> Anyway, IMHO learning how to make symbols and footprints should be
> part of the evaluation of any cad package, since you end up doing it
> anyway.
Granted. The question is how much time will it take, which depends on how
easy it is and how many need to be made. While it may not take long to get a
feel for the editor, browsing and selecting things like components and
footprints is often awkward even in commercial software. Anyway, I got the
answers I was looking for in the responses here.
Speaking of old-timers, I used to etch my own circuit boards back in the 60s
when I was a teen-ager. I was a little surprised to see so many people still
doing it these days with services like ExpressPCB available.
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Phil Mattison
http://www.ohmikron.com/Motors::Drivers::Controllers::Software