VANVCOUVER – Design software vendor Capilano Computing and PCB supplier Pad2Pad.com are jointly offering free packages for schematic capture and trace layout.

The packages permit circuits to be designed in the DesignWorks Express environment and then exported to the Pad2Pad.com automatic trace router. The design package reportedly handles up to 500 netlist nodes.

A professional version is available for complex circuits, advanced tools and optional digital simulation.

Links and free download instructions are available at www.capilano.com and www.pad2pad.com.