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Any 17.4 users out there?

redwire
redwire over 5 years ago

Just downloaded it but don't have the time to install and test.  Anyone tried it out?  What's new about it that you like?

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  • Wild
    Wild over 5 years ago

    IMHO - It's Cadence attempt to look like Altium. Disappointed

    As mentioned below - new license file for Allegro required (In my case at least), I have only played with Capture so far.
    I don't like the default dark theme - reason for this stated was to save power, yea I'll believe that one...
    I love the ability to pull pages onto another window.

    I have not played with pspice yet - no comment.

    I how it handles the windows admin issues - we don't have admin privileges anymore on our boxes.

    I like that the PCB is located project window, it should help to prevent errors in over writing files.

    Only been playing1 day Slight smile

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  • RFinley
    RFinley over 5 years ago in reply to Wild

    With glaucoma running in my family, dark everything is very much appreciated as I try to keep my eyes going until I can afford to retire. 

    Since Downstream Blueprint and CAM350 also have dark mode, I'm inclined to think it comes free with the UI library Cadence chose.

    I have to campaign for anything that makes Allegro easier for the occasional user EE...who won't shut up about how "awesome" P*DS is. 

    If they're going to check out a board, move stuff around, check it back in with a million DRC issues with the note "can we release by 10AM tomorrow", for the love of God, we have got to stop using P*DS.

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  • RFinley
    RFinley over 5 years ago in reply to Wild

    With glaucoma running in my family, dark everything is very much appreciated as I try to keep my eyes going until I can afford to retire. 

    Since Downstream Blueprint and CAM350 also have dark mode, I'm inclined to think it comes free with the UI library Cadence chose.

    I have to campaign for anything that makes Allegro easier for the occasional user EE...who won't shut up about how "awesome" P*DS is. 

    If they're going to check out a board, move stuff around, check it back in with a million DRC issues with the note "can we release by 10AM tomorrow", for the love of God, we have got to stop using P*DS.

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  • CadAce2K
    CadAce2K over 5 years ago in reply to RFinley

    Getting some finicky EEs off Capture/PADS can be a major challenge. It's not that they like the packages so much, it's that they can make endless changes on the fly. Kind of like trying to keep flies off a pile of cr*p.  Slight smile

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