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When I try to create a new project using DS11, all the Technology File settings I was using with DS9 seem to have disappeared. That includes track styles, pad styles, colour settings for different layers etc. I tried copying the technology files (.stf and .ptf) from C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\DesignSpark PCB 9.0\Technology into C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\DesignSpark PCB 11.0\Technology (replacing the original files) but that made no difference. As I expected, this forced update to DS11 has created a whole load of extra work and headache. I just want to get things working as they were before.  

I'm getting the following error when trying to open DS PCB 11.0 .pcb files after installing DS PCB 11.0.1 "Unable to read a file from Unknown into this application"   I'm still able to open older revision DS PCB .pcb files, just not .pcb files created with DC PCB 11.0.

I had to reinstall Windows and then reinstall Design Spark PCB.  When it comes to activate, I get the error message 'LicenseSpring exception encountered: This license has already been transferred the maximum number of times'.  This is presumably because it's still counting the now uninstalled Windows system.  Any idea how to proceed?

DesignSpark PCB怎么离线使用？目前必须在线验证后才能使用。早期是可以离线使用的。

Hello guys, Iam using Designspark PCB 10, when iam trying to open Schematic filr 403 error is coming. Please provide me solution. Regards, Eswar Reddy.K

I just upgraded from DesignSpark PCB 10 to 11. Now I am getting Error code 87 at the startup. The error screenshot is pasted below. How to solve this?  

Hi to all, maybe this info is outdate for somebidy but i want to share. In my case: remove DS SPARK V10 i have used REVO UNISTALLER TOOL for total and secure clean; reinstalled DS PARK v11 (the v10 is out of date and not supported now) remember ADMINISTRATOR RIGHT; Change your PASSWORD of login in DESIGN SPARK site (is the same for login software)  and use  a simple password that does not exceed 11 characters; My experience Sergio.  

Hello   Actually with designsparkV11.0, my library is empty. Anyone can help me please. How to download, all library necessary for designspark. Thanks....  

DS has been nothing but a messy, buggy pile of nonsense for years now. Now to top it all off, V10 will no longer run because it can't verify (403 error) so I am forced to install version 11 and 'Richard' around with the libraries, again. Exclamation Mark. I am porting all my projects to Ki-Cad and this software is getting the boot. I have been using Ki-Cad for a number of years now, and everything just works better.  Also, loving the AI on this forum that flags complaints as spam when you dare to use a single exlamation mark to emphasise how pevved you are.  

I am in the middle of a project using DS 9. When I attempted to open the project today I found DS 9 now refuses run so I was forced to install DS 11. Now I find all the libraries I was using with DS 9 are missing from the list in DS 11. The DS 9 project is broken. Because I can't even run DS 9 I am now unable to determine which libraries I was using or the order in which they were searched. The order is important because some items may have had the same names. I think I had libs included from DS 7, DS 8 and DS8.1 that were held in... C:\Users\Public\Documents\DesignSpark PCB 7.0\Library C:\Users\Public\Documents\DesignSpark PCB 8.0\Library C:\Users\Public\Documents\DesignSpark PCB 8.1\Library The DS 7 Libraries include additional folders called  'DownloadedLibrary', 'MountingHole' and 'SnapEDA' so I'm pretty sure those were included somewhere in the list. When DS 9 came along, libraries were moved into C:\Users\<user name>\Documents\DesignSpark PCB 9.0\Library This completely screwed things up for me and I had to modify the library list to include the original folders under Public\Documents. I can't remember if the new DS 9 libs were left included in the list or if I removed them. All the problems this caused is why I subsequently avoided updating from DS 9 to DS 10 or DS 11. Now I have no choice. How can I find out which libs were included and the sort order? It's important that I get everything back to how it was before DS 9 was disabled otherwise it could break things and introduce errors that could go unnoticed. IMHO completely disabling older versions of DS is a REALLY bad idea. Why can't they continue to run in read only mode so that at least users can examine library and technology files etc. while transitioning to the new version. It's a bit like Microsoft completely disabling Windows 10 and preventing access to existing files before users have moved to Windows 11. After previous updates (DS 7 through to DS10), earlier versions continued to run. It was left to users to decide whether to update and/or keep earlier versions. That way users were immunue to new bugs or unwanted changes that might disrupt existing projects. Why have you now chosen to completely disable earlier versions? You don't have to support them, just allow them to run as before. It makes no sense. In my view the fundamental problem here is that the list of libraries and the search order are user selectable options. As such, they should be stored as part of the project file and not overwritten every time DS is updated. I can't imagine anyone wanting to pay a subscription fee for flawed software.

Ver11の使用を始めたのですが、grids設定ウインドウの□[mm]の数値を変更してもgridsの間隔が全く変化しません。どのようにすれば、gridの間隔を変更出来るのでしょうか。デフォルトの10.2mmから全く変化がありません。

I hope someone can help me.  I have a push-button ( on a 6FT coiled cable ) connected to a Raspberry GPIO ( Python App ) pin with pullup. It works just fine, except it sometimes trips randomly without pressing the button. I suspect noise is causing the trouble. So I placed a 1uF ceramic capacitor to filter out the noise. It works for the most part, but it is still tripping the interrupt. Am I using the wrong size and/or type of capacitor? Also, any suggestions are welcomed.  

Hi. I am getting error when opening DS PCB 11.0.1 : "Sorry, we have been unable to activate or check your license.  LicenseSpring exception encountered: Could not open license file for writing" I am using free license. Any idea what should I do? I been using the program without any problem until last night. 

Downloaded files with .dsl extension from SnapEDA, instructions say to open Library manager, use "New Library" to create and hit "save" then select appropriate tab Schematic Symbol or PCB Symbol or Component, hit "Add File", select .dsl file and select the defauly Technology File. At the "New Library" step, only .ssl files are visible, when I change to "all file" and select the .dsl file it asks "file already exists, do you want save?" and if "no" selected, no action occurs. If "save" hit, an empty backup .dsx file is created and nothing more. Continuing to the "Add FIle" step, the .dsl files are visible but selecting one and hitting "Open" does nothing, no files added to the Library contents display and no further option to select Technology File is presented. Same result for other tabs. I can find no posts on this issue either. I used SnapEDA files in v8.0 without issue.

Hello everyone, I initially started my PCB project in the free version of DesignSpark11 and later upgraded to the paid version. Now, I need to open it again in the free version. However, I'm encountering an error message that says, 'Unable to read a file from a higher subscription level into this application...' How can I open my project in the free version? Thank you.