Magnus Beischer skrev: > > > --- In [email protected] > <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com>, "per_at_gutec_se" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > Pcbnew crashes when I draw on the pcbedges or drawing layer. This has > > been verified on two separate installations of kicad, on two separate > > PCs, both running WinXP. > > At the beginning of the project I created a board outline, and then > > begun the layout work. Now I need to refine the edges, but I always > > get a crash when finishing lines on either layer mentioned above. > > Other operations seem to work: routing, module moving etc. > > What post mortem information would be helpful for the developers of > kicad? > > I moved from Orcad to kicad and most work is for me more efficient in > > kicad. Thanks for a good package! > > /Per > > > > Per, I looked at your board and I have a couple of questions, not > regarding the crash: > 1. When making the pcb symbols, how do you draw the boxes around the > components? With my settings they turn up in white/gray. The component > body shows in purple. I can only manage to draw one type of lines when > editing the components, but I want do draw them like you do. One line > color for the actual component body, and one line color for the > recommended inter component spacing. > 2. When making holes in the board that you don't want to be plated, > What method do you use to give the board manufacturer a list of the > holes that you don't want plated? > > Great to see someone doing complex boards in pcbnew ! > > // Magnus > >
Sorry for my late reply, 1. I do not really understand your question. I only draw the silk lines and place pads. I have not discovered a way to do courtyards, keep-outs etc. 2. The only way I found is to make the copper pad as large as the hole (if you make it smaller you get an error). This is not very elegant but a common practice in many ecads. I hope this is to some help. -- Gutec AB Per Gustafson Industrigatan 21 c, S-234 35 LOMMA, Sweden +46 40 416681 office +46 709 219551 direct www.gutec.se -------------------------------------------
