To Whom It May be Familiar: I have some questions concerning the way KiCAD operates on my computer. I've started using it recently and that may explain most of my problems. My PC runs WinXP Pro. I have used only Eeschema, CVPCB, and PCBnew for creating footprints. I haven't moved further, yet. The following is my observations on KiCAD behavior.
If I try to add my own component to existing library, it is remembered only until the program is off. A new library seems to have a lasting memory. I have to press Save Schematic Project button and go to File/Save current sheet then File/Save Schematic project to have the changes remembered after the program is off and on again. The button on the top menu alone doesn't work. If I try to make netlist without annotation immediately preceding it I get messages about several duplicate components: like "multiple item C41" etc. I have to run annotation right prior to generating Netlist. In the root schematic if I press Hierarchy Push/Pop and try to enter a sheet, a .sch file is opened. I can really enter a particular sheet with right designators only immediately after running Annotation. To enter another sheet I have to run annotation again. In one case two separate wires were shown as the same in Netlist. I tried different things, but putting Sheet labels further apart finally helped. I had 9 sheets associated with the same schematic file, and only one of them was giving that trouble. But right after that CVPCB got confused and shifted all footprints (modules) one position against appropriate components. If I enter a sheet and want to leave it without doing anything, message "Schematic modifiedÂ…" pops up anyway. I hope it is all signs of the same problem and someone is familiar with it and can advice on rectifying it. Regards, Igor
