Why does there need to be priority? Shouldn't priority depend on how close the mouse is to the snap point/axis. grid (point), axis (line between two trace vertices)
On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 11:30 AM, Jon Evans <[email protected]> wrote: > I think Altium implements this behavior by considering object snap points > to be more important than grid snap points if both are turned on. So you > can drag the kink and snap onto the endpoint of another segment, and it > will stay there even if it's not on a grid point, because of that priority. > > On Wed, Aug 22, 2018 at 1:27 PM Andrey Kuznetsov <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> 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 >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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