Hi again! Lucky of you, if you use the new version, you will have the possibility to use either the internal autorouter, or an external autorouter, a nice free one is located there : http://www.freerouting.net/ You just have to generate a .dsn file (in the file menu of PCBNew), send it to the external router, and import back the .ses in the file menu too (session file).
Cheers Remy --- In [email protected], "Remy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Emanuel, > The ability to make a single sided PCB has been lost by the > developpement team in some versions... Fortunately, the last version, > dated 15 07 2008 has recovered this possibility : you just have to > choose copper for the two layers. > > Remy > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "Alain M." <alainm@> wrote: > > > > Hi Emanuel, > > > > I see that you are pursuing this, so I may perhaps help you in some > > other way... Considering that you said that it is a simple board, I am > > assuming also that it is reasonably small, then what "I" would do is > this: > > > > 1) with all in place, components and nets, save what you have > > 2) auto-route once, just to see what you get > > 3) use the Recover or Previous version to undo the routes, > > 4) if you like what you see, route some tracks manualy using the > > rat-nets, otherwise move things around for a better layout > > 5) check DRC to see if there are errors, > > 6) repeat from 1) or 2) a few times > > > > This is not auto-route at all, I know, but you will get what you want > > very fast. The integrated router is so easy to apply, that I use this > > procedure even for dual layer and in the end 99% is hand-routed. > > > > I hope this helps, > > Alain > > > > Emanuel Rumpf escreveu: > > > How to make a board single-sided ?? > > > > > > In the tutorial I read: > > > > > > "We wish to make a single-sided board for this simple circuit, so > > > we'll tell the auto-router to use only one side. Right-click in an > > > empty area and select "Global Autoroute>Select layer pair". In the > > > dialog, select "Copper" for both Top Layer and Bottom Layer, and click > > > OK. (Some people call it the "solder side" instead of the "copper > > > side".) " > > > > > > BUT if I try, I get the message "The Top Layer and Bottom Layer > must differ" > > > > > > why, please ?? > > > (mode: track and autorouting was selected) > > > > > > thanks > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > > > Please read the Kicad FAQ in the group files section before > posting your question. > > > Please post your bug reports here. They will be picked up by the > creator of Kicad. > > > Please visit http://www.kicadlib.org for details of how to > contribute your symbols/modules to the kicad library. > > > For building Kicad from source and other development questions > visit the kicad-devel group at > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-develYahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
