Re: [kicad-users] Re: Installing Kicad from Source files
On Tue, Aug 24, 2010 at 1:25 PM, Andrew andrwp...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Right then. I am trying to install the latest stable release, and trying to follow this guide http://iut-tice.ujf-grenoble.fr/cao/full_version_linux-install.txt how do you install into /usr/local ? root is the owner of /usr/local and you don't have permissions, so: $ cd /usr/local $ *sudo* tar zxvf path to find the downloaded file/kicad-full-version--mm-dd.tgz The instructions on running it are the same.
Re: [kicad-users] Re: Bitmap2kicad
On Wed, Aug 25, 2010 at 12:44 AM, Alain Mouette ala...@pobox.com wrote: That is very interesting, but... will it work with the new variable width font in the later Kicad versions? FWICU it is based in fixed size font. If you give it a try, please post feedback :) I know this is *not* what he wants (ie. bitpmap to...), but I'd just mention I've been workign on a PostScript-to-module script. It's not complete, but does enough for my current needs. http://staff.not.iac.es/~rcardenes/hgwebdir.cgi/pstomod/ Anybody interested in further development? :?
Re: [kicad-users] Re: Installing Kicad from Source files
On Mon, Aug 23, 2010 at 12:19 PM, Andrew andrwp...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: Thanks for the quick reply Andy. So which binaries do you use exactly??? I have tried using the Synaptic package manager, but the version it downloads is from 2009, and that version keeps crashing every time i select the 3D view. I am after the latest stable release Hi Andrew, I use the package from the 0.0.20100314 version, taken from Debian Squeeze (I think I installed the .deb directly on Ubuntu 10.04 and it worked out of the box), which is also available for the future Ubuntu 10.10. Actually, after a quick glance, I'd say you can use the version for Maverick too, as the dependencies seem to be right for 10.04. To do this, just download: http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/k/kicad/kicad-common_0.0.20100314-1_all.deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/k/kicad/kicad_0.0.20100314-1_i386.deb (change that _i386.deb to _amd64.deb if you're running a 64 bit installation of Ubuntu). You may also want: http://mirrors.kernel.org/ubuntu/pool/universe/k/kicad/kicad-doc-en_0.0.20100314-1_all.deb Once you have donwloaded the files, just run: $ sudo dpkg -i kicad*.deb in the same directory they're sitting, and you should be done. If you really want to use the very latest stable copy, I could explain you how extract the debian directory from any working copy of the debian-package source, which you can get from Debian's or Ubuntu's repositories, and how to use it to produce new packages. In any case, try always to use packages. It's the tidiest thing to do. regards, Ricardo
Re: [kicad-users] Type Err(4) trace near pad issue in Kicad
On Fri, Aug 20, 2010 at 9:39 AM, ma...@ymail.com mad...@free.fr wrote: Hello group! This is my first post, so I apologize but I'm afraid I need some help! I installed Kicad (2010-05-05 BZR 2356) on Ubuntu Lucid64. Fine. As far as drawing schematics, everything is ok. Now if I try to draw a PCB without schematic, without netlist, without autorouter... Just a simple one sided circuit board. I create a new project, open PCB new, place say a DIP-8_300 component, click on 'add traces and vias', start tracing... and get: Type Err(4) trace near pad What the hell am I doing wrong. As far as I can see, the problem is that you're trying to draw a track to/from a pad that doesn't have a net assigned. How to assign a net to a pad? Editing the pad of course, but as you're coming from a blank situation, with no netlist, then I don't know how it works... Tagging a pad with a net that doesn't exists will actually crash my pcbnew.
