I am trying to double klick on the symbols and to use them but it wont work..
Have the ompany Autodesk stopt it or what?
Have the ompany Autodesk stopt it or what?
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Don't rely on a commercial product that can be changed or discontinued at any time,
unless that is ok with you.
unless that is ok with you.
Yes I downkoaded it,but there is not a single symbol in the library.I there sommewhere I can download them?
Where did you get it from and what OS? The full packages include symbols, footprints and many 3D models. You must go through https://www.kicad.org/download/
There are scammers out there putting up dodgy links from search engines.
The latest stable version 7.0.10 was announced yesterday
Hmmm... That sounds broken. Did you download from the mirrors linked to by KiCAD.org?
If you downloaded a stable version, so currently version 7.0.x, and not a nightly build you should have no issues with missing symbols, etc. That said, you'll have to recreate any custom symbols and footprints not included in KiCAD. That's no different than any other software.
Tom
Autodesk has three levels of the 'Eagle' PCB design software, the free version is a sort of trial version, which allows a limited number of drawings to be made.
Above that, there are versions that are web based (fewer drawings), and a machine installed version (in your PC), both require a payment.
The free version may have unlimited views allowed, which may be handy.
As for KiCAD, I have no idea, so I will not say anything, except the thread posters may be getting confused between Eagle (original subject) and KiCAD (a free substitute for Eagle).
I get my design work for molds done outside, and use a free viewer program called EDrawings Viewer, which lets me zoom and rotate the model, but I cannot edit it...
The original 3D drafting / modelling software costs $5,000 and upwards, not justified for my level of use...I send the sketches or samples to a professional designer, he charges so much per hour, which is reasonable for both of us.
When he is done, he sends the file for me to check, and once I am satisfied, it goes to the machining shop, for metal cutting.
Above that, there are versions that are web based (fewer drawings), and a machine installed version (in your PC), both require a payment.
The free version may have unlimited views allowed, which may be handy.
As for KiCAD, I have no idea, so I will not say anything, except the thread posters may be getting confused between Eagle (original subject) and KiCAD (a free substitute for Eagle).
I get my design work for molds done outside, and use a free viewer program called EDrawings Viewer, which lets me zoom and rotate the model, but I cannot edit it...
The original 3D drafting / modelling software costs $5,000 and upwards, not justified for my level of use...I send the sketches or samples to a professional designer, he charges so much per hour, which is reasonable for both of us.
When he is done, he sends the file for me to check, and once I am satisfied, it goes to the machining shop, for metal cutting.
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So you don't like that some of us suggest using free/donation-based KiCAD instead of paid-for Eagle, but you'll happily blather about 3D CAD and molds. 🙄
Tom
Tom
See Post #5, it is unclear to me which symbols are missing from which program.
As for molds, well I am a plastic molder, so that subject is more familiar to me than electronic circuits.
OP has not posted since Christmas...
Another thing, most trial / limited software does tell you that you should now pay up, he did not mention that...
As for designing circuits and PCBs, there are many choices, seems to depend on the OS also.
There are simulation programs also, and most PCB makers will deign the PCB from a schematic...
A free program is much safer legally, see below.
There is a lot of software piracy here in India, and some machines are set up to check if the drawings etc. were made with pirated software, the penalty can be 10 times the software package cost...part of the reason I get my drawings done by professionals with legal software.
I do not want the hassle and penalty for work done outside, and I get maybe three drawings done in a year, learning CAD is too much hassle for me, I have other things to do.
As for molds, well I am a plastic molder, so that subject is more familiar to me than electronic circuits.
OP has not posted since Christmas...
Another thing, most trial / limited software does tell you that you should now pay up, he did not mention that...
As for designing circuits and PCBs, there are many choices, seems to depend on the OS also.
There are simulation programs also, and most PCB makers will deign the PCB from a schematic...
A free program is much safer legally, see below.
There is a lot of software piracy here in India, and some machines are set up to check if the drawings etc. were made with pirated software, the penalty can be 10 times the software package cost...part of the reason I get my drawings done by professionals with legal software.
I do not want the hassle and penalty for work done outside, and I get maybe three drawings done in a year, learning CAD is too much hassle for me, I have other things to do.