On Wed, Jun 8, 2011 at 1:19 PM, Dwayne Reid wrote: > I first tried Eagle (DOS version) many years ago and didn't spend > much time with it. It seemed to be a capable package but didn't > offer anything that my then-current CAD package didn't already do > well. And, like my then-current CAD package, the learning curve was > a real bear. > > Quite frankly, that's why you want to pick one CAD package and stick > with it for as long as possible. The learning curve is just so > steep, most of the time. > > Regarding DIPtrace - I hear good things about it. The fact that the > Parallax people have taken a shine to it gives it some serious > credibility, in my opinion. > > Eagle is a lot Microchip in that they have catered to the hobbyist > crowd and gained significant market share because of it. Doesn't > mean that its great - just that a lot of people use it. That said - > many of those people DO think that Eagle is a capable package. > > dwayne > > Thanks for the detailed post. I'm VERY happy with DipTrace and I'm very efficient with it. The only reason I want to try to get to know Eagle is that I feel I *might* be missing out on something that Eagle can offer, tha= t I don't yet know about because I haven't tried. But I'll definitely give Eagle another serious try. Schematic, PCB, component, pattern creation. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .