--- In [email protected], "rojj_999" <rojj_...@...> wrote: > > I kind of like KiCad especially after using Eagle with its limitations > and I finally found a good source for libraries that I needed. I have > one problem though. When I tried to use the PWR_FLAG to clear any ERC > failures I was able to get the GND to work, but using VCC and I can > not get rid of the errors and it gives me 2 and they seem to move > around depending on how I draw my connection wires. How do I get rid > of this error or can I just ignore it.
A possible cause could be that your VCC net has multiple labels, possibly as a side effect of an invisible power pin on some component that labels it as V_CC or something. See below for an easy way to check this. > One other thing is that if I run PCBNew I get an error that the *.brd > file does not exist and then it creates a blank one instead of > creating one from the schematic. How do I get this to work. Once you get the blank page, you would then do a "read netlist" (the icon on the top next to the checkmark) which drops all of the component footprints that you specified using CVPCB into a big pile. It seems like an unnecessary extra step but I think it's really a feature, since I can do different boards (e.g., prototype and production) from the same netlist. At this point, I generally use Global Move and Place | Move All Modules from the right-click pop-up menu to separate the footprints for easier access. You need to enable Global Move and Place by enabling the Mode Module button on the left'ish side of PCB's top button bar. Now, once you have the footprints on the page, do a Net Highlight (righthand button bar) and select one of your VCC pins. If *all* of the correct VCC pins light up (and no others), then you're probably okay to ignore the DRC above. > I may need to go back to Eagle or somehow be able to import KiCad's > netlist into FreePCB though I am unsure if KiCad is compatible with > the PADS netlist format which FreePCB uses. There seems to be a plug-in for the PADS format. I don't use it but it's discussed at http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/FAQ
