No, that's SIX routing layers. i.e. top, bottom, and 4 internal "routing" layers. You can have as many plane layers as you like. Specctra doesn't do plane layers. And, unlimited databse size, unlimited components, unlimited connections. Sound too good to be true? :) Mitch >From: "Hughes, Stephen J (Steve)" <[log in to unmask]> >To: "'DesignerCouncil E-Mail Forum.'" <[log in to unmask]>, > 'Mitch Morey' <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: RE: [DC] RATING the PCB layout tools >Date: Thu, 22 Oct 1998 16:45:20 -0500 > >Does the 6 layers include Plane layers or are they in addition to the 6 >routing layers?? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Mitch Morey [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] >> Sent: Wednesday, October 21, 1998 2:56 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: [DC] RATING the PCB layout tools >> >> And all on the NT platform! Watch out shrink-wrappers! >> >> Mitch Morey >> Sr PCB Designer :) >> >> >> >Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1998 11:03:05 -0500 >> >Reply-To: "DesignerCouncil E-Mail Forum." >> <[log in to unmask]>, >> > [log in to unmask] >> >From: "Karl J. Bates" <[log in to unmask]> >> >Subject: Re: [DC] RATING the PCB layout tools >> >To: [log in to unmask] >> > >> >Everyone should check out Cadences new pricing on their Allegro studio >> >product. Includes: >> > >> >Concept HDL schematic editor >> >PE Librarian library manager >> >Allegro pcb layout tool >> >Specctra interactive and autorouting (six routing layer max.) >> > >> >all at $9,995 !! >> > >> >I think there's a shakeup in the CAD industry coming. >> > >> >################################################################ >> >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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" >> section for additional information. >> >For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or >> 847-509-9700 ext.312 >> >################################################################ >> > >> > >> >> >> ______________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >> ################################################################ >> 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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" >> section for additional information. >> For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or >> 847-509-9700 ext.312 >> ################################################################ > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com ################################################################ 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's web site (http://www.ipc.org) "On-Line Services" section for additional information. For technical support contact Hugo Scaramuzza at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.312 ################################################################