> What schematic capture and PCB layout programs are you using on > the Windows > platform and why? What is good and bad about the software that you are > using? If you had your choice, what package(s) would you switch to? > Starting with the free tools, what programs are in use or available? I recently used AutoTraxEDA, liked it quite a bit. Completely free. TTYL -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.