Thank you for your answer. Maybe I'm thinking too simple, or Old school... Last time I successfully used a CAD was 15 years ago. Back then I could certainly make a PCB with Proteus lite without using ISIS (the schematic editor) nor making a netlist... According to the Kicad FAQ, I should be able to work this way... "5.1 How do I manually route a PCB? Manual routing is quite straight forward. You don't even need to have a schematic."
I tried the thinnest trace possible, and even straight (with no angle at all) the error occurs! Axel --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Andy Eskelson <andyya...@...> wrote: > > The problem is that you are thinking too simple... > > KIcad like most design software is designed to work via netlists and so > on. > > As has been suggested you could simply turn off the design rules checking > that will prevent errors and so on. > > By far the best method is to create a simple sch. in eeschema and then > use that to generate the required netlist. > > It's well worth getting used to creating the circuit then the PCB and so > on. > > The error is just giving you a warning that a track is too close to a pad. > > Tracks and pads have a clearance setting. The normal problkem is that you > cut across the pad at an angle with a track, and you just clip the edge > of the clearance limit. Centre on where the error is and zoom right in, > and you will prob see the problem. > > Use a slightly thinner track, or re-route it to miss the clearance area. > > Like most packages Kicad takes a bit of getting used to, I used a lot > worse! (and not just PCB packages) > > Andy > > > > > On Fri, 20 Aug 2010 08:39:38 -0000 > "ma...@..." <mad...@...> wrote: > > > Hello group! > > This is my first post, so I apologize but I'm afraid I need some help! > > > > I installed Kicad (2010-05-05 BZR 2356) on Ubuntu Lucid64. Fine. As far as > > drawing schematics, everything is ok. Now if I try to draw a PCB without > > schematic, without netlist, without autorouter... Just a simple one sided > > circuit board. I create a new project, open PCB new, place say a DIP-8_300 > > component, click on 'add traces and vias', start tracing... and get: > > Type Err(4) trace near pad > > > > What the hell am I doing wrong? > > I can draw a trace without problem as long as I don't get near to the > > component (which is not very useful!). It's not component related (same > > behavior with resistances, caps, and so on) > > Component and traces are both on the 'under' side. I tried different traces > > sizes, I searched in the manual, in the different tutos, in the web... > > Nada! I searched here but the search server is 'busy' please try again > > later! Plus I don't know what to enter in the search engine, 'manual > > routing' return results such as auto-routing in the kicad manual, and the > > likes! > > > > I'm quite convinced that this must be something really simple, but I can't > > find it! > > > > Thanks for your help > > Axel > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > 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 > > > > > > >
