[sdiy] Switch from Eagle to Altium Circuit Studio

[Patrick Logue]

I use Design Spark and love it, but had the advantage of never having used
any other program :)

Patrick Logue


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From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] On Behalf Of Neil
Johnson
Sent: 25 April 2017 10:58
To: Colin f
Cc: SDIY List
Subject: Re: [sdiy] Switch from Eagle to Altium Circuit Studio

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
-- 
http://www.njohnson.co.uk

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