RE: [kicad-users] Kicad and making home made PCBs

Hi, I also drill my PCBs from hand, and for this use a small drill size. However, I not sure to understand well your question. I have noted, that when outputting the PCB by Plot GERBER, there are no holes in the pad, but when outputting the PCB by Plot Postscript, then the holes are

[kicad-users] Re: Any update on undo function for PCBNEW?

--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, jeffs_cc j...@... wrote: I tried Kicad nearly a year ago. I really liked it and found it to be easy to learn and use. The only thing keeping me from using it and recommending it to others was the lack of undo in PCBNEW. To me, laying out a PCB is a

RE: [kicad-users] Re: Any update on undo function for PCBNEW?

Hello, I would like to try the latest snapshots of Kicad. However, after replacing the .exe files (news are very smaller) in the right directory, I got a message like “wxbase28u_gcc.custom.dll not found”. What may I do? Many thanks for all,

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Any update on undo function for PCBNEW?

Read bottom of the http://kicad.1301.cz page ;-) Milan Jean-Paul Gendner napsal(a): Hello, I would like to try the latest snapshots of Kicad. However, after replacing the .exe files (news are very smaller) in the right directory, I got a message like

RE: [kicad-users] Re: Any update on undo function for PCBNEW?

Many thanks, it is working now. Immediately a report: French characters like “éèà” and “ ’ ” are written as “?” with this version. Regards, Jean-Paul Jean-Paul Gendner 03.88.27.03.44 _ De : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kicad-us...@yahoogroups.com]

Re: [kicad-users] Kicad and making home made PCBs

Select the small drill point option in the plot requester, and then plot as POSTSCRIPT. For some reason when using normal printing the drill size always seems to be the actual drill size rather than just a small point. Gerber files will have a filled in pad, as that is what is required by PCB

[kicad-users] how to control a drill file

Hi, is there a possibility to visualize a drill file? Thanks, Tom

[kicad-users] zone filling not to the pcb edge

Hi, I found that zones do not fill up to the pcb edge, but leave a small gap. Is there a parameter to control the size of the gap? Thanks, Tom

RE: [kicad-users] how to control a drill file

The .drl files are Ascii files which can be viewed (edited) by any text editor. Format is simple to understand. For example, I had 4 drill size and have modified to T1C0.032 T2C0.032 T3C0.032 T4C0.032 To have all drill to 032 Jean-Paul Jean-Paul Gendner

[kicad-users] Re: Any update on undo function for PCBNEW?

--- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, David da...@... wrote: --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, jeffs_cc jeff@ wrote: I tried Kicad nearly a year ago. I really liked it and found it to be easy to learn and use. The only thing keeping me from using it and recommending it to others

Re: [kicad-users] Re: Any update on undo function for PCBNEW?

David and team, Another newbie suggestion, for people who want to conveniently browse the component list, Today when I click on Place a component and then click somewhere on the schematics I get a component selection menu Then if I click on List all I go to the Select lib menu Then if I

[kicad-users] Tool for library management

Hi there, Do you know a tool in order to manage the libs easily under Windows ? I’ve tested the Vermod, Mod2mod, Verlibr and Lib2lib which unfortunately are in Portugese or so and do not accept the converted libs. Until now in order to find a component or footprint, the only way I’ve

[kicad-users] The installed software comes up alligned to the right

New installation, on two computers, WinXP, every thing aligned to the right, the sample works come up in mirror view. Thanks EL

[kicad-users] Re: how to control a drill file

Thanks, but is there a similar software for Windows systems? Regards Tom --- In kicad-users@yahoogroups.com, Robert birmingham_spi...@... wrote: If you want a graphical display gerbv (http://gerbv.sourceforge.net/) will read and display drill files nicely (along with the Gerbers).

Re: [kicad-users] Tool for library management

Have you found the pdf file of the standard module library, and seen the suggested method of maintaining your own libs by creating a dummy board layout (section 11.10 in the pcbnew help file) I find that works better than trying to browse through things on screen as it gives me a better idea as

RE: [kicad-users] Tool for library management

Hi Andy, Yes I’ve seen this method but regarding the number of components in lib, I guess this method would not suit in my case… My aim is to pick up some components I’m usually using from other libs and copy into my own lib. Thus I would be able to organize my libs as I think they should

Re: [kicad-users] Tool for library management

Hi Stephane, That is sort of what the system does. Dump the modules onto a page, and get rid of the modules you don't want. (or move them to other pages) Then you can use: file archive footprints create footprint archive which will create a new footprint library for you, from the modules

[kicad-users] problem in eeschema

I have been having trouble in eeschema, even though i have connected all the pins on a connector, some of them fail ERC, and occasionally some that pass ERC fail ERC later, even though I have not moved anything. I am primarily working on a mac pro under mac OSX, but i am getting the same