--- In [email protected], "mrl_888" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm evaluating kiCAD. > > Is there a way to turn on rubber banding of the wires in the schematic > editor? > > When I drag a component it leaves the wires behind. > > When I try and drag a wire it only allows me to drag its segments. If > I want to include the whole wire then I must rubber band select it, > which then may also select a component that I may not want to drag. > > The editing features are not very intuitive. > > Usually, when working with graphical symbols, it is customary to just > select the symbol with your pointer by left mouse button which then >.......
My suggestions: First: walk through one of tutorials because you get lots of tips on using KiCad. Second: rubber-banding is called "dragging" in KiCad. You can drag one or more components in EESchema by holding <control> and using the left mouse button to select them. You must press <control> key before left clicking on the components. Third: If you want to drag wires, you may want right click on a long section to "break" the wire first. That way you can drag the new vertex using the <control> key. Last: PCBNEW offers similar dragging of components and wires, although you break wires, and the move the nodes and place them. Note that there are a bunch of keyboard shortcuts when you are mousing around that obviate the need for a simple click on the left mouse - M will move a component, R will rotate....
