[kicad-users] Plotting without sheet border

[seroxatmad]

Hi

I am after plotting my schematic to a HPGL file so i can import it into front 
panel designer.

Is there anyway to disable the sheet border?

Cheers

John

[kicad-users] PcbNew background color

[Jim Hughen]

I have just completed my first KiCAD Schematic with about 200 parts and an 
Atmel mega processor with USB.  I can't say enough good about the schematic 
tool.

Now, I am starting on PcbNew.  What a blast!  I just went for the 3D view on a 
lark.  WOW!  just works.

Fun stuff.

Is there a way to change PcbNew's background color to white (or something other 
than black)?

...Jim H.

[kicad-users] Re: DRC Problem

[dickelbeck]

Robert,

Can you send me your board file, or a smaller sample that duplicates this 
problem please.  I may have time to look at this within the next day or so.

1) I guess you expect that the DRC should tolerate a clearance of .3mm in your 
case for this pad to pad situation?   

2) What [clearance] should be allowed if they are in the same net (the through 
hole pad and the smt pad)?


Dick

[kicad-users] Re: Plotting without sheet border

[axtz4]

--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, seroxatmad seroxat...@... wrote:

 Hi
 
 I am after plotting my schematic to a HPGL file so i can import it into front 
 panel designer.
 
 Is there anyway to disable the sheet border?

There is if you print instead of plot. For both schematics and boards there 
is a print frame ref checkbox (that is on by default) in the print dialog.

So, just un-check the box and do a print to file with a compatible HPGL 
printer and you should be good to go.

[kicad-users] 3D PCB displayed with Wings

[Jim Hughen]

PcbNew will show a 3d object of the whole PCB using Wings.

Is there a way to save this 3d object (e.g. *.wings) to a file that can then be 
shared?

I see how to place the 3D object on the clipboard, but when running wings, I 
don't seem to be able to import from the clipboard.

thanks
...Jim H.