> Yeah, trying to learn KiCad is worse than learning Blender.
I dunno. I've used others, and KiCad was no harder to start with than the others (Horizon, LibrePCB, Lepton/gEDA, some others I forgot).
I asked for recommendations a week ago on HN for EDA products, and tried them all.
You know which one I eventually settled on? The one with the most components (symbols + footprints).
Turns out, features are nice (rules checker, etc) but not having to f*&^ing create my own symbols for a mass-produced part, then design the footprint for the same part is a huge timesaver.[1]
For many of us non-professionals designing a board, the UI just isn't as big of an issue as having to create our own components.
[1] At any reasonable hourly rate, having to create a library of just 1 component costs more than whatever you think you'll save with a slicker UI.
I dunno. I've used others, and KiCad was no harder to start with than the others (Horizon, LibrePCB, Lepton/gEDA, some others I forgot).
I asked for recommendations a week ago on HN for EDA products, and tried them all.
You know which one I eventually settled on? The one with the most components (symbols + footprints).
Turns out, features are nice (rules checker, etc) but not having to f*&^ing create my own symbols for a mass-produced part, then design the footprint for the same part is a huge timesaver.[1]
For many of us non-professionals designing a board, the UI just isn't as big of an issue as having to create our own components.
[1] At any reasonable hourly rate, having to create a library of just 1 component costs more than whatever you think you'll save with a slicker UI.