Read on to learn exactly why we're excited about Altium Designer 20!

Getting started with a new version of software can be daunting, but our experience with Altium Designer 20 has been surprisingly smooth. Recently, we upgraded from an earlier version and were pleasantly surprised by the ease of transition.

As I recall, for the designs we normally made in the Elektor Lab, there weren't many significant changes or new features that we really needed. In fact, most - if not all - settings were automatically copied into this newer version, and the user interface didn't change much, so we could start using Altium Designer 20 (almost) immediately.

Software updates can be time consuming, but in this case everything worked fine. After our initial investment, we skipped several subsequent updates until Altium Designer 14 was released. Some time ago, Elektor started using Altium Designer 6, after working for years with Cadence OrCAD for schematics and Ultiboard for PCB design.

The update process was seamless, and we were up and running quickly. Our experience with Altium Designer 20 has been overwhelmingly positive, and we're excited to see what new features and improvements future updates will bring.

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