--- In [email protected], Per Gustafson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Magnus Beischer skrev: > > > > > > --- In [email protected] > > <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com>, "per_at_gutec_se" <per@> 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
Per, I do think you draw a component body and an outer border! Please look at the screen dump I uploaded to the files section (per-symbol.png). Please comment on this! For the unplated holes, do you have a way to get rid of copper around the hole when the hole is in a copper filled area? I don't want my mounting screws to touch the 0 V layer, because that will make a connection to the shield... (and I don't trust the solder mask...) Previously we used another pcb tool that handles unplated holes in a way understandable by every pcb manufacturer I have ever used so far. It's not complicated at all. I'll make a post about this later on and see if the developers can find a way to implement this feature. // Magnus
