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by Joel_Mckay 454 days ago
Micro-cap 12 is still available, was made free, and runs in Wine64 just fine.

https://web.archive.org/web/20230214034946/http://www.spectr...

For learning, the current LTSpice models and QUCS VNA profiled device imported simulation data are reasonable tools as well.

I used KiCad all the time for personal projects, and it has recently already addressed the major issues people found annoying:

1. unstable library version dependency management

2. complex design collaboration over traditional versioning tools like git (still an upstream feature last I checked, but should be available soon.)

3. freezing the specific KiCad and library path structure versions across a project, as assuming every design has a single workstation workflow is a contradictory goal

KiCad is better than most current EDA software, but that is mostly a sad reflection on the traditional tools available. =3

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Where can I learn more about this Kicad git workflow? I’ve heard a lot about it but I’d like to see it for myself.
Did you mean this page?

https://forum.kicad.info/t/tutorial-how-to-enable-git-in-kic...

Or the plugin and content manager under the tools menu for the git-gui module...

YMMV =3