[sdiy] Switch from Eagle to Altium Circuit Studio

[Tristan]

Hi Ove,

Thanks, I will have a look at KiCAD. As with you, I still have my pre-Autodesk Eagle Schematic and Layout license so I can keep using it for the time being.

/Tristan

Monday, April 17, 2017, 3:36:37 PM, you wrote:

OR> I'm an Eagle user who's sticking to my pre-Autodesk install, for the
OR> time being. I agree that Eagle is not perfect, but I'm staying with
OR> what I'm used to for now. Note that their quoted price of $780 per
OR> year is based on the monthly price of Eagle Premium. If you knew you
OR> needed the features of Premium long term, you would be using the
OR> yearly price and pay $500 for a year. And for most people in this
OR> group, I'm guessing Eagle's standard license would do (4 signal
OR> layers, and 160 cm2 board area, $100/year). Even the free version
OR> might do. I also think over time, Autodesk will fix some of the quirks
OR> with Eagle.

OR> But if you're looking to get rid of Eagle, my advice would be to shop
OR> around. Almost every vendor has a free trial version these days. You
OR> could also look at a FOSS alternative like KiCAD. In the end, look for
OR> the features YOU need, and the GUI that YOU are comfortable with. Do
OR> you need to make 16 layer boards? Do you need differential pair
OR> routing? If not, those are non-features to you.

OR> On 17 April 2017 at 06:55, Tristan <tu at alphalink.com.au> wrote:
>> Has anyone made the switch from Eagle to Altium CircuitStudio?
>>
>> http://www.altium.com/eagle-switch/circuitstudio/
>>
>> I have never been 100% happy with Eagle and with the new licensing model coming into effect it is time to
>> consider the options. I used Protel in the past but ended up with Eagle as the full version of Altium priced
>> itself out of contention. I would be interested to hear what other Eagle users are doing.
>>
>> /Tristan
>>