They are the actual tracks. I guess I could of changed the colour of the top and bottom layers to resemble the copper tracks and tinned copper wire links. Just never considered it.
Andy --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Jean-Paul Gendner" <jean-paul.gend...@...> wrote: > > I remembered to have seen colored wires, not tracks? > > Jean-Paul > > > > **************** > > Jean-Paul Gendner > > 03.88.27.03.44 > > _____ > > De : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kicad-us...@yahoogroups.com] De la > part de Andrew > Envoyé : lundi 9 août 2010 18:59 > À : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com > Objet : [kicad-users] Re: Using Kicad to layout stripboards. > > > > > > > Thats exactly what I did. I have uplaoded a snap shot of the board and put > it in the File section. > > Andy > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com> , > "Jean-Paul Gendner" <jean-paul.gendner@> wrote: > > > > A way I would like to try is to create a 2 layers board, and > > then use the bottom layer for "horizontal" connections and the upper layer > > for "vertical" connections (using vias to go from on side to the other). > In > > this way you will get with Kicad a board, and a 3D view of this board, > which > > may be close to your request. Of course you do not will have the non > > necessary holes, neither the unnecessary tracks. > > > > Good luck, > > > > Jean-Paul > > > > > > > > **************** > > > > Jean-Paul Gendner > > > > 03.88.27.03.44 > > > > _____ > > > > De : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com> > [mailto:kicad-users@yahoogroups.com <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com> ] > De la > > part de Andrew > > Envoyé : lundi 9 août 2010 17:51 > > À : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com <mailto:kicad-users%40yahoogroups.com> > > Objet : [kicad-users] Using Kicad to layout stripboards. > > > > > > > > A few days ago I posted a message about using Kicad to create a stripboard > > layout. After getting no reply, I decided to just have ago. I already used > > the free version of Veecad to layout my board, but what I really wanted > was > > a 3D view, so I just recreated the circuit in EESchema , used CVpcb to > link > > the modules to the netlist, and then finally created a template in PCBNew > of > > a stripboard with holes at 0.1" pitch, and used that template to layout > the > > parts just as the Veecad print out. The green bottom tracks are the copper > > strips on the stripboard, the green X's are the track breaks needed, and > the > > red tracks on top of the board are the wire links. I will post a couple of > > images in the File section for you to look at, so that you can see what > I'm > > talking about. The circuit in question is one half of a Computer Operated > > Telescope drive system that I am in the process of building. > > > > Andy > > >
