[kicad-users] Is there a feature to allow me to place component on the Solder side
I couldn't see where or how I can move SMT components to the solder side of the PCB. I would like to reduce the size of the PCB and this is one method I've used before when using another PCB tool. Some of the terminology is different with this tool, so I might be getting confused with trying to equate the available commands in KiCad from before. thanks, Dan 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 contribute your symbols/modules to the library folder in the group files section. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [kicad-users] Re: Defining grid origin in PCBNEW
Axel Rohde wrote: > How does communication between the kicad user-basis and its developers > work? You should send bug reports to this list (kicad-users@yahoogroups.com) which is monitored by the developers. Wish list items should be entered here: http://kicad.bokeoa.com/wiki/index.php/Wish_List If there is a question not in the help file, ask here and when you get the answer add it to the wiki faq page (in the appropriate section) here: http://kicad.bokeoa.com/wiki/index.php/KiCad_FAQ Karl Schmidt EMail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transtronics, Inc. WEB http://xtronics.com 3209 West 9th StreetPh (785) 841-3089 Lawrence, KS 66049 FAX (785) 841-0434 I wonder why I wonder why; I wonder why I wonder. 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 contribute your symbols/modules to the library folder in the group files section. For building Kicad from source and other development questions visit the kicad-devel group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-devel Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kicad-users/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
[kicad-users] Overlines in net names
I've seen where one can insert over-lines in pin names with the tildi ('~")
character. It doesn't look like one can do the same for net (or connection)
labels. Am I missing something? There should be a way to do this - I tried the
back-slash character like PADS-PCB uses as well as the tildi with no luck.
I am testing on a Debian Sarge box, running (2006-08-28) - Unicode version
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[kicad-users] Re: Defining grid origin in PCBNEW
Hi Renie! Yes, this is the workaround I mentioned in my previous reply and it's how I solved my issue. Thanks for the suggestion. I am just starting to use kicad and my original post was of the kind "How do I do this and that...?". Since it turns out that there is no way of redefining the grid origin, this thread has become more of the kind "This would be a nice little feature to have...". ;-) It certainly is a very minor feature. How does communication between the kicad user-basis and its developers work? Posting at the kicad-developers yahoo-group? Using the wiki? I saw there is a kicad project registered at sourceforge ( http://sourceforge.net/projects/kicad ), but it isn't active and isn't owned by Jean-Pierre Charras. Sourceforge is great for managing bug reports, feature requests, source code (CVS), etc... Regards, Axel. --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Renie" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, I again! > > A stupdid sugestion? > > In menu Dimensions, set user grid to 0,001 mm or less. > > In workplace, select Grid user. > > I think it minimize yours diferences next to nothing! > > []'s > Renie > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Arjan" wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > I also think it would be very nice to be able to change the grid > origin. > > I was drawing a board recently where I needed the same feature. > > I drew a part with smd components which were placed on a metric > grid. > > And a part with components on a inch based grid. Then there was some > > room left in between and I moved the section with the smd components > > closer to the other part. Unfortunatly I did not switch to the > metric > > grid and al smd components and tracks were of grid. So when I later > > wanted to modify some tracks I could not place them at the > locations I > > wanted. > > My only solution at that moment was to completly redraw the part > which > > was off grid. > > If I had the posibility to change the grid origin and snap it to one > > of the pads of the smd components this would have bin very helpfull! > > > > regards, Arjan > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Axel Rohde" wrote: > > > > > > Thank you very much for your reply, Renie. > > > Your english is as good or as worse as mine; content is much more > > > valuable than it's vehicle! > > > > > > I already knew about the relative coordinate system from the docs. > > > This feature is really helpfull, but doesn't solve my (little) > problem. > > > > > > Maybe I explain an example: > > > > > > Taking the lower left corner of my PCB as my reference point I > need to > > > draw the outline of my pcb using a metric grid. Say my PCB is > > > rectangular and it's dimensions are 80x60mm. Ok. I define a user > > > defined grid spacing of e.g. 1mm and draw my outline. > > > With the same grid I could add the mounting holes, taking their > > > position from my mechanical CAD programm, which also uses metric > units. > > > Up to here everything is ok. But now I have to place some > > > pinheader-arrays exactly at the board's edge. The spacing between > the > > > plastic case and the pin-center usually is 100 mils. If I stay > using > > > my 1mm grid, I won't be able to position the pinheads exactly at > the > > > border. So I switch to a grid spacing of e.g. 50mils, but... (and > here > > > comes the problem)... since the origin of the grid is fixed at the > > > upper left corner of the page, it now happens that my reference > point > > > on the lower left corner of my PCB doesn't coincide with any of > the > > > new, imperially spaced ;-) grid points. > > > > > > My workarounds so far: > > > > > > - A: I place the lower left corner at coordinates which are > divisible > > > by both usefull metric and imperial spacings: e.g. 127x127mm --> > > > 5x5inches. > > > > > > - B: Stay using only one grid spacing type and, if needed, use the > > > most finest spacing in order to position elements as close to > their > > > theoretical position as possible (using the relative coordinate > system). > > > > > > These methods are feasible, but they wouldn't be necessary if the > user > > > could define his preferred grid origin. > > > > > > BTW: Thank you very much for your contributions to the > documentation > > > and the libraries, Renie! I'm starting to love KiCad. > > > > > > Cheers! > > > Axel. > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Renie" wrote: > > > > > > > > Hi Axel! > > > > > > > > Sorry my poor english! > > > > > > > > Use the relative coordinates. > > > > > > > > Positioning the cursor at your reference point, press space bar > > > > to zeros relative coordinates. > > > > > > > > The relative coordinates are in status bar, rigth side. > > > > > > > > []'s > > > > Renie > > > > > > > > --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, "Axel Rohde" > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there a way to define the grid's origin. > > > > > It seems to be fixed at the upper left corner of the page.
