Bugs found in Eagle 6.0

So after few weeks spent with fixing unexpected and unnotified consistency errors and other problems I give up, throw all work done in 6.1 and 6.0 in the bin and go back to the old good and stable and first of all WORKING 5.11.

I recommend all who didn't yet convert their data to XML : DO NOT upgrade to 6.1 (6.0) and stay with 5.11 if you don¨t want to waste your time!! I am working in Eagle for years from I think 2.05 or earlier and do not remember so abortive upgrade.

Here's the quickest way I have found so far to make Eagle 6.0 Crash: Start a new schematic. Place a part - say a resistor trimmer. Place another part - say a plain resistor. Move the second part to connect to the first part. Now select the mirror tool and click on the first part (to mirror it). Crash! Needless to say, I discovered this after an hour's work - which I lost!

Back to 5.11 for me!

On 2/2/2012 5:59 PM, jim larson wrote:

Here's the quickest way I have found so far to make Eagle 6.0 Crash: Start a new schematic. Place a part - say a resistor trimmer. Place another part - say a plain resistor. Move the second part to connect to the first part. Now select the mirror tool and click on the first part (to mirror it). Crash! Needless to say, I discovered this after an hour's work - which I lost!

 

Back to 5.11 for me!

 

Hi Guys,

Use the latest beta 6.1.1, you'll notice quite a difference in

stability. Many bugs have been corrected and as the betas and updates

continue EAGLE will quickly return to the stability you're use to.

6.0 is a dead horse right now, update and see what you think.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

Cadsoft Support

Hi Jim,

the same behaviour in my 6.1. I am only finishing one board I have begun in 6.1 and have  reverted to 5.11 for new things. I don´t want to waste more time testing dead horses or betas on 'hot' data. Try another problem: Pinswap and then Undo. You will loss consistency without any warning (the consistenci indicator remains green in both SCH and BRD) and only after the first ERC, which may be after hours, you find out that the consistency has been lost and spend another hours by analyzing and fixing the problem. 5.11 is a clear coice for me now, we will see after 6.2 is released. For now, upgrade means lost time and money.

I have these bugs too, version 6.1.1.

When Eagle decides to mirror the text (especially pin numbers) is a sure sign to save your work, get a cup of tea, and prepare to re-enter your work again....

Does anyone know when the next version is out?

Mike Evans wrote:

I have these bugs too, version 6.1.1.

 

When Eagle decides to mirror the text (especially pin numbers) is a

sure sign to save your work, get a cup of tea, and prepare to

re-enter your work again....

 

Does anyone know when the next version is out?

Beta 6.1.2 is available (since Feb15)

Keep an open eye on the beta forum

Warren

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Thanks Warren. I'm wary of using beta versions though, as the fully released version is buggy and beta versions are even less tested.

Have you used the beta? Is it better?

I read the change list and it didn't seem to address the issues people are having - is it worth trying?

Thanks,

Mike

On 3/5/2012 2:06 PM, Mike Evans wrote:

Thanks Warren. I'm wary of using beta versions though, as the fully released version is buggy and beta versions are even less tested.

 

Have you used the beta? Is it better?

I read the change list and it didn't seem to address the issues people are having - is it worth trying?

 

Thanks,

Mike

 

Hi Mike,

It's true that usually betas are experimental, however the current

situation is special. Right now every beta that is being release is

consisting solely of bug fixes so our latest beta 6.1.2 is actually more

robust then our currently "stable" 6.1.0.

My gut tells me that we should be releasing 6.1.3 relatively soon, but I

have nothing to go off of for that statement. I have used every single

release of version 6 and believe me when I tell you that every beta from

here until the release of 6.2 is worth trying, many issues have been

corrected with each beta and there are still some to go but we're

getting there.

hth,

Jorge Garcia

Cadsoft Support

Am 05.03.2012 06:40, schrieb Warren Brayshaw:

Beta 6.1.2 is available (since Feb15)

Beta 6.1.3 is available since today and the problems are still there.

OK, I stopped trying it after the crash I caused within seconds with the

SHOW command as described by Dusan_R two month ago...

Rene

Hi,

I have installed 6.2.0 recently and most of really serious bugs seem to be fixed, including this one. Some minor ones remain (e.g. wrong highligtino of the selected pin in PINSWAP). I have reverted back to 5.11 (5.12) three months ago and now I am considering to try a new project in 6.2, so I will see...

Now I have to clean the mess in libraries and data, because I now have two incompatible sets (5.x - 6.x). The incompatibility is why I am a bit affraid to try 6.x again...

I think it would be useful to establish an extra thread with the found bugs in current version

Dusan