>the bank.  I know that Olin and Lawernce use this, and
that lends credence to it.  I just never see companies
listing that as a desireable package to have
experiance with.

Thanks for the vote of confidence.  I reviewed most of what was available about 6-7 years ago, and decided on Eagle, worked very well for what I was doing at the time and had the best bang for the buck.  I know several consultants (who don't poke their heads in here on the PIClist) that also use Eagle, as well as at least one board house (Olimex).  Today's PCB layout market is completely different due to consolidation and the demise of companies like Winboard.  Eagle is an ideal package for a one-man shop, IMHO.  

I would probably have to agree that if you are doing complex designs, then Eagle might not be a match.  I found it would handle about anything I needed to do, and two layer designs were the worst I ever threw at it.  I don't know any reason it is not CAPABLE of doing a 32 layer board with micro-millimeter spacing, however there are probably tools out there that are more efficient at such heavy lifting.   

>  I just never see companies
listing that as a desireable package to have
experiance with.

ANY PCB layout package experience is good, because they all work on similar principles.  I found that moving between them was very easy.  I have used a half dozen of them without much pain or learning curve.  So if you are in a job interview, and they ask if you have ever used MEGACAD or GADZOOKACAD or BOZOCAD, just say that you have experience with some layout tools and that you can pick them up easily.  It is up to you to convince the interviewer that your experience is good enough to fly.  

--Lawrence



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