Re: [kicad-users] Re: Mils

[brainerd]

On 15 Oct 2007 at 9:42, Robert wrote:

   However when I switch kicad to metric I get
> unfriendly grid choices, such as 0.127mm.   Since it looks like 'mil' is
> more widely used to mean thousandths of an inch, is there a way of
> getting kicad to give me rational metric grid options, so I can work
> purely in metric without immediately hitting a brick wall?
> 
  Select "User Grid".  The size of the user grid is defined with the 
"Dimensions" menu.

Dave - WB6DHW

Re: [kicad-users] Which way around is the CP cap symbol?

[Robert]

Heh.   It was unfamiliar to me too, so I just created a new capacitor
using one of the symbols I recognise.

Regards,

Robert.

jeremy wrote:
> In Schematic, the Capacitor (Polarised) - known as CP is a symbol that I am 
> not familiar with.
> 
> It's a dark box inside a sort of shield. Is the dark box +ve?
> 
> -
> Thanks.
> 
> 
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> question.
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> Kicad.
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> symbols/modules to the kicad library.
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[kicad-users] Which way around is the CP cap symbol?

[jeremy]

In Schematic, the Capacitor (Polarised) - known as CP is a symbol that I am 
not familiar with.

It's a dark box inside a sort of shield. Is the dark box +ve?

-
Thanks.

Re: [kicad-users] Undo & ruler

[Hristo Antonov]

On Mon, 2007-10-15 at 03:47 +, gsun wrote:
> Hello, I am a new user of Kicad. Is there a undo function in PCBNEW
> and 
> a ruler displayed with the dimension of the drawing with units
> choosen?
> 
> Another small thing, how do I turn on snap-to-grid feature in PCBNEW?
> 
> TIA
> 
Yep the ruler is called Add Coatation and it is on the right menu. Do
not use it on copper layers . The display metric or imperial depends on
the mm or inch tools on the left menu.

There isn`t any Undo feature implemented yet i think , but there is
Undelete function .

Snap to grid and snap to electrical grid is default turned on.
I think that it cannot be turned off exept for magnetic pads which is
from the Preferences --> General options menu.

Cheers

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Mils

[Robert]

> I've never seen or heard of one that used 'thou'.

For the benefit of those unfamiliar with the term, 'thou' is defined as:

"an alternate name for what Americans call a mil: a unit of distance
equal to 0.001 inch (25.4 micrometers). This name originated in Britain,
but it is now common in the U.S. also." -
http://www.unc.edu/~rowlett/units/dictT.html (University of North Carolina)

So although I accept (from our discussion here) that 'mil' appears to be
more widely used than 'thou', my (British) engineering background means
that 'mil' is 'millimetres' first, 'milli-inch' second.   It's like the
word 'pants', which to me is underware first (UK meaning), and an outer
garment for the lower part of the body second (US meaning).   I could
avoid this issue altogether by using my preferred measurement system,
which is metric.   However when I switch kicad to metric I get
unfriendly grid choices, such as 0.127mm.   Since it looks like 'mil' is
more widely used to mean thousandths of an inch, is there a way of
getting kicad to give me rational metric grid options, so I can work
purely in metric without immediately hitting a brick wall?

BTW, this US vs UK vs the world business leaves a bad taste in the
mouth.   This isn't a battle, it's a matter of the same word having
different meanings in different parts of the world.

Robert.



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[kicad-users] Undo & ruler

[gsun9999]

Hello, I am a new user of Kicad. Is there a undo function in PCBNEW and 
a ruler displayed with the dimension of the drawing with units choosen?

Another small thing, how do I turn on snap-to-grid feature in PCBNEW?

TIA