DIY Layout Creator (DIYLC in short) is freeware drawing tool developed with help of a large online community of DIY electronics enthusiasts. It incorporates many ideas that came from people using older versions of the application. The goal is to provide a simple interface and enough power to let the user draw schematics, board/chassis layouts and guitar wiring diagrams quickly and without a steep learning curve. platform independence, will run on any machine having Java JRE/JDK 1.6.0_10 or newer easy to use interface, most of the operations can be done using mouse draws schematics, board layouts and chassis layouts high flexibility, has the API to allow plug-ins and new components to be added without much trouble improved performance and reduced memory consumption compared to the previous versions save default values for each property of a component individually group components together and treat them as one, e.g. move, edit or delete export the output to image, PDF or printer export PCB trace mask suitable for toner transfer create a Bill of Materials as a part of the project or export it to few different file formats zoom in/out feature configurable grid spacing on the project level auto update checks for new versions import files created with older versions of the application create and load project templates [pending] integration with online project library, sharing your drawings with ease