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by natashabaker 10y ago
As someone who has been in the PCB industry for the past decade, it has been fascinating to watch how quickly KiCad came out of nowhere and quickly gained adoption as soon as CERN started contributing. After spending years in the software d
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by natashabaker 10y ago
I'd also recommend checking out his poetry. His earlier stuff especially. This is a good place to start: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/236x/2a/8c/98/2a8c980c4... . Check out Irving Layton as w
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by natashabaker 10y ago
It's definitely fixed now.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Ah sorry we switched our email servers yesterday afternoon. Info@snapeda.com is back up and running, or you can also contact us through the chatbot in the lower right corner of the website.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Here's our motivation for that wording: We know how important verification is and we spent a ton of time building an automated verification system (still in Beta) that provides transparency into common issues with CAD models. It can un
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by natashabaker 10y ago
That's an excellent idea. Will talk to our developers and see if we can re-purpose it this way.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
This terms of use was originally written for our free library. Basically the way the license works is that as soon as you use a model in your designs (Design Exception), there is no license; it becomes your IP. You can re-post the models on
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by natashabaker 10y ago
We get Fritzing requests occasionally so would like to include it eventually, but don't have a timeline for it right now. Basically we're prioritizing formats based on demand so if there's enough demand from Fritzing users, w
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Thanks for the feedback. It might make sense to remove the free trial then because the main feature in it is just parts requests which people can now test with this new InstaPart feature.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Re: Style - As a starting point we follow IPC-7351B for footprints and our own internal standard as outlined here: http://snapeda.com/standards . Over time we'd like to allow for more customization to account for differ
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by natashabaker 10y ago
We'd love to work with distributors to help proliferate this content. And yes internally we prioritize development of content in bulk. But sometimes there's a model that is needed that is outside of our development efforts. This i
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by natashabaker 10y ago
We haven't tested it yet but if Proteus supports P-CAD then you can try downloading an Altium format which we export currently to P-CAD file format. Let us know how it goes.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
If you don't want to sign up for a subscription, you can purchase individual parts for the $29. Also, our free version is really powerful so if you're not in a rush, you can stick with that one. :-)
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Very constructive, thanks. We recently installed the app (Intercom) and it has really helped provide a channel for feedback which we have then used to prioritize improvements. I'll talk to my team about reducing the number of pages the
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by natashabaker 10y ago
If you go to the Pricing tab you'll see links to buy the parts through popular North American and European distributors. This data is supplied via Octopart.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Yes, that's a very good point. Most of our users are professionals like you mentioned so I think this definitely merits design changes. Also, regarding iPhone, we aren't yet compatible on mobile (most of our users visit from their
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by natashabaker 10y ago
That's a great idea. Will add the ability to toggle to see dimensions as a feature in our roadmap.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Good to know. You can actually download unlimited 3D models with the Premium version ($99/month). It is custom 3D models that cost $79 for 24-hour turnaround, and $39 for 5-day turnaround. (Although symbols & footprints available o
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Thanks for the feedback. Will share this with my team and see what we can do about a re-design of that.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
I think you must have been on the 3D model tab, which cost more than the 2D. (The 2D models are $29 for InstaPart.) And if the parts are already available they're free. We'll figure out how to make this more clear... Thanks for th
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Yes, exactly. It's for people designing custom PCBs. That includes people who have something prototyped on a Raspberry Pi/Arduino, etc. and want to migrate to a custom board that's ready for production (ie. to get cost, form
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Thanks. Will fix this next time we deploy updates.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Yes. Here's an example of a part page: https://snapeda.com/parts/LTC6995HS6-1%23TRMPBF/Linear%20Tec... On this page, you'll notice the following: 1. You can upvote or downvote the part 2. You can leave a
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by natashabaker 10y ago
We plan to work with component manufacturers to make sure their parts are well-represented on SnapEDA. We also have Premium versions for users who need more functionality. You can learn more at https://www.snapeda.com/pricin
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by natashabaker 10y ago
That's awesome to hear! Would love to chat at some point and learn more about your preferences with symbols. We'd definitely like to see if we could incorporate more user preferences there.
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Imagine you wanted to build a spaceship out of lego but first needed to mould each block. If you wanted to build a circuit board, you would need a digital model of each component, and these are often made from scratch because designers can&
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Yes! That's our first area of focus!
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by natashabaker 10y ago
Dear HN Community, I wanted to introduce our startup SnapEDA to the HN community. We recently completed Y Combinator, and have been quiet about the platform while we've been improving it. With that said, we’d love to get feedback from
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Show HN: InstaPart – Build circuit boards faster with instant parts(snapeda.com)
309 points by natashabaker 10y ago|107 comments
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The Top Microcontrollers for PCB Design(blog.snapeda.com)
1 points by natashabaker 10y ago|0 comments

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