Thank you Andy for your reply.
In my turn and if I understood well, your Kicad version of eeschema allows you
to place components and perhaps uncomplete connections outside the main page
without worrying about their wrong/missing annotation or the non connected
pins... etc. Isn't what you mean?
I run the last stable version of Kicad on Windows XP. Working on eeschema,
whatever is found anywhere on the whole sheet, has the same importance as all
other elements. So ERC check, netlist and BOM see the inside and the outside of
the main page as one space in which everything should be done correctly in
order to pass the check and generate good files. So to my knowledge, there is
no area on the sheet that can be seen as equivalent to a trash can hence its
contents are ignored by ERC and others.
Kerim
--- In [email protected], Andy Eskelson <andyya...@...> wrote:
>
> 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...@...> 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
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