If you had had the "pleasure" of trying to use "Brand X" electrical software (from Wisconsin), you would realize that AutoCAD Electrical is a cake walk in the park to use. It is the very best tool since the invention of fire and the wheel. I have never had any formal training for ACE, so one can learn it on their own. If I can do it, so can others. I am not a guru of computers. I am just a mouse jocky who has learned a few things to get my work done. So RTFM, pay attention to details, post your SPECIFIC questions here, and someone will provide the answers you need.