If I understand correctly what you are asking for, it's already there. Just add a range of components that you are using once. If you wish you can place them outside the drawing outline.
Then right click on a component, select copy and place the copy wherever you need it. I generally don't bother adding components outside the drawing, if I've already used one I just copy it from where I placed the previous component. Andy On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:29:21 -0000 "h_manbeing" <h_manbe...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I wish someday the Kicad developpers will have the time to divide a sheet (as > of eeschema for example) as two independent spaces: > > (1) The area inside the page limits, in which all components and connections > are treated as usual so it can be called "active" or "Real". > > (2) Outside the active space, in which all components and connections are > just ignored as if they don't exist, so this area may be called "inactive" or > "Unreal". But these do exist while saving/loading the sheet (very important) > > The difficult job might be at the boundaries and when something may belong to > the two areas. This can be solved, I guess, by assuming the criteria: > For any ambiguity that a boundary crosses an element, the element is supposed > to be inactive (Unreal) as if it doesn't exist as a whole. > > But I am afraid that the benefits for being able to work on the same screen > having the above two spaces could be appreciated by those who are creating > new designs only. Because this gives a great saving of time while studying > alternatives during the design. It allows to use just the 'Move' function > most of the time instead of erasing/adding everytime a change would be > needed. > > May I add... that like, for example, the flags V and I are for 'Visible' and > 'Invisible', another pair of flags as R and U for 'Real' and 'Unreal' may > need to be added for each element to implement this feature. > > Hope I will live long enough to work on this magic sheet :) > > Kerim > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > 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 > > >
