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Version Control done right
What do you like best about the product?
Altium 365 helped us get version control right. It's flexible for your workflow, whatever it is, which in our case allowed us to set up a high integrity library and ecosystem we can depend on.
Altium 365 integrates seamlessly into Altium Designer, and offers a new way to review and collaborate through the web interface. You can view changes between design iterations easily, modify portions of a layout to a previous version, and comment and discuss schematic and PCB elements with a multi-disciplinary team. Especially in a remote working environment, this is a critical improvement when in-person meetings are no longer possible, and offers major improvements over the traditional PCB development process.
Altium 365 integrates seamlessly into Altium Designer, and offers a new way to review and collaborate through the web interface. You can view changes between design iterations easily, modify portions of a layout to a previous version, and comment and discuss schematic and PCB elements with a multi-disciplinary team. Especially in a remote working environment, this is a critical improvement when in-person meetings are no longer possible, and offers major improvements over the traditional PCB development process.
What do you dislike about the product?
Altium 365 takes some getting used to and didn't allow us to port our existing (git-based) ecosystem. We had to port our templates, designs and library components one piece at a time, and it took a lot for us to vet the new components. To be fair, this might have been a unique issue for us given how we had our library set up before.
One powerful feature of git that seemed to be missed is branching and merging. If two people are working on a design and one commits changes, the other person needs to resolve conflicts locally before merging the updates to the server. I would prefer to work on a separate branch in the server, then merge with the other branch when both are ready.
Other than these details, now that we have it set up, everything works very well. The opportunities for collaboration and continuous improvement make it well worth the effort. Knowing Altium, the experience will only improve from here.
One powerful feature of git that seemed to be missed is branching and merging. If two people are working on a design and one commits changes, the other person needs to resolve conflicts locally before merging the updates to the server. I would prefer to work on a separate branch in the server, then merge with the other branch when both are ready.
Other than these details, now that we have it set up, everything works very well. The opportunities for collaboration and continuous improvement make it well worth the effort. Knowing Altium, the experience will only improve from here.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We wanted to implement version control in our designs, making collaboration and design review possible. Altium 365 did this, and unlike the other options we considered, offered native support within Altium Designer to review changes in a design.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
I would easily recommend Altium 365 for medium- to large-sized teams where collaboration and review are required.
Altium Designer
What do you like best about the product?
365 is not bad, will be great in the future.
Having one cloud library that you can work from is ideal. Its a bit slow & clunky but its not exactly cloud native software. Will be great with a few improvements over time.
Saving projects to the cloud is great too. Again a little clunky but does the trick.
Powerful schematic & PCB editor.
Having one cloud library that you can work from is ideal. Its a bit slow & clunky but its not exactly cloud native software. Will be great with a few improvements over time.
Saving projects to the cloud is great too. Again a little clunky but does the trick.
Powerful schematic & PCB editor.
What do you dislike about the product?
Cloud / 365 features are a little clunky.
I have had issues saving projects to the cloud that couldn't be fixed.
Have also had the odd random crash.
Its very expensive if you dont need all the features.
I have had issues saving projects to the cloud that couldn't be fixed.
Have also had the odd random crash.
Its very expensive if you dont need all the features.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Single parts library for the company.
Solid PCB layout software.
Saving projects to cloud is great.
Slow to learn but as always there is a lot of info on the internet.
Solid PCB layout software.
Saving projects to cloud is great.
Slow to learn but as always there is a lot of info on the internet.
Extremely handy but a little difficult at times
What do you like best about the product?
Saves a lot of time with respository history, opening and closing projects. Ease of use is pretty good too, and its extremely helpful for sharing projects/documents
What do you dislike about the product?
We have had a few issues with it - repositories not being able to be pulled, or changes not loading correctly leading to some team issues. However the support team has always been quick to respond.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We are using it for version control, which is very helpful at times. We also use it for sending our projects to contractors/suppliers. This has reduced our review and release time.
Best platform to work collaboratively as a team and manage projects with version control.
What do you like best about the product?
I like the version control and the collaboration that is possible; I also like the possibility of engineer comments in the schematic or PCB to another engineer to do the suggested changes.
What do you dislike about the product?
Altium 365 does not accept multi-board projects.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Redesign of PCB whit integration of every hardware team and the team of designer mechanical.
User friendly, full-featured, and empowering
What do you like best about the product?
I enjoy how Altium has a totally integrated environment, meaning that I don't need to use multiple applications to complete tasks. The intelligent routing and fanout features are time savings.
What do you dislike about the product?
It just takes a long time to master all of the features. There are some shortcuts that could be simpler. I also wish Draftsman functioned more like the schematic editor.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's really easy to use Altium 365 for working from home and having a shared repository for design reviews or working on the same project. It's much easier than using a separate Git server and manual commands in Powershell for commiting and uploading.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Be sure to work on your library early in your design process and use the manufacturer part search. Using the Git servers on Altium 365 is the most helpful feature. I recently learned about the part health features in the library manager. We want to learn more about it but it could be a life saver for your projects.
Best electronic CAD software I have used so far
What do you like best about the product?
The graphical interface is easy to use, everything you need is a few clicks away, and if you get to use it often, the smart shortcuts get you to the point even faster.
What do you dislike about the product?
You can do almost anything with this CAD software, the personalization degree is very advanced, so it also means that you can spend a lot of time setting up your interface the way you want it. Other CAD software may be simpler on this side, but you won't get as much personalization.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Altium 365 is helping us getting the work done faster, and to share the work with other companies or people without the need of a license. Colaborative work is also a must on it.
Improvements for Altium 365
What do you like best about the product?
The software is very fast when projects are committed. The projects are very organized in the cloud. We used this tool in Altium Designer and share the files with the entire work team.
What do you dislike about the product?
In Altium 365, mechanics files have low quality then, we need to save a separate file (.step) in Altium Designer. And, it's important to have tools to mark up PCB layout.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
With Altium 365, we don't need to save the project on the server, and the cloud makes version control easier. It's important to follow the project, save memory and time.
A365 Experience Review
What do you like best about the product?
I am a big fan of the ability to review layout and schematics in a browser, and leave comments as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
I wish it were more straightforward as to how to commit Gerbers and Fab files to the repository.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Design review process via peer review is what we are using A365 to solve. It definitely makes it easier to review and provide feedback to my colleagues on their designs.
The features are unmatched in the industry and they continue to improve with every new release.
What do you like best about the product?
The best feature I like is that I can now have a central library for my components and models. I struggled for many years with missing component and footprint references, not anymore! I also love the fact that I have a standalone license that I can use to move my installation over to my personal PC when working remotely or whatever the reason may be.
What do you dislike about the product?
When designing a panel, the project does not know it is a panel design. As such, it doesn't reflect the panel in the project's workspace view, and I cannot export a model of the panel as it would appear after fabrication.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am actively attempting to get our mechanical engineers on board with Altium MCAD CoDesigner to help bridge the gap between ECAD and MCAD. This has been a problem for many years and has wasted a lot of time and money.
Nice experience. Very seamless and quite useful.
What do you like best about the product?
I like the Possibility of sharing PCB manufacturing documentation with our EMS provider.
What do you dislike about the product?
I have no problem with the tool. I really like it, and I have no dislike feature.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I am sharing documentation with my clients and providers.
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