The Dudes Drawers
December 18, 2024

The Dudes Drawers

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Altium 365

Only one seat at the company, but we sometimes use outside consulting. The ability to collaborate with a shared workspace is pure gold. This has transformed our ability to deliver timely solutions and stay on track.

Pros

  • Collaborate with a team
  • Generate manufacturing drawings and data
  • Cloud based data, a single source of information
  • The ability to share BOM data with the assembly vendor
  • Above BOM data can be scrubbed well ahead of time for issues

Cons

  • Periodic crashes
  • New component creation, the silly script file system never works
  • I want to grab a new component off the web and instantly import into my designs, no hassles
  • Naming schemes need to be structured as well, so I can find parts fast and use them in my designs
  • For example, if I could check a couple boxes for a capacitor, and have the database filter on those choices, I could very quickly get the right part into the design
  • Wire harnesses are still a pain and hard to visualize
  • Collaboration is priceless
  • Files always up to date in the cloud
  • BOM tools like ActiveBOM and its alternate solutions is amazing
  • All of the above results in much faster time to market
Sometimes I struggle to find the right buttons to press. Parts creation is still a pain and non-intuitive. I was somewhat biased by my earlier experience, but the help system was unhelpful as well. Going to Google to find a solution and some videos should not be necessary.
Integration of all needed tools in one suite.

Do you think Altium Develop delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Altium Develop's feature set?

Yes

Did Altium Develop live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Altium Develop go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Altium Develop again?

Yes

I wish Altium 365 was accessible to myself at home... that is, I may want to make a simple board for a home project. This means learning a NEW and inexpensive tool like CS or PADS or something similar. However, keeping track of multiple tools and remembering how they work... can become a nightmare. I want an Altium light that uses the same libraries, interface and commands, but is under 1K in price.

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