In response to starting a form regarding software tools, and compiling the data to reference, I believe is a good idea. BUT. Remember, the quality of the end product does not happen because of the name on the box, but how well the designer has mastered the tool. Honeywell John E. Shaub Industrial Automation & Control Senior Designer Honeywell Inc. Hardware Engineering 1100 Virginia Drive (DAC) East Ft. Washington, Pa. 19034-3260 Tel: (215)641-4338 Fax: (215)641-4100 [log in to unmask] ################################################################ DesignerCouncil E-Mail Forum provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ################################################################ To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE DesignerCouncil <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil ################################################################ Please visit IPC web site (http://jefry.ipc.org/forum.htm) for additional information. For the technical support contact Dmitriy Sklyar at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.311 ################################################################