![]() ![]() ![]() I used to make PCBs with photoresist and a double sided UV case, but for the times I make PCBs, it's a pain to mix chemicals up in the required quantities for a single PCB and then dispose of it all. This means avoiding commercial software where possible, or anything that's tied to a specific PCB manufacturer. So I'm trying to do things as cheaply as possible until I get the hang of it. And by new, I mean I had never even powered up a mill or milled anythingbefore three weeks ago and I'm still only self-taught. That’s why the subscriptions both for EAGLE and for Altium are so cheap now … it’s an investment into your prison cell.My first post here, and I'm new to both CNC and milling PCBs. Once that is done, they are then free to raise subscription prices as much as they want, because their customers have no other option left for opening the files. I’m guessing that Autodesk is now seeing the effect and the only way how they can continue to hold their customers’ data hostage is if they buy up Altium and then convert it to subscription-only, too.Īutodesk needs to eliminate all permanent licenses from the market, and/or make them unusuable by compatibility-breaking updates. They also released a PDF to explain how to migrate EAGLE projects over to Altium. For a company with multiple hardware revisions, that is intolerable.Īltium then ran an apparently successful promotion with the tagline “Say No To Subscription Only Licenses!” where they offered special promotions for people switching from EAGLE to Altium. My understanding of the situation is that Autodesk kind of took their customers hostage by turning EAGLE into a subscription-only product, meaning that as soon as you stop paying for it, you’re effectively making all of your previous design files unusable. ![]()
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