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I wish the Kicad team had sunk all the time they put into simulation support (which I rarely use, in or out of kicad) into a proper constraint system instead.

I wish the Kicad team had sunk all the time they put into simulation support (which I rarely use, in or out of kicad) into a proper constraint system instead. If I need to sim, I’ll just use LTspice or TI TINA - I.e. the simulation ecosystem that includes the part model I need, with no wrangling to get that spice model to play nicely in some other spice toolchain.

Joel_Mckay 2y ago
Micro-cap 12 is still available, was made free, and runs in Wine64 just fine. https://web.archive.org/web/20230214034946/http://www.spectrum-soft.com/download/download.shtm https://web.archive.org/web/20230214034946/http://www.spectr... For learning, the current LTSpice models and QUCS VNA profiled device imported simulation data are reasonable tools as well. I used KiCad all the time for personal projects, and it has recently already addressed the major issues people found annoying: 1. unstable library version dependency management 2. complex design collaboration over traditional versioning tools like git (still an upstream feature last I checked, but should be available soon.) 3. freezing the specific KiCad and library path structure versions across a project, as assuming every design has a single workstation workflow is a contradictory goal KiCad is better than most current EDA software, but that is mostly a sad reflection on the traditional tools available. =3
- cushychicken 2y ago
  Where can I learn more about this Kicad git workflow? I’ve heard a lot about it but I’d like to see it for myself.
  - Joel_Mckay 2y ago
    Did you mean this page? https://forum.kicad.info/t/tutorial-how-to-enable-git-in-kicad-8/49235 https://forum.kicad.info/t/tutorial-how-to-enable-git-in-kic... Or the plugin and content manager under the tools menu for the git-gui module... YMMV =3
_fizz_buzz_ 2y ago
I love the ngspice integration in kicad it has gotten really good since kicad 7 or 8.

Joel_Mckay 2y ago

Micro-cap 12 is still available, was made free, and runs in Wine64 just fine. https://web.archive.org/web/20230214034946/http://www.spectrum-soft.com/download/download.shtm https://web.archive.org/web/20230214034946/http://www.spectr... For learning, the current LTSpice models and QUCS VNA profiled device imported simulation data are reasonable tools as well. I used KiCad all the time for personal projects, and it has recently already addressed the major issues people found annoying: 1. unstable library version dependency management 2. complex design collaboration over traditional versioning tools like git (still an upstream feature last I checked, but should be available soon.) 3. freezing the specific KiCad and library path structure versions across a project, as assuming every design has a single workstation workflow is a contradictory goal KiCad is better than most current EDA software, but that is mostly a sad reflection on the traditional tools available. =3

cushychicken 2y ago
Where can I learn more about this Kicad git workflow? I’ve heard a lot about it but I’d like to see it for myself.
- Joel_Mckay 2y ago
  Did you mean this page? https://forum.kicad.info/t/tutorial-how-to-enable-git-in-kicad-8/49235 https://forum.kicad.info/t/tutorial-how-to-enable-git-in-kic... Or the plugin and content manager under the tools menu for the git-gui module... YMMV =3

_fizz_buzz_ 2y ago

I love the ngspice integration in kicad it has gotten really good since kicad 7 or 8.