> Which "student" version do you have? > The slightly earlier Pspice 8.0 is reputed to be somewhat > more friendly > than the latest version which I think is Orcad based wrt the schematic > capture. I have the latest OrCAD offering. I'm getting along reasonably well, but it's far from intuative - I guess you need to know what you're doing with it!! > PCB layout is best left to a dedicated program like eagle. It Yep, I downloaded Eagle a few weeks back, but found that to be incredibly unintuitive, and I had no idea how to drive the program at all. Maybe I'll have another play. Regards, Mark ============================================================================== This message is for the sole use of the intended recipient. If you received this message in error please delete it and notify us. If this message was misdirected, CSFB does not waive any confidentiality or privilege. CSFB retains and monitors electronic communications sent through its network. Instructions transmitted over this system are not binding on CSFB until they are confirmed by us. Message transmission is not guaranteed to be secure. ============================================================================== _______________________________________________ http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist