[NTLUG:Discuss] EE Tools

[Johnny Cybermyth]

 >BTW, have you seen PCB?
 >http://sourceforge.net/projects/pcb/

Have you successfully used pcb to layout any produced boards.  I use 
PCAD 2001 at work and have been looking for a suitable gpl replacement. 
  I was overjoyed when I saw this utility, but I must admit that it is 
not very user friendly.  Perhaps I just haven't acclimated yet, but I 
find that laying simple traces down is a chore.

 >&
 >Xcircuit?
 >http://bach.ece.jhu.edu/~tim/programs/xcircuit/

Would you recommend xcircuit over gEDA's gschem?  I have used gschem and 
it seems alright.  Full of features, but not very user friendly.  I want 
to say that I've tried xcircuit briefly, but I can't remember exactly.