Update 1.4.99 - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: ahbushnell
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2017, 03:40:20 pm
content: Any thoughts or comments on the new update 1.4.99?

author: ahbushnell
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2017, 03:47:45 pm
content: I found this on element 14Version 1.4.1Build: 99 Date: 19 July 2017549 Fixed a bug where the selected object location is incorrectly offset during rotation, by an amount related to the Current Origin setting.570 Regression - Fixed bug where parameters dialog was displayed when pressing Esc key.571 Fixed critical issue with Windows 10 Creators update.574 Fixed an issue that caused an error during the switching between Structure and Search tabs in Vault Explorer.

author: ahbushnell
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: July 23, 2017, 04:18:54 pm
content: I got the number wrong. It's 1.4.1 (release 99).

author: johnboxall
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 13, 2017, 03:47:10 am
content: I don't feel too confident about the future of CS.Element14 just published an ebook "Getting Started with Designing your own PCB" (https://www.element14.com/community/community/publications/ebooks/overview) which mentions Eagle, KiCad, and CircuitMaker. I quote:"There are dozens of PCB CAD softwaresolutions available to help you designyour first PCB, but three stand outin terms of ease of use for first-timedesigners. I have used each of thesethree programs, and I have a preferencefor EAGLE CAD, but I am beginning touse CircuitMaker and KiCAD more oftenas their community support grows."Either e14 is dropping CS or someone in marketing forgot they sell CS.

author: ahbushnell
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 13, 2017, 05:36:56 am
content: Quote from: tronixstuff on September 13, 2017, 03:47:10 amCircuit Maker is basically the free version of Circuit Studio.

author: ehughes
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2017, 03:27:40 pm
content: If I were a betting man, the next CS will be based upon the AD18 code base which is currently under beta (AD18 that is). AD18 is a large overhaul of the PCB rendering engine, ui, etc.

author: trevwhite
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2017, 03:57:17 pm
content: I am not sure if they are going to bother re-writing any of it at this stage. It isn't really broken and I am not sure what resources they have for CS. They have offloaded all support to Farnell. I emailed them direct and got nothing back.Be nice to get a voice from the company a bit more indicating what the company plan to do? What updates are planned for next release? When will the next release be? I kinda get the feeling no one is working on CS right now at Altium. They did an update recently which was great to see but we literally have no idea if anything else is being done. I think maybe they drag some programmers off Altium Designer once in a while and say bad luck, your turn to work on CS for a week.

author: Joel_l
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2017, 09:54:26 pm
content: A while ( not that long ) ago there was a post I think from James saying there was going to be a minor update soon and a major update by end of the year. The minor update I think was the 1.4.99. The message stating this seems to be gone, or at least I can't find it anymore. I do not believe Altium cares about this product, it has moved to my regret buying list. I think it was just a tool to grow a phone list to try and sell Designer..... Seriously, ugh.

author: trevwhite
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: September 15, 2017, 10:33:54 pm
content: The product is good and I am happy I bought it. It's not broken just because Altium ignore my email. It's a quality product in my opinion it just confuses me by how quiet Altium are regarding CS.Ì