I DL'ed the demo, not real impressed. >I'm ready to be convinced that it's great software, but I'm skeptical. Does >it autoroute reasonably well? They get $600 extra for the version that does >"rip up 'n retry". Autorouters are two stages beyond "rip up 'n retry" >these days, so that sounds pretty dismal. No, the auto route didn't work well for me at all. >Does it redraw intelligently? Nope. >Can you verify your designs for connectivity and clearance? Connectivity, yes, I believe, don't know about clearance. Also, the PCB program quit several times with "Demo time up!". I think I'll get the Eagle upgrade (now that I know it does Gerber) Thanks, Mark -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads