Hi Emanuel, Happy to see that the problem is solved :-) The only solution for PCB routing is brainstorming, after having tried autorouters! You can use 0 ohm resistors, or ready to use straps. You can also use wires : that's efficient, costless and easy to find. The way I do that (when I cannot find a solution to route the last tracks in sigle side mode) in PCBnew is to select 2 layers (copper and component sides), and to manually route the straps as if they were a track on the component side; you have to insert a via to pass trough the pcb (right clik --> insert via), and go on on the component side (red track), then go back on the copper side with a via (right clic --> via). The red tracks represent the straps you have to put on your PCB! I've put an example there : http://f1.grp.yahoofs.com/v1/sNWaSKhVMzZU79C3wD1ZyTvAoHA6kmvI75mNQeFiK1GKrF2oPKXca-QuqPwWdPGB_U3UtXgEFTmp9Wwl_4iVP8bYAf2AlKw/Kicadder/PCB%20with%20strap.gif
A 2.54 mm (1 mil) is a good choice. It's surprising that you can't align the pins on the grid! But, the easiest solution is to use a 1.27 mm grid. Cheers. Remy. --- In [email protected], "Emanuel Rumpf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Remy, hi Alain > > Thank you, I'm glad to get same hints here. > I've been using the debian version, packed in november > and indeed, with the svn-version I'm using now > single-side routing does work ! > > For the board I'm developing, > some tracks will have to cross other ones. > How would that be done best? > I've read, that some use 0-Ohm resistors. > Where would I place those track-bridges? > - In the schema or on the pcb? > Which real-world components should I use? Kind of jumpers? > I already tried placing 0-resistors on the pcb, but > pcbnew didn't allow me to connect them with existing ones. > > For the beginning, I'm using a 2.54mm grid. > One thing I found a little odd: > Components snap to the grid, but instead of the pins, > the components center is the snap point. > Thus pins mostly are not grid-aligned. >
