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The KiCad team is conducting a survey of users to
get more information about how people use KiCad and other design tools,
and what they like and dislike about it. This survey should only take a
few minutes to complete.
Fill out the survey here:
This survey will remain open until approximately May 2024.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
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will the survey results be published? and where?
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:42?AM Jon Evans < jon@...> wrote: The KiCad team is conducting a survey of users to
get more information about how people use KiCad and other design tools,
and what they like and dislike about it. This survey should only take a
few minutes to complete.
Fill out the survey here:
This survey will remain open until approximately May 2024.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
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We will publish some kind of summary of the results on the blog after we close the survey and process the results.
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 10:17?AM John Hudak < jjhudak@...> wrote: will the survey results be published? and where?
On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 9:42?AM Jon Evans < jon@...> wrote: The KiCad team is conducting a survey of users to
get more information about how people use KiCad and other design tools,
and what they like and dislike about it. This survey should only take a
few minutes to complete.
Fill out the survey here:
This survey will remain open until approximately May 2024.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
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Can you post a link to the results here so we can read it?
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I am a pessimist. I bet a dime there will be no results.
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I like KiCad and appreciate all the work (that I couldn't do!) that goes into it. I filled out the survey and I hope it helps the developers and goes a small way to influencing the future work on the software.
Why not just fill the survey out and accept what was said above about a summary of the results.
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Good thing I'm an optimist then, we already have hundreds of responses :)
Results will be presented on the blog sometime this spring after the survey closes.
I am a pessimist. I bet a dime there will be no results.
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Kind regards,
Victor
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I
completed my survey, and also shared it with my Tech Explorations
community.
Keep up the excellent work!
Peter
Good thing I'm an optimist then, we already have hundreds
of responses :)
Results will be presented on
the blog sometime this spring after the survey closes.
Peter Dalmaris
Founder and Chief Instructor
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Author of Electronics Education for Makers & KiCad Like a Pro
techexplorations.com @futureshocked
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I also like KiCAD and complete survey. Why I`m pessimistic?
Because I`m very pessimistic about how speed KiCAD team react to users request.
Remember how long changing fonts was implemented, changing power symbol text? 10 years? 20 years?
Also low quality fonts and shapes?rendering?on schematic. See 20+ y.o. OrCAD or modern (and also free) QSPICE for reference implementation.
There are no GPU used during 3D raytracing.... and more and more. All of this is "must have" ... especially looking on calendar with numbers 2 0 2 4
I wish only good luck to KiCAD developers... prosit!?
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Kind regards,
Victor
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On 3/6/24 15:10, Jon Evans wrote: Good thing I'm an optimist then, we already have hundreds of responses :) There are probably a lot more users of this than we realize. Results will be presented on the blog sometime this spring after the survey closes. I'll look for them.
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I certainly know four or five, and I suspect none/few are on this forum.
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Hmmmm, well if you are dissatisfied with how a smallish group of people spend their 'free time' then you a most welcome to contribute your time, energy, and skills to move things along.? If your expectations are those of a commercial product then you can always buy the commercial product.
I also like KiCAD and complete survey. Why I`m pessimistic?
Because I`m very pessimistic about how speed KiCAD team react to users request.
Remember how long changing fonts was implemented, changing power symbol text? 10 years? 20 years?
Also low quality fonts and shapes?rendering?on schematic. See 20+ y.o. OrCAD or modern (and also free) QSPICE for reference implementation.
There are no GPU used during 3D raytracing.... and more and more. All of this is "must have" ... especially looking on calendar with numbers 2 0 2 4
I wish only good luck to KiCAD developers... prosit!?
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Kind regards,
Victor
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GM,
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I completed the survey, but had very little to contribute because I just downloaded it the other day at the recommendation of one of my local mentors.?? He did a project last year and I was telling him that I was interested in doing something simply as well.?
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I will probably try to do some sort of intro project so that I could learn my way around?the program.? perhaps use it to evaluate projects that others have shared to?the general public.?? I might even get some boards made if I can find a project that I and possibly some of my friends might be?interested.? ? ?
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Actually it is something that I will do, in order to keep my brain active and possibly have some FUN along the way.? I have had several of those over the last?number of?years.? To me it is part of Ham Radio that I have never touched!
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Jim/KC4HW
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Sent: 3/6/2024 8:42:37 AM
Subject: [kicad-users] 2024 KiCad user survey
The KiCad team is conducting a survey of users to get more information about how people use KiCad and other design tools, and what they like and dislike about it. This survey should only take a few minutes to complete.
Fill out the survey here:
This survey will remain open until approximately May 2024.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
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You will likely find that KiCad is very good,
but like all apps,it has its little quirks.
On 2024-03-07 20:41, Jim Johnson KC4HW
wrote:
GM,
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I completed the survey, but had very
little to contribute because I just downloaded it the other
day at the recommendation of one of my local mentors.?? He did
a project last year and I was telling him that I was
interested in doing something simply as well.?
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I will probably try to do some sort of
intro project so that I could learn my way around?the
program.? perhaps use it to evaluate projects that others have
shared to?the general public.?? I might even get some boards
made if I can find a project that I and possibly some of my
friends might be?interested.? ? ?
?
Actually it is something that I will
do, in order to keep my brain active and possibly have some
FUN along the way.? I have had several of those over the
last?number of?years.? To me it is part of Ham Radio that I
have never touched!
?
Jim/KC4HW
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Subject:
[kicad-users] 2024 KiCad user survey
The KiCad team is conducting a survey of users to get
more information about how people use KiCad and other
design tools, and what they like and dislike about it.
This survey should only take a few minutes to complete.
Fill out the survey here:
This survey will remain open until approximately May
2024.
Thank you in advance for your feedback!
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Best wishes
John Woodgate, Rayleigh, Essex
UK
Keep trying
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On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 09:36 AM, John Hudak wrote:
Hmmmm, well if you are dissatisfied with how a smallish group of people spend their 'free time' then you a most welcome to contribute your time, energy, and skills to move things along.? If your expectations are those of a commercial product then you can always buy the commercial product.
Well put. I've see a certain amount of work done in KiCad and I'm impressed. I've used it to an extent coming from a bit of dabbling in commercial product and I have to say KiCad meets and exceeds my needs & expectations. Cheers, Dave F>
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I totally agree.? KiCad is a magnificent achievement.? The
improvements? in 8.0 have saved me a lot of work which I
appreciate.
On 24/03/2024 06:38, Dave Farrington
wrote:
On Thu, Mar 7, 2024 at 09:36 AM, John Hudak wrote:
Hmmmm, well if you are dissatisfied with how a
smallish group of people spend their 'free time' then you a
most welcome to contribute your time, energy, and skills to
move things along.? If your expectations are those of a
commercial product then you can always buy the commercial
product.
Well put. I've see a certain amount of work done in KiCad and I'm
impressed. I've used it to an extent coming from a bit of dabbling
in commercial product and I have to say KiCad meets and exceeds my
needs & expectations.
Cheers,
Dave F>
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On 06.03.24 06:42, Jon Evans wrote:
> The KiCad team is conducting a survey of users to get more information
> about how people use KiCad and other design tools, and what they like and
> dislike about it. This survey should only take a few minutes to complete.
>
> Fill out the survey here: 2024 User Survey
> <>
>
> This survey will remain open until approximately May 2024.
Tried it just now, but hit:
"Error loading resources
This resource doesn't exist or you don't have the neccessary rights to
access it."
Several attempts, same result.
In any event, I'm just familiarising on a first serious Kicad project,
after years of using Eagle. I'm impressed to find not only ATmegas, but
also a 6-pin DIL header already pin-identified as AVR-ISP-6, so no need
to remember where miso, mosi, reset, and sck go. Nifty.
It's taking an hour or two to put into muscle memory how to rotate, that
flip is mirror - about (not in) X or Y, that an Escape is necessary to
leave the clutches of selected zoom when you now want to select a
component group, and that wires do not stretch when that group is moved
- they just disconnect.
The on-line manual is a life saver, especially for a 70 yo who does not
find most GUIs even remotely intuitive. I find it's the user who has to
be programmed. Eagle was stranger, I think. The fact that I came across
just to have a look, but am staying, at least so far, says it all, perhaps.
It'll be interesting when it comes time to send off the PCB files.
Erik
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Hi Erik, I too am 70 and have used Kicad for a long while. You
can drag instead of move, and connections stretch.
This last year I have had to use Altium for one project, and imho
Kicad is easier to use for anything that has only one PCB and does
not require that wiring harnesses can be designed as part of the
overall project in the same CAD tool.
Andrew
On 06.03.24 06:42, Jon Evans wrote:
> The KiCad team is conducting a survey of users to get
more information
> about how people use KiCad and other design tools, and
what they like and
> dislike about it. This survey should only take a few
minutes to complete.
>
> Fill out the survey here: 2024 User Survey
> <>
>
> This survey will remain open until approximately May
2024.
Tried it just now, but hit:
"Error loading resources
This resource doesn't exist or you don't have the neccessary
rights to
access it."
Several attempts, same result.
In any event, I'm just familiarising on a first serious Kicad
project,
after years of using Eagle. I'm impressed to find not only
ATmegas, but
also a 6-pin DIL header already pin-identified as AVR-ISP-6,
so no need
to remember where miso, mosi, reset, and sck go. Nifty.
It's taking an hour or two to put into muscle memory how to
rotate, that
flip is mirror - about (not in) X or Y, that an Escape is
necessary to
leave the clutches of selected zoom when you now want to
select a
component group, and that wires do not stretch when that
group is moved
- they just disconnect.
The on-line manual is a life saver, especially for a 70 yo
who does not
find most GUIs even remotely intuitive. I find it's the user
who has to
be programmed. Eagle was stranger, I think. The fact that I
came across
just to have a look, but am staying, at least so far, says it
all, perhaps.
It'll be interesting when it comes time to send off the PCB
files.
Erik
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I've tried accessing the survey with Vivaldi, Firefox, and Pale Moon.
With all three I was able to get to the first question, but I didn't go
any further as I've already completed the survey. Maybe try again now
some time has passed? Someone may have been doing some server
housekeeping.
No GUI was used to send this email, BTW :)
Regards,
Robert
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On Mon, 25 Mar 2024, dvalin via groups.io wrote:
Tried it just now, but hit:
"Error loading resources
This resource doesn't exist or you don't have the neccessary rights to
access it."
Several attempts, same result.
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Peter Dalmaris
John Woodgate
Dave Farrington