Sorry it took longer than expected - but here's my impression of Circuit Maker (up to Beta 3 now), with included pricing options.
http://ludzinc.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/circuit-maker-beta-testing.html
Have at it!
i just got my invite for the public beta. downloaded installed.
what;s this 'i can;t make my own parts blabla ? it works just perfectly fine for me.
click library panel.
select ciiva library.
make sure search field is blank.
right below that it will say :Can;t find part you;re looking for ? Build your own.
and off you go. i just created symbols for some banana jacks and switches. works perfectly fine. stuff is stored in your 'Favorites Library'
in the library :right click in the list and simply select : build new component. done.
Sorry it took longer than expected - but here's my impression of Circuit Maker (up to Beta 3 now), with included pricing options.
http://ludzinc.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/circuit-maker-beta-testing.html
Have at it!
Sorry it took longer than expected - but here's my impression of Circuit Maker (up to Beta 3 now), with included pricing options.
http://ludzinc.blogspot.com.au/2015/04/circuit-maker-beta-testing.html
Have at it!
Thanks for posting the snapshots.
I am looking at the purchasing options. If I design for example a 4 layers board, do I need to pay extra only for the duration of the active design or forever? What will happen if I stop paying after completing the design, will the design be deleted? Become read only?
I managed to get into 3D mode, but can't figure out how to rotate the board around. (That *is* possible, right?)
Tip, spend more than two minutes on it. I got good answers when I asked in the CircuitMaker forum.
I would guess somone else in the "Community" already have created projects with those names
I had 2 minutes to play with it. Why can't I create a new project call "test", or "test1", or "test11", or "test111", etc
Yeah, it's dumb. Project names need to be individual to each user, not the entire community.
I had 2 minutes to play with it. Why can't I create a new project call "test", or "test1", or "test11", or "test111", etc
Someone else in the world has a project with the same name.
I'm not kidding. Because of the "cloud community" aspect of the product, you can't share a project name with someone else.
Yeah, it's dumb. Project names need to be individual to each user, not the entire community.
Yes, why that's not possible is beyond me.
devil's advocate: If you name your project properly it won't collide with anyone else's name. Just don't use overly generic project names... "test" is not descriptive. "power supply" is not descriptive. Name the thing what it actually is and does and chances are you won't collide. the easiest way around it is to just prefix (or suffix) the project name with your nickname or something. "Rigby_test" for example. No one else is going to use that.
More news from the forums:
We will make changes to the shortcuts. Based on the way the ribbon menu works it wouldn't make sense to have the same shortcuts as Altium Designer - things like VF for view fit in Altium Designer doesn't fit/match CircuitMaker menu structure. We are currently evaluating the most commonly used functions and do intend to assign keys that make sense to these functions. Some examples (these are just examples and not definite)
N - Place Net
L - Place Label
B - Place Bus
R - Route
RM - Multi-track Routing
I know Altium Designer users want the same hotkeys, but you have to remember this is a different product. We are open to suggestions from the user community.
Hotkeys. Love Hotkeys!
devil's advocate: If you name your project properly it won't collide with anyone else's name. Just don't use overly generic project names... "test" is not descriptive. "power supply" is not descriptive. Name the thing what it actually is and does and chances are you won't collide. the easiest way around it is to just prefix (or suffix) the project name with your nickname or something. "Rigby_test" for example. No one else is going to use that.
This is a workaround, not a justification.
I did some corporate BS training a few months back. They claim only 1 in 20 people complain. Complaints are how most companies get feedback. I think project names that must be unique with in the community is a bad idea. I complained. The world continues to go round.