yes that has been the route thay I follow. In general it is a waste of high cost hours to commit a senior engineer with all that experience to what is basicaly a drafing job.
This realy does not apply to small shops hobiests or students. Small shops probably cannot afford a realy good program and the cost of learning it, but they can use effectivly intermediate software for less critical jobs and farm out the critical ones. Hobiests and students can usualy get by with trial packages. In the process they will learn a lot about there personal goals and areas of strength. Not every body is suited to layout work and it is best to learn that lesson before purchasing a high priced package. Terry