[kicad-users] Re: Absolute and relative Path

2009-04-21 Thread cklckl67
Thanks Lothar, Your solution is a possibility. But this means perhaps also, that for a further release, Kicad should take into account the possibility to fully work with relative path Regards Christian --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Lothar Behrens lothar.behr...@... wrote: Short

Re: [kicad-users] KICAD success stories ?

2009-04-21 Thread Robert
I have successfully designed a few boards using Atmel processors in an MLF32 package. This has a 0.5mm pin pitch and it causes a few problems (search for my OPs for details), but they are not totally insurmountable as you will see from the OPs and follow-up posts. Obviously one needs to

Re: [kicad-users] KICAD success stories ?

2009-04-21 Thread Pedro Martin
Hi, We have used Kicad in all our designs since 2005. For example, Altera FPGA 484 pins BGA, 0.0060 Clearance, 0.0039 mask clearance, 6 layers, 0402 capacitors, through vias. All routings are hand made and boards are in production. Regards, Pedro. I am doing a small research if KICAD will

[kicad-users] Re:KICAD success stories ?

2009-04-21 Thread Dick Hollenbeck
Here is my 6 layer ARM board with a couple of bga's (CPU and SDRAM Memory) http://dl.softplc.com/ds_Smartboard.pdf as an example. To do some of the fan out under the BGAs I added some through hole pins as part of the footprint. These through hole pins would share the same pin

Re: [kicad-users] Sample video board 3D view - components missing?

2009-04-21 Thread mike
On linux it's usually that you don't have an OpenGl enabled X-Windows driver. I imagine you might need something similar on the Mac as well. --Mike On Tuesday 21 April 2009 08:00:52 Lothar Behrens wrote: Hi, I am currently trying out the version from 20090416 on my Mac (PPC). I have

Re: [kicad-users] Re:KICAD success stories ?

2009-04-21 Thread Lothar Behrens
Am 21.04.2009 um 15:53 schrieb Dick Hollenbeck: Here is my 6 layer ARM board with a couple of bga's (CPU and SDRAM Memory) http://dl.softplc.com/ds_Smartboard.pdf as an example. To do some of the fan out under the BGAs I added some through hole pins as part of the footprint.

Re: [kicad-users] Sample video board 3D view - components missing?

2009-04-21 Thread Lothar Behrens
Am 21.04.2009 um 16:05 schrieb mike: I think it is enabled. I can open the 3D view, but not showing the components, only the board and that is viewable at any angle in XYZ. Lothar On linux it's usually that you don't have an OpenGl enabled X- Windows driver. I imagine you might need

Re: [kicad-users] Re:KICAD success stories ?

2009-04-21 Thread Alain M.
Lothar Behrens escreveu: Does this mean a feature like 'virtual components' with prerouted wires and vias will be possible? That is a very important kicad limitation. No tracks in a componente and it you use a workaround (like I did) anything that you place on a copper layer wil be ignored