - get a gerber viewer and look at some of your old designs - you've been asked to learn a lot in a short period of time - the software is secondary to PCB knowledge - PCAD will be the one to start with I don't like it myself but you should be able to come up to speed fairly quickly, expedition will have a steep learning curve but not as steep as others.

Skip

[Bubble]

hey i'm versed in p-cad 2004. you need any help you can email me.

cusickl@bubbletech.ca

[pcushion]

Thanks!!
Where are you located?
Looks as though you're in Canada ... Am I correct?
I'm sure I'll have a ton of questions.

[Bubble]

i am in canada yes. outside of ottawa. i actually use altium designer 6 now, but i have all the manuals and stuff here for p-cad so i will so what i can for you.

[pcushion]

Would you be willing to part with your manuals ... Providing they are not the ones I downloaded from Altium already. I would consider purchasing them from you.

[Bubble]

sorry i can't they are company property. there are 7 or so books for it and you could prolly find them on e-bay. the best i can do is if you have a problem i can look it up for you.