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Autodesk EAGLE Overview

What is Autodesk EAGLE?

Autodesk EAGLE is an electronic design automation (EDA) software. Enabling printed circuit board (PCB) designers to seamlessly connect schematic diagrams, component placement, PCB routing, and comprehensive library content.

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Product Description

PCB layout software for every engineer.


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Autodesk
Year Founded
1982
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$3,790
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Autodesk is a leader in 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything.


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Pedrinbeep S.
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Pedrinbeep S.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"The best easy ECAD software to build your electronics products"
Easy to use, works great always, import parts facilities and Fusion 360 integration
Mukhamad Khoirul A.
MA
Mukhamad Khoirul A.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"PCB Designer yang ringan tetapi banyak fitur dan handal"
memiliki fitur yang banyak, juga support ULP dan banyak library yang tersedia.
Mike V.
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Mike V.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
4.0 out of 5
"Decent integration and easy automation"
I find Eagle's own built-in programming language, ULP, great to automate common tasks. The built-in part builder works good too. Compared to compet...
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Autodesk EAGLE Media

Autodesk EAGLE Demo - Real-time design synchronization
All changes stay automatically in sync between your schematic and layout, so you can focus on the creative process.
Autodesk EAGLE Demo - Electronic rule checking
Validate your schematic design with a complete set of electronic rule checks, so your schematic can stay on track.
Autodesk EAGLE Demo - 3D PCB Models
Don’t rely on luck to fit your board in its enclosure. Accurate 3D models enable the PCB to fit the first time.
Autodesk EAGLE Demo - Managed online libraries
Worry-free libraries are ready for your next design. Find and place parts dynamically linked to our growing catalog.
Autodesk EAGLE Demo - Complete components
Out-of-the-box component libraries include symbol, footprint, 3D model, and parametrics.
Autodesk EAGLE Demo - Modular design blocks
Drag-and-drop reusable design blocks between your projects, complete with synchronized schematic and PCB circuitry.
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Mike V.
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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

I find Eagle's own built-in programming language, ULP, great to automate common tasks. The built-in part builder works good too. Compared to competitors like Ki-Cad the UI is great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

Eagle comes with a few standard part on installation, but that is very limited. When designing circuits that require some chips you will need to add the parts manually. Compared to Altium it lacks a lot of features, which you will need to find in seperate applications Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

Eagle solves the need to switch between circuit and case design, by integrating a Fusion360 into their CAD software. By offering the ULP language Eagle can also be run by a program without the need of a UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Pedrinbeep S.
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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

Easy to use, works great always, import parts facilities and Fusion 360 integration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

Some problems in the design process to make boards Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

When build an electronic prototipe or a final product, Eagle is the best software for it. The integration, export files for production, error checker and Fusion 360 with 3D parts joins to final revisions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Mukhamad Khoirul A.
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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

memiliki fitur yang banyak, juga support ULP dan banyak library yang tersedia. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

terkadang ada error pada bagian description line, tetapi overall bagus Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

mendesain PCB yang tidak terlalu ribet, mudah digunakan dan memiliki banyak fitur yang tersedia. terdapat dukungan script ULP untuk memudahkan dalam mendesign seperti pencetakan dll. juga sudah support 3D view yang bisa syncron dengan fusion 360 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

It's scriptable and has a great library. The autoroute function can be beneficial for simple projects. The schematic capture is clean and easy to use; the symbols for components are nicely designed and completely customizable. Overall it's good for anything that needs a few components and a speedy design process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

The library is somewhat limited. The 3D visualizer for the PCBs is kind of bad. The net listing feature can be problematic for power PCBs from time to time. Other than that, it's perfect. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

PCB design is an intricate process of selecting correct components and weaving them together on a board with copper. Eagle makes the weaving part easier. You can follow the netlist and auto route it if you want; however you are comfortable, Eagle lets you design. I think that freedom is fundamental and can be very vital to workflow speeds and comfort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brunel B.
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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

As someone that has taught PCB Design using EAGLE for a few years, I quite loved it because it simply works. It has come a long way, and for such a small package, it is pretty capable. It has a simple interface; you do not get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of buttons, menus, tools that you get from competitors tools like Altium or Mentor PADs Pro. It is effortless to learn. You do not get to see as many bugs as you'd see in Altium for instance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

The integration with Fusion360. The intention was pure; the execution, however, very poor. Imagine an everyday User of EAGLE for six years; I couldn't find my way around as quickly as I could before. Integrating 3D models into parts was a mess, and the simple library creation process somehow felt unnecessarily more complex. Compared to Altium, EAGLE had a long way to go. A very long way.

Another no for me is the micromanagement from Autodesk. At least that's how it feels Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Autodesk EAGLE:

Please stick to the standalone EAGLE Package first, master it, learn the ins and outs. Once that is done, then gradually move to fusion integration. You'll be surprised how quickly that happens. But if you can afford it, go for bigger, better packages as they offer much better capabilities Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

EAGLE is CAD software. It helps create fairly complex PCBs. With an Educational license, you get the full capabilities of the software. It has helped me during my freelancing years, before joining the defense industry Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

EAGLE has been around for a long time. This means a lot of designs in the past, but also still today are being made by large companies (Adafruit and Sparkfun, to name a few). This leads to a lot of easy and quick development for users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

Today, EAGLE is available only as part of Fusion 360. While this is not an issue per se, a lot of users do not need Fusion 360 for development (of schematics and PCBs). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

In 2019 our company (SODAQ) was using EAGLE as the main design ECAD tool. This meant most of our design and libraries were reusable for new projects. However, after our team size grew, both the projects and libraries became impossible to manage. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

I have used Eagle CAD for quite a while now and this includes the days before it was bought by Autodesk, and one thing is for certain, it keeps on getting better and better. I like the flow, the fact that I get to add the symbol and the footprint as a package is important to me. This gets me to skip the process after drawing up the schematic that I now get to match my components to the right footprint. On top of this, Eagle CAD packages for most components are readily available and for those that are not available, designing a fotprint is so straightforward. EAGLE CAD post Autodesk takeover came in Fusion which made it so easy to get 3D CAD files of the board. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

Post Autodesk, the cost for EAGLE CAD which now comes as part of Fusion, shot up considerably. You do get a bang for your buck but for those who would rather just do a simple board design, you get to pay for more than what you need.

With the new subscription model, it sometimes locks you out of your premium service when you stay for a long time without logging in to your account. This of course is not an issue unless you're like me and enjoy going in the middle of nowhere with a poor network to work on a design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Autodesk EAGLE:

This is one of the easiest ECAD tools to use. If you are looking for a powerful tool with a fairly gentle learning curve, this is it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

Some of my best designs, I have worked on them in EAGLE. Clean energy has been my passion and I have worked on so many projects that look into harnessing solar energy. This means designing cicuits such as charge controllers for batteries powered by solar panels among many others. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

It is beginner-friendly software. Eagle has a steeper learning curve. If you are a student or have just entered in the design world, then eagle is the most helpful tool for you. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

In eagle downloaded version you can not design more than two layers. Eagle have user interface problem. Eagle does not have set of keywords as other softwares of Autodesk Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Autodesk EAGLE:

only for beginners Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

i used it when i was just graduated and i did i project, i designed a converter and controller, you can not simulate your design circuit through eagle, it is a basic version. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Francois C.
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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

Eagle is definitely a good PCB design software. To be honest, we have been using it since early version 7 (perpetual license).

The simple Eagle software has been included in a big, partially not useful software package. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

Now we would like to get more features and looking at this new package (Fusion 360 and Eagle) is just discouraging.

We will switch to another software (KiCAD?) soon.

CADSoft philosophy was good. Now it's just a cash machine facing a serious churn threat. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Autodesk EAGLE:

Do a price benchmark before entering this never ending recurring fees machine. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

We just want to design simple PCBs. Previous versions were better and more affordable than current one...

Autodesk has to go back to simple and powerful PCB design. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Autodesk EAGLE?

It is very user-friendly and cost-effective for beginners who learn basic PCB design and it provides lots of properties for students or the people who are using this program for their hobbies. On the other hands, the community is very huge and you can find lots of components in the libraries. If you do not have the exact component in your library, you can easily find a similar one in the community. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Autodesk EAGLE?

It can be much more intelligent to route the paths by implementing some AI algorithms. Thanks to this new technology, the routing paths will occupy less place and the size of the PCB will be much smaller than before. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Autodesk EAGLE:

By starting from the simple circuit you can become a master in this field by using Autodesk EAGLE. In order to learn the details, you can try to build much more complex circuits. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Autodesk EAGLE solving and how is that benefiting you?

It helps to find the best way to solve the design failures and give suggestions to solve these problems. And the most important part for me the support of the community and the technical staff. When you leave a problem that is small or big, it does not matter, you can directly contact the technical staff or you can ask the open question on the forum sites and the people who are experts in the program will help you immediately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.