Le 12/04/2014 18:24, jp charras a écrit : > Le 12/04/2014 17:54, Jean-Paul Louis a écrit : >> Damiano, >> >> I second your suggestion, but want to expand it a little, and ask >> for new features like array (1D and 2D) of pads. when you select >> that array, you give the size of the pad, the pitch and the >> direction. That would make life easier for the crazy shapes that we >> have with new parts like large BGA or QFP. I know that a Python >> script can do that, but not many layout designer are fluent in >> Python. >> >> Just my $0.02. >> >> Jean-Paul (AC9GH) > > This kind of feature is usually found in footprint wizards. > Have you tried the QFP Wizard, from ModEdit. > > Creating a wizard from scratch could be not easy. > However, modify an existing wizard (written in python, and outside > kicad code) to add a new feature like a 2D array from 1D array is (by > far) more easy and and can be done by many designers. > >> >> >> On Apr 12, 2014, at 3:11 AM, Ing. Damiano Bolla >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Good mornig to everybody >>> >>> While creating a footprint for a QFN64 I realized that footprint >>> creation would be a breeze if there was a "clone + (dx,dy)" >>> button in the pad editor >>> >>> Let me explain it better >>> >>> 90% of the time I spend while creating new footprints for SMD is >>> in adjusting the location of the pad The whole process would be >>> very easy if I could tell to Kicad, create a clone of this pad >>> having origin delta X and delta Y from the current origin >>> >>> The PAD edit panel would include an extra button possibly called >>> "clone" or "replicate" and two input space for the delta X and >>> delta Y values >>> >>> What do you all think of it ? >>> >>> Damiano > >
1 - set the grid user to delta X and delta Y 2 - select grid user 3 - set grid origin to the pad to clone. 4 - add pads (one click per pad, but this is not a lot of work) -- Jean-Pierre CHARRAS _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
