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A circuit simulator that doesn't look like it was made in 2003

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Re: A circuit simulator that doesn't look like it was made in 2003

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Post by CoffeePython »

Taniwha wrote: post #10
Kwpolska wrote: post #8

The competition might look ancient, but IMO, a 2D interface would be much more productive and easier to work with. This site is completely unusable for me in Firefox (it does work in Edge though).

doesn't seem to work on chrome either

Hey! Would love to investigate and see why this isn't working for you. Any more info on your OS/specs/browser version or what exactly isn't working? Should work on chrome.

Re: A circuit simulator that doesn't look like it was made in 2003

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Post by CoffeePython »

Kwpolska wrote: post #8

The competition might look ancient, but IMO, a 2D interface would be much more productive and easier to work with. This site is completely unusable for me in Firefox (it does work in Edge though).

Yeah on my machine it's a lot slower using Firefox than chrome. We can investigate and see why it's happening.

Also I do agree that 2D interface is probably important to add at some point too!

I think right now the skeuomorphism is nice for folks wanting to get their hands dirty with circuit projects but don't have all the materials/supplies available for whatever reason (cost/space/etc)

Re: A circuit simulator that doesn't look like it was made in 2003

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Post by etimberg »

CoffeePython wrote: post #4
melony wrote: post #2

Are you using SPICE for the actual simulation?

Hey! I work on Diode w/ Austin (OP). Yeah we use a wasm-compiled version of ngSpice for the circuit simulation.

Cool! We did something similar when I was on the team that built multisim.com

Re: A circuit simulator that doesn't look like it was made in 2003

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Post by malerba118 »

Kwpolska wrote: post #8

The competition might look ancient, but IMO, a 2D interface would be much more productive and easier to work with. This site is completely unusable for me in Firefox (it does work in Edge though).

3d opens up a few extra possibilities for us, but i think there's definitely advantages to 2d as well and seeing every solder joint on the arduino board is just a waste of cpu/memory at the moment. We have some camera presets that let you position the camera directly overhead for a top-down view which effectively is a 2d building experience. We might create a dedicated 2d view if there's enough demand for it!

Re: A circuit simulator that doesn't look like it was made in 2003

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Post by duskwuff »

Kwpolska wrote: post #8

The competition might look ancient, but IMO, a 2D interface would be much more productive and easier to work with. This site is completely unusable for me in Firefox (it does work in Edge though).

So many times this. There is a reason why engineers use schematics instead of assembly diagrams or renderings when designing circuits or discussing how they operate. In particular, layouts on solderless breadboards tend to become incomprehensible for any sort of even mildly complex circuit.

Re: A circuit simulator that doesn't look like it was made in 2003

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Post by jakear »

Taniwha wrote: post #10
Kwpolska wrote: post #8

The competition might look ancient, but IMO, a 2D interface would be much more productive and easier to work with. This site is completely unusable for me in Firefox (it does work in Edge though).

doesn't seem to work on chrome either

Do you perhaps have "Advanced Security" mode enabled, where JIT is disabled for new sites? Site was super jank at first but once I added it to my exception list it was buttery on my M1.
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