Protel???

[mirka_ha]

Is Protel pcb design easy to learn??
Are there some tips and advices about Protel
Pcb Design tool?
Is Protel replacement for P-Cad??

I shall design board in Protel shortly,
I worked with Cadence, Pads Pcb and others.
Any advice or insight will be appreciated.

Mirka

[Bill Brooks]

Protel is easy by comparison to Mentor, Cadence, or Pads. Costs less per seat ( 8K) and has no annual maintence fees. It has a Schematic capture, circuit simulation, library editor, Auto Router and is very productive if you are doing mid level complexity boards.