EAGLE USERS...2026 IS HERE. WHAT TO DO?

BrooksBlackhawk

BrooksBlackhawk

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I have been designing in EAGLE for a few years now and have several dozen finalized projects and literally a thousand parts in my library. The idea of starting over with a different program is devastating and everything I've read about fusion, its really not for DIY pedal / amp design.
Anyone else make the transition? To which program? Did you lose anything in the transition?

Also, what about downloading an old standalone version? V7 or V6? would I lose anything doing that?
 
I’m wondering as well. I’ve used fusion and successfully made a PCB or 2. It’s just a new learning curve and was able to import my libraries. It was Really slow at first, but I changed a setting (forget what) and it fixed the issue. It is more time consuming but will work for now as I train in KiCad
 
BrooksBlackhawk said:
everything I've read about fusion, its really not for DIY pedal / amp design.
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I use it for tube amps but I do not see why Fusion couldn't do pedal. Your library is your only limitation really, and you can find footprints and even 3D models for 99% of pedal components. Hell the stock resistor / cap / Ecap libraries haven been sufficient and in the rare cases I don't find something I need like a goofy capacitor size, I just find the component on Mouser and request the footprint/3D. You get it within 48hours.
 
Vicious C said:
I’m wondering as well. I’ve used fusion and successfully made a PCB or 2. It’s just a new learning curve and was able to import my libraries. It was Really slow at first, but I changed a setting (forget what) and it fixed the issue. It is more time consuming but will work for now as I train in KiCad
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I heard it can be really slow so I'd love to know what the setting is. The idea of it being more difficult to work with and as expensive as it is has been bumming me out.
 
bean said:
I'm still on 7.7. and I will probably never change. I can create any library part I need and work extremely fast in it. Plus, I paid for the license and it still works.
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Unfortunately its too late for that. They don't have that option anymore. I wish I could just buy a license before they discontinue it.
 
Asdrael said:
I use it for tube amps but I do not see why Fusion couldn't do pedal. Your library is your only limitation really, and you can find footprints and even 3D models for 99% of pedal components. Hell the stock resistor / cap / Ecap libraries haven been sufficient and in the rare cases I don't find something I need like a goofy capacitor size, I just find the component on Mouser and request the footprint/3D. You get it within 48hours.
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Oh for sure, i know all that. I Use Eagle for tube amps as well as pedals. Fusion is just massive overkill for my needs. I'm not creating a 24 layer motherboard for a computer (or whatever they intended it for) :LOL:
 
We have a saying in French: “who can do the most, can do the least”.

Or my version: “me stupid, tool good, output decent”.

But I can only encourage you to give fusion another chance really. single or dual layer PCB and built in 3D render is piss easy. The only thing that ever gave me trouble is getting the flow of making components from the ground up as it is not that intuitive. Also Lofting sucks but that’s 3D modelling
 
BrooksBlackhawk said:
I heard it can be really slow so I'd love to know what the setting is. The idea of it being more difficult to work with and as expensive as it is has been bumming me out.
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I’ll find out and get back, it was in the preferrences setttings somewhere. Also it’s free for a few designs so I’m not paying anything, but also not pumping out 10 PCBs a week or anything
 
BrooksBlackhawk said:
Is that possible?
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Good question. I don't know the answer when it comes to Eagle, as I don't know them or their software.
And I definitely don't know how aggressively they manage their licenses.
But I have in the past bought software discs + old licenses for scientific software from other people, and it worked out ok.
So it's something to explore.
Certainly I wouldn't pay a king's ransom for it.

Edit: when I did it previously, it was for prior versions of the software, no longer up to date. Usually the company could care less about those licenses, provided there weren't lots of users using the same license #
 
I would not pay for someone to email me the code + license #, as there's too high a likelihood that they're reselling it multiple times, which the company would legitimately get pissed enough to take action. But buying the physical disc + cover/box + printed license # for a modest amount is a better bet (in my view) - then its more likely that there's at most 2 computers w/ same license #. For modestly priced personal software, usually it's less of an issue. Of course, it gets different if the software is more expensive enterprise or professional software - say >~$1k, etc - then software companies definitely are more watchful about licenses.

Anyway, I think we all have bought personal software programs that didn't work out for us, and those discs now reside in an old dusty drawer somewhere. To get $25 for it plus tidy up that drawer a little makes sense - especially for an old version of the software. Again, my 2 cents.
 
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