like how you get the files of CircuitMaker into Altium. I am also not sure about the upgrade path to Altium. You can also only have 2 private repositories - all other projects will need to be out in the public. First up: you need to work "in the cloud", and thus always need to be online.
After all, are you going to design 1000$ boards with them and debug them with your 10K$ worth of instruments home test lab? If that is indeed your hobby budget - well go ahead.Īlternatively you could try CircuitMaker, which is a free tool by Altium. If not - I wouldn't be so sure about shelving out that kind of money. But $5K+ for a hobbyist? Meh - if you're still a student ask them for a student license.
OTOH Altium has great productivity features and is a pleasure to use. What I do like about KiCad is that's free OSS, uses open formats and portable across multiple platforms. However it is a bit of a switch between both packages. I've tried to use KiCad before, and it gets the job done. If I move anywhere else, it would certainly be a requirement if they want to keep me interested in their offering. I was fortunate enough to use Altium from my internships, and am glad I am using it on my current workplace. but since Altium is so vocal about getting people to change tools, it should have an importer at least.I indeed can confirm that Altium looks good on your resume in most countries. Right now I'm trying to export from KiCad to Eagle and then import the Eagle files to Altium, see if that works.
Sometimes you lose a pad, sometimes it's a bit of ground plane. I've spend the entire morning generating gerbers and then importing the gerbers in Altium and converting them to PCB, but the results aren't perfect. Regarding the PCB panelizer, I need to have control over the fiducials and the frame, since it's going to be assembled off site, so I really need the PCBs on Altium. It is not possible to import KiCad into Altium designer (or Circuit Maker)." Which is kinda sad, seeing that Altium is trying to get KiCad users to switch tools: and. I had an internal conversation about the document. I opened a ticket on the Altium support line and the response I got was: "Thanks for your support request.
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