Eagle 7.7 Download

On 1/19/2017 12:49 PM, Reece R. Pollack wrote:

I have a licensed copy of Eagle V7, but the latest revision I have

downloaded is 7.5. I believe my license authorizes me to obtain the

latest revision of V7. I have no interest in subscribing to V8.

 

How do I obtain the download for the last V7 revision?

Hi Reece,

Please visit ftp.cadsoft.de/eagle/program to download V7.7. I do

encourage you to at least play with the V8 freeware so you can see the

new features.

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Best Regards,

Jorge Garcia

On 19.01.2017 19:17, Jorge Garcia wrote:

I do

encourage you to at least play with the V8 freeware so you can see the

new features.

Can I install V8 and does it accept the same cmd line options as V7

regarding .eaglerc file location and such? (I guess -U that was)

I usually keep a complete directory tree on a network share for each

version (V6/V7) and that is the only way not to mutually overwrite the

eagle config files when switching between versions.

Markus

On 01/19/2017 01:17 PM, Jorge Garcia wrote:

On 1/19/2017 12:49 PM, Reece R. Pollack wrote:

I have a licensed copy of Eagle V7, but the latest revision I have

downloaded is 7.5. I believe my license authorizes me to obtain the

latest revision of V7. I have no interest in subscribing to V8.

 

How do I obtain the download for the last V7 revision?

 

Hi Reece,

 

Please visit ftp.cadsoft.de/eagle/program to download V7.7. I do

encourage you to at least play with the V8 freeware so you can see the

new features.

 

Let me know if there's anything else I can do for you.

Thanks, Jorge. The link worked for me. You've always been a great help.

I have no interest in V8 because the costs are prohibitive for a

hobbyist like me. Two layers isn't enough for me, and even if it were

$100 a year is far too much for someone who may use Eagle for a couple

of weeks then not at all for several months. At $500/year the Premium

version is cost-prohibitive, and forking over $65 because I want to work

on some project for a weekend is absurd.

I'm sorry to see this happen. I've been using Eagle since 2000, if not

before (4.09r2). Eagle V7 does everything I need for my current projects

and the new licensing scheme will be the push I've needed to switch to

KiCad for new projects.

Thanks Jorge. I was about to ask the same question WRT v7.7.

I too wanted to update to the latest version before subscription. As others have stated, the subscription structure is cost prohibitive for me (as a Premium owner).

Hopefully, Autodesk will adjust their strategy and restore a perpetual license option.

Thanks again.

Dave H.

On 20.01.2017 08:55, Markus Rudolf wrote:

On 19.01.2017 19:17, Jorge Garcia wrote:

I do

encourage you to at least play with the V8 freeware so you can see the

new features.

 

Can I install V8 and does it accept the same cmd line options as V7

regarding .eaglerc file location and such? (I guess -U that was)

 

I usually keep a complete directory tree on a network share for each

version (V6/V7) and that is the only way not to mutually overwrite the

eagle config files when switching between versions.

 

 

Markus

 

Hi Markus,

EAGLE V8 accepts the same commandline options as V7 does.

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Mit freundlichen Gruessen / Best regards

Richard Hammerl -- EAGLE Support

Unfortunately that link no longer works.

I have to say that I am really disappointed by this new change. I paid the price for the full unrestricted version of Eagle, and have always considered it a good investment. However, I categorically will not pay for subscription-based software. Like buying things on credit without a clear plan of how to pay them off, it's a long slow bleed. There's also no assurance that the price won't skyrocket or that the product will be simply cancelled, leaving you with nothing and no way to access your existing designs.

CADsoft has always been good about fixing bugs in the product, and at providing reasonably priced upgrades for existing customers. The new subscription pricing is far more expensive than the cost per year of the V5->V6->V7 upgrades ever were.

Paul Ste. Marie wrote on Sun, 12 February 2017 21:27

Unfortunately that link no longer works.

I just checked and the URL for downloading the latest v7 does still work:

ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/eagle/program/7.7/

Best Regards,

Rachael

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Paul Ste. Marie wrote on Sun, 12 February 2017 21:27

Unfortunately that link no longer works.

I just checked and the URL for downloading the latest v7 does still work:

ftp://ftp.cadsoft.de/eagle/program/7.7/

Best Regards,

Rachael

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EAGLE support forums at http://www.eaglecentral.ca :: Where the EAGLE community meets.

Ah, that one does work.

The link fails now from the US.  I'm in the same position as the thread-starter except I have 7.6.0 and would like the "Last, Lonely Eagle" (v7.7).

GP