On 01/13/2011 11:25 AM, Brian Sidebotham wrote: > On 13 January 2011 16:29, Lorenzo Marcantonio > <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Thu, 13 Jan 2011, Marco Mattila wrote: >> >>> If there's more than one board in a project, the board file might more >>> suitable. It's the same thing with the plotting options that were >>> discussed earlier. However, I think that typically people have only >>> one board per project (?). >> It's not possible to have more than one board per project IIRC... anyway >> it seems a setting logically more suitable to be saved in the board file. >> >> -- >> Lorenzo Marcantonio >> Logos Srl >> > Hi Guys, > > Thanks for all the feedback. I associate the origin with the board > file because there is only one board. It might make more sense in the > [pcbnew] section of the project file if multiple boards were supported > in future. > > I do think it could do with being saved though, it'd be a great help > for anyone who has re-positioned the origin. > > Lorenzo, I use this feature because I always like to position > switches, connectors and other mechanical features relating to a > single datum point (usually lower left of PCB edge, but sometimes the > enclosure is included too, and the board should be made to reference > from that. > > Previously I used to have to put my board off of the sheet legend that > is present in PCBNEW so that it's lower left corner was the datum at > 0, 0. > > Best Regards, > > Brian.
Brian, Apparently my memory was wrong, there was no patch to save the origin to the board file. In fact, I may have actually volunteered to do that and never found time. I am sorry for the confusion. Someone needs to still write it, and I think anyone would welcome anyone doing it. I cannot do it anytime soon. Dick _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
