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karotte

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    Comment #47091319

    If you want a solvespace with chamfers and fillets, then give Dune 3D a try. Disclaimer: Dune 3D developer here.

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    Comment #47091301

    Dune 3D developer here. Use inkscape to convert the SVG path to DXF and import that.

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    Comment #45735902

    Interesting, that's pretty much the same thing I developed 6 years ago, though with a nicer display and QSFP slot: https://github.com/carrotIndustries/hubble/

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    Comment #42687221

    Believe it or not, but 'enumerating as a CD-ROM' drive is actually a documented feature of some Realtek USB Ethernet Interfaces: https://www.lcsc.com/datasheet/lcsc_datasheet_22061…

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    Comment #33218972

    Horizon EDA developer here. More than enough, everything's there for small to medium-sized projects.

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    Comment #28608146

    > Can the ROM be read and flashed back on Casio watches? I doubt that they use any kind of reprogrammable memory, but you can swap out the entire board like I did: https://github.c…

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    Comment #26645056

    The Hershey Fonts are also widely used among many commercial electronic design automation applications: https://blog.horizon-eda.org/misc/2019/11/17/fonts.html

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    Comment #25181421

    It's also a good basis for a DIY digital watch: https://github.com/carrotIndustries/pluto

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    Comment #23072059

    If you want good length tuning, look no further than Horizon EDA ;) https://horizon-eda.readthedocs.io/en/latest/feature-overvie...

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    Comment #23068278

    > 1. Does Horizon support an equivalent to the 'Variant Manager?' No, but there's been some discussion on it: https://github.com/horizon-eda/horizon/pull/347#issuecomment... > 2. I…

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    Comment #23068084

    Yes: https://blog.horizon-eda.org/assets/pnp-export.png

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    Comment #23066524

    I only got to know about LibrePCB at the end of 2016 after several months of development on Horizon EDA. While there are some similarities such as the use of UUIDs and strong link …

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    Comment #23066067

    It can be built on mac OS and starts but isn't really usable due to OpenGL issues: https://github.com/horizon-eda/horizon/pull/290#issuecomment...

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    Comment #23063253

    > Differential pair routing Yes, uses KiCad's push&shove router > Pin swapping... ie a differential pair where the pins can be reversed Not really, but swapping P/N in a diffpair i…

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    Comment #23063164

    pro Horizon: - library management that makes sense (though is a bit more complex than KiCad's) - clean and modern UI - fast-paced development (if there's a suggestion, that makes s…

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    Comment #23063086

    Gtk's and horizon's OpenGL requirements (3.3 core profile + extensions) likely aren't met by whatever graphics adapter your VM implementation provides.

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    Comment #23063002

    As written in https://horizon-eda.readthedocs.io/en/latest/why-another-eda... changing the way how a PCB design tool handles libraries would certainly require a complete rewrite as…

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    Comment #23062658

    Author here, ask me anything.