Anyone else using Kicad to create PADS format netlists? I have both Windows and Linux (Ubuntu) versions installed on my PC, and both have different problems. In the Linux version, the netlist includes the #PWR symbols, for example:
*SIGNAL* DGND #PWR96.1 D48.1 C45.2 C44.2 #PWR95.1 #PWR94.1 #PWR93.1 This isn't too much of a problem, I can always just go through and remove them by hand. The Windows version has a much stranger bug, though. I like to create my own component symbols rather than using a pre-existing library, but when I export the netlist, the *PART* section is completely empty! The strange part is that if I add to my schematic any component from one of the supplied libraries, that part does get added to the netlist. Also, if I copy & paste any component from a supplied library directly into my own library file, and add that component to a schematic, then that gets included too. I've looked at my library file in detail and can't see a problem - the only difference is that it's version 2.3 format and the supplied libs are in 2.0 - the only difference I can see is that 2.3 supports more options for text justification. So, the Linux build produces an accurate *PART* section, and the Windows build produces an accurate *NET* section, but neither gets both right :( (Copy & paste is clearly the workaround at this point) Any ideas please?
