Hobbyist upgrade from v7.7 to v8

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So I'm prompted by the software to upgrade when I launch this morning and I've now lost an hour of my life trying to figure out what's going on.

If I install v8.0.2, will I be able to use it as is, no fuss no muss, or do I then need to subscribe?

Nick

autodeskguest · Accepted Answer

On 3/13/2017 12:51 PM, Nick McCloud wrote: I don't have the free version, I have the paid for hobbyist version but I don't know if I will have to subscribe if I install the update I'm being prompted about. -- To view any images and attachments in this post, visit: https://www.element14.com/community/message/218295 Hi Nick, I hope you're having a good day. The hobbyist license you paid for only applies to the V7 series of releases, it won't work on the new update you are being prompted about. To get similar features to what you had before you would subscribe to the Standard version of EAGLE for $100/year or $15/month. You get 4 layers instead of 6 but on the upside the board size limitation is area based (160cm^2) instead of the fixed 160mm x 100mm. You can continue to use V7 without issue, that one is a perpetual license for the V7 series. If you like the new features in V8 then I would encourage you to consider the subscription. We released V8.1.0 today, which adds obstacle avoidance to the routing engine. Full push and shove is on its way. Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you. Best Regards, Jorge Garcia -- We have a new forum here < http://forums.autodesk.com >

autodeskguest · Answer

Nick McCloud wrote: So I'm prompted by the software to upgrade when I launch this morning and I've now lost an hour of my life trying to figure out what's going on. if you decide to stay with 7.7 and don't what to see the update promt again, you can diesable the update chaeck in the eaglerc.usr file. Look for 'CheckForUpdate' -- Lorenz

Hobbyist upgrade from v7.7 to v8

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