I immediately tried Circuits, because I have a lot of expertise here and realised it was expected: absolutely zero understanding of the product domain. It looks like an EDA package, it smells like an EDA package but an EDA package it ain't.

And I don't want to hear "it's alpha" and "it'll improve over time". The very foundation it is built on is a near zero understanding of the domain.

This is exactly the same as all the sudden Lightroom and Photoshop replacements.

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dvh 31 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

I created schematic, pcb. Then exported Gerbers as zip and it passed and looks ok at jlcpcb. So it's usable.

I added one issue (allow to change default trace width) and we'll see how it goes. If they actually fix it, with maybe 30 another similar fixes it could be usable.

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etchalon 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Turns out product design is a lot harder than "Make me a product. Don't make any mistakes."

	▲	bcvvvy 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes that.

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ent101 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

it'll get better over time. Give it some time!

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bcvvvy 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Why should I when there's KiCad on the market? Or even pay for Altium?

Put a usable product on the market from day one or don't bother. There's absolutely no proof you will deliver anything here. This is just slavery to an inferior promise in the name of progress.

I'm not patting this on the head and waiting and expecting it to grow up into a work dog.

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ent101 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

makes sense. some people like this project and are waiting for it to get better. it's a free market, you can use whatever you like most.

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bigyabai 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> Put a usable product on the market from day one or don't bother.

Tall words for someone recommending KiCad.

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bcvvvy 2 hours ago | parent [-]

KiCad does an ok job. This does not even do job.

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bigyabai 2 hours ago | parent [-]

KiCad day-one was probably not what you'd call a "usable" EDA suite either.

	▲	bcvvvy 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		But it was an EDA suite, not an EDA suite shaped object.

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saulpw an hour ago | parent | prev [-]

I see no evidence that you're committed to it getting better over time. Tell me again in a year or two when something you've made has actually gotten usable. Until then, build your credibility by making something good, not just making a sloppy copy.

Don't sloppy that copy!