[sdiy] Switch from Eagle to Altium Circuit Studio

[Neil Johnson]

Colin wrote:
> I’m also in the position of needing to move away from the schematic capture/PCB solution I use, as it’s rapidly approaching 20 years old…
>
> I’ve tried a few times to get into Design Spark, haven’t quite found the time to get there yet, but it’s a full-featured package that rivals Eagle in functionality, and the price is right. i.e. free.
>
> Might be worth a try for you.

I've looked at DS several times over the years.  It does have a good
heritage (I used Easy-PC running on DOS at university *mumble* years
ago), and I think some of the things it does lend it towards
professional use.  And I accept that whatever package I move to I junk
the supplied libraries and create my own.  But - so far - every time I
try DS I end up shouting at the screen wondering why the f**k simple
things don't work.  I think if push came to shove it could be made to
work as I want, and seems to work for quite a few folks if you believe
the marketing hype.  Like any powerful tool it will require a
considerable investment in time to get it dance the way you want it
to.

Neil
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