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In what way have they crippled it? Its had tons of new features since the acquisition - which is especially noticeable because it languished without updates fo

In what way have they crippled it? Its had tons of new features since the acquisition - which is especially noticeable because it languished without updates for years prior. A lot of people are upset at the subscription model but so far I've been getting good value for my money. Case in point they've drastically improved the horrible CAM export process in previous versions. And push and shove routing is a god send.

sokoloff 9y ago
> push and shove routing is a god send Agreed. KiCAD has had for 3+ years as well, though.
pmorici 9y ago
You have to have an active internet connection to use it. That change really irked me.
- Max-q 9y ago
  The license works offline for 14 days. It is synced every time you open Eagle. It's also very flexible, you can install it on several computers, if you use more than one.
  - pmorici 9y ago
    Yes, I know, it is still a huge deal breaker for me.
    - Greg-J 9y ago
      Serious question: Do you travel so often and to such remote places that you find yourself offline for two weeks?
      - pmorici 9y ago
        Yes, absolutely I'm frequently without Internet connection for long periods of time. Not because of travel though.
loup-vaillant 9y ago
Don't know about the paid version, but the free version is limited to 80cm², or a 10×8cm area. Utterly unusable for a wide range of designs, especially if you use through hole to facilitate soldering (bigger components).
- foldr 9y ago
  That restriction predates the Autodesk acquisition.
  - loup-vaillant 9y ago
    Well… crippled all the same. At least, it's reason enough for me to instantly lose all interest. I'll find another way.
    - Greg-J 9y ago
      It's free if you're a student.
      - loup-vaillant 9y ago
        And then it stops being free? I'm no longer a student anyway. Regardless, the damn thing is still proprietary. Authoring tools should not be proprietary. I want to access my data 50 years from now. Depending on a proprietary authoring tool virtually ensures I won't be able to.

sokoloff 9y ago

> push and shove routing is a god send Agreed. KiCAD has had for 3+ years as well, though.

pmorici 9y ago

You have to have an active internet connection to use it. That change really irked me.

Max-q 9y ago
The license works offline for 14 days. It is synced every time you open Eagle. It's also very flexible, you can install it on several computers, if you use more than one.
- pmorici 9y ago
  Yes, I know, it is still a huge deal breaker for me.
  - Greg-J 9y ago
    Serious question: Do you travel so often and to such remote places that you find yourself offline for two weeks?
    - pmorici 9y ago
      Yes, absolutely I'm frequently without Internet connection for long periods of time. Not because of travel though.

loup-vaillant 9y ago

Don't know about the paid version, but the free version is limited to 80cm², or a 10×8cm area. Utterly unusable for a wide range of designs, especially if you use through hole to facilitate soldering (bigger components).

foldr 9y ago
That restriction predates the Autodesk acquisition.
- loup-vaillant 9y ago
  Well… crippled all the same. At least, it's reason enough for me to instantly lose all interest. I'll find another way.
  - Greg-J 9y ago
    It's free if you're a student.
    - loup-vaillant 9y ago
      And then it stops being free? I'm no longer a student anyway. Regardless, the damn thing is still proprietary. Authoring tools should not be proprietary. I want to access my data 50 years from now. Depending on a proprietary authoring tool virtually ensures I won't be able to.