That is fair and probably the right approach for mechanical CAD. For schematic and layout, KiCAD actually has become a joy to use over the last few releases. There are certainly still some weirdnesses and quality of life issues against something like Altium, but the team seems to be rapidly closing the usability gap.
I agree about KiCAD for schematics and physical layout.
I get the sense this is because altium designer and Autodesk eagle have inexplicably awful UX that's basically stuck in the 80s, and they haven't really improved in what feels like 20 years. But during that time, KiCAD has been making slow but diligent progress towards feature parity.
That makes KiCAD a victory for open source CAD. I hadn't realized that! That gives me hope for other kinds of CAD!
When I say OSS CAD has not had its day, I should now specify that I mean mechanical CAD, NURBS surfacing, and BIM.
My theory is those have evolved so much in the last 20 years, in ways that required such heavy investment, that the OSS community has not been able to catch up.
Thanks for your remark! Much love and support for the KiCAD community!
