Brian, I used Cadence Allegro, liked it : ) Currently use Mentor Graphics (tormentor).. don't like it : ( look at the web sites, and access the user group email forums. Karl Brian Baltus wrote: > Hello everyone! > > Well its the new year and after seven years of the same design > software we are finally getting a chance to check out new software. > Of course just like the rest of you, who has that kind of time! So > I'm going to throw a list of packages at ya that we're looking at and > see if we can get a little help from the world wide Designer network. > OK here we go, listed below are the packages we have in mind, if you > use one of these could you take a minute and jot something down. > Remember it's nice to know about the good things as well as the bad. > > OrCAD, Inc > Software: OrCAD Capture CIS (Release 9) > OrCAD Layout Plus (Release 9) > > Zuken-Redac Inc. > Software: Cadstar > > VeriBest, Inc. > Software: Ascent L2 > > Company: Cadence > Software: Allegro Studio > > ACCEL Technologies, Inc > Software: Accel EDA > > PADS Software, Inc. > Software: PADS Power PCB > > Mentor Graphics Corporation > Software: Board Station > > Hopefully this will help other designers also if their in the middle > of making a decision. > > Thanks to everyone in advance! > > Brian J. Baltus > Best Power, Inc > 608-565-5118 > > ################################################################ > 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 > ################################################################