Anyone jumped from Easyeda std to Easyeda pro?

[schmitt trigger]

Anyone has jumped from EasyEDA std to EasyEda pro?
I have attempted it, twice.
But, and call me a Luddite, I don't like it.

My main gripe is that many of the keyboard shortcuts which by now are firmly ingrained into muscle memory, are now different. For instance, to rotate a component, I know that it is Ctrl-R, but for the Pro revision now is the Bar.
The Common library selection menu, has been pared down significantly. There is no longer thru-hole electro caps for instance. See attached image.

Not a major issue but: There are different menu structures, which would take time for the muscle memory to re-learn.

Now, I don't rule the fact that I may have not burned the midnight oil long enough, to re-learn the software and once again be productive. I know that practice makes perfect.
But I am seeking at other people's comments on the software.

 

[Galgso]

I switched to easyEDA pro when I wanted to design a 31-band audio graphic equaliser. With easyEDA standard, I would have had to manually route 31 identical sub-circuits (all just bandpass filters based on TL084s with only the component values changed) which would have taken ages. The pro version allows you to make "reuse blocks" which you insert into the schematic. When you convert the schematic to a PCB, the reuse blocks will appear exactly as you have routed them when setting up the block.

As far as I know easyEDA standard has no such feature. I intially tried copying and pasting the sub-circuits when designing the PCB in the standard version, but if you then import changes it will delete them.

 

[For The Popcorn]

I too tried to change from standard to pro and trying it for only a few minutes, I didn't like it but it wasn't really a fair test.

There are a couple features I'd like to use in pro: the full color silkscreen offered by JLCPCB, and pro's ability to create 3D enclosures. To fit boards.

 

[schmitt trigger]

As far as I know easyEDA standard has no such feature. I intially tried copying and pasting the sub-circuits when designing the PCB in the standard version, but if you then import changes it will delete them.

This is a specialized but very powerful feature.
Another good feature that I also noticed is that when you open a project with a multi-page schematic, the pages appear hierarchically.

But there is a big downside for me: while there is a utility you can use to import Standard projects into Pro, the reverse feature is not available. That means that once you’ve created a project in Pro, you have committed to it.

 

[For The Popcorn]

One feature don't want to give up in standard is the iBom extension. It shows a page with the BOM and the board on the screen. If you click on a line in the BOM it highlights every location for that value of component. It really helps with assembly.

 

[schmitt trigger]

Yes!
I also use Ibom.

 

[ahsrabrifat]

Anyone has jumped from EasyEDA std to EasyEda pro?
I have attempted it, twice.
But, and call me a Luddite, I don't like it.

My main gripe is that many of the keyboard shortcuts which by now are firmly ingrained into muscle memory, are now different. For instance, to rotate a component, I know that it is Ctrl-R, but for the Pro revision now is the Bar.
The Common library selection menu, has been pared down significantly. There is no longer thru-hole electro caps for instance. See attached image.

Not a major issue but: There are different menu structures, which would take time for the muscle memory to re-learn.

Now, I don't rule the fact that I may have not burned the midnight oil long enough, to re-learn the software and once again be productive. I know that practice makes perfect.
But I am seeking at other people's comments on the software.

The Component Libraries in Pro are more geared toward LCSC-compatible and JLCPCB-verified parts for direct manufacturing integration. That makes them powerful for production but lacking in diversity—especially through-hole components, or more general parts not stocked by LCSC.