Yup. That's pretty much covered by https://bugs.launchpad.net/kicad/+bug/806260. Which we do when routing but not when dragging. Note that he was able to route the trace off grid, so the snap-to is working there.
Am Mi., 22. Aug. 2018 um 10:27 Uhr schrieb Andrey Kuznetsov < [email protected]>: > Dave said that if the trace is not on a grid, and the trace has a kink in > it, like it is going around something, but there is no obstruction, when he > grabs to move the kink, the program should recognize that he is trying to > smooth out the kink and ignore grid snap rules and move the piece of trace > he grabbed in line with the main trace. Instead the piece he grabbed was > flipping between 2 grid snap positions, neither of which matched the > straight trace. > > Maybe a trace snap options should be added that when moving a trace, and > trace snap is enabled, the mouse snaps to the trace. > > Dave said that the following workaround methods are not what professionals > would easy to use software (paraphrasing): > 1. deleting the kink and redrawing it > 2. changing grid size > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 9:26 AM, Seth Hillbrand <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi All- >> >> Dave Jones from eevblog recently hosted a live webcast [1] of him trying >> out KiCad v5. For those who don't know him, Dave was a professional EE >> with Altium for a number of years before moving to eevblog full-time. As >> such, it's an interesting play-by-play of an experienced Altium user with >> describing his impressions of using KiCad v5. >> >> FWIW, the video is 2hrs long, so be forewarned. Skip the first 10 >> minutes as it's a live stream, there's some setup time. He plays to his >> regular viewers, so it feels at times a bit joke-y. >> >> That all said, he notes a number of issues with the UX that would be >> useful to address. As we get used to the software, we tend to internalize >> our workarounds and it's interesting to see someone document how they try >> to work with the software before the workarounds. >> >> -S >> >> >> [1] http://youtu.be/qpw9dKxL2Ho?a >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kicad-developers >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> >> > > > -- > Remember The Past, Live The Present, Change The Future > Those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the > future [JFK] > > [email protected] > Live Long and Prosper, > Andrey >
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