Hi Andy, Your actual way is also my favorite one so I know what you mean. That is why and as I mentioned at the beginning... what I have suggested was and will be always a wish... I guess :)
Kerim --- In [email protected], Andy Eskelson <andyya...@...> wrote: > > Ahh! a slightly different way of working I miss-understood what you were > saying... > > > You can move things about on and off the circuit area wherever you > want, but that's all. While designing I don't use erc or bom, > that all comes AFTER the design is done, when I delete all the leftover > parts and check the connectivity. > > > > For odd bits of circuits I just keep them on separate sheets and cut > and paste them between sheets as needed. i.e. I have a couple of > standard 78xx type regulator circuits that I often use, so I drop them > into the main design as needed. (I have a .sch page called circuit > modules that I copy into each project for this purpose) > > Note that this is not a hierarchical sheet, just a standalone sheet. > > Andy > > > > > > > On Sat, 23 Jan 2010 15:09:10 -0000 > "h_manbeing" <h_manbe...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > 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 <andyyahoo@> 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_manbeing@> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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 > > > > > > >
