Has this ever worked?
The 3D uses Wings3D, have you installed / checked that ?
I have sometimes had a few problems with screen resolutions, not usually
generating a crash, but sometimes the screen can blank and stay that way.
Caused by the res settings in the driver having a mismatch between the
Hi! I am running WinXP with the latest KiCAD from windows binary at
kicad.1301.cz.
Everytime I try to get a 3D view of a PCB in PCBnew, the program crashes and
get the Windows crash window. This is the error it is reporting:
AppName: pcbnew.exe AppVer: 0.0.0.0 ModName:
I've been using KiCad for a few years, but for whatever reason, didn't check
for upgrades ^_^;; But, I love it!
Anyhow, I just repaired my laptop, and installed Ubuntu 10.04, and am using KDE
4.4.
Now, pcbnew semi-randomly crashes X entirely -- kdm even has to restart. The
only error I was
hello0, I want to create a new physical component to my circuit, I hope there
is a solution with
pcbnew.
regards
Yes, there is. Use the module editor, see:
http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Kicad
- Anders Gustafsson
Engineer, CNE6, ASE
Pedago, The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)
www.pedago.fi
phone +358 18 12060
mobile +358 40506 7099
fax +358 18 14060
Benidir Adel benidir.a...@yahoo.fr
Likewise the tutorial document included with kicad describes the process,
as does the PCBnew documents.
Andy
On Thu, 06 May 2010 10:50:00 +0300
Anders Gustafsson anders.gustafs...@pedago.fi wrote:
Yes, there is. Use the module editor, see:
http://wiki.xtronics.com/index.php/Kicad
-
Hi,
I am currently working on a double layer PCB where vias are used to connect
all grounds together. All components are mounted on the top side. The
grounds of the components are connected by using vias to zones on the bottom
side of the PCB. When I ask to fill the zones I have always a cutout
Hi,
Le Lundi 19 Avril 2010 10:36:48, Mirko Scholz a écrit :
Hi,
I am currently working on a double layer PCB where vias are used to connect
all grounds together. All components are mounted on the top side. The
grounds of the components are connected by using vias to zones on the
bottom
Hi Alain,
thanks for the ideas. Is there a way to define nets also in PCBnew? I
already checked the manual of KiCAD but did not find any way to define nets
after creating a board.
Thanks,
Mirko
On Mon, Apr 19, 2010 at 12:58 PM, Alain Portal
alain.por...@univ-montp2.frwrote:
Hi,
Le Lundi
Le Lundi 19 Avril 2010 13:13:18, Mirko Scholz a écrit :
Hi Alain,
thanks for the ideas. Is there a way to define nets also in PCBnew?
I don't know, but probably not.
Regards,
Alain
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Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 10:36:48 +0200
Subject: [kicad-users] PCBnew - Howto connect vias to zone
Hi,
I am currently working on a double layer PCB where vias are used to connect all
grounds together. All components are mounted on the top side. The grounds of
the components are connected
: [kicad-users] PCBnew - Howto connect vias to zone
Hi,
I am currently working on a double layer PCB where vias are used to connect
all grounds together. All components are mounted on the top side. The
grounds of the components are connected by using vias to zones on the bottom
side of the PCB
Hi,
first congratulations to the developers - they are doing a great job and
made an impressive tool for the PCB CAD work. No to my problem/issue:
I made a board in KiCAD (version 2009-02-16). I can plot this board without
no problems into the GERBER format. The output is correct if checked with
I hope you are not using Vista.. Zone fill crashes are common in PCBNew/Vista.
It works ok for me on Ubuntu.
Regards
yukku
Nope,
XP pro !
De : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kicad-us...@yahoogroups.com] De la
part de yukku yukkoo
Envoyé : vendredi 5 février 2010 18:27
À : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Objet : Re: [kicad-users] PCBnew : module with same pin numbers causing
fatal error when filling
Stephrac74 a écrit :
Nope,
XP pro !
Please, send me your board file.
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Wow
One more making me upset !
Ive modified a LCD module in order to put the same pin number on fixing
points as the GND pin. Thus, the fixing points are connected to GND.
But then impossible to refill the zones on my PCB : Fatal error causing
PCBnew to close each time I try to refill
hi everyone,
video tutorial covering the basic of PCBnew + FreeRouter:
http://www.workinprogress.ca/kicad-video-tutorial/
pat
Hi all
How to make the value on the board invisible without making the modification
on each component in lib ?
Id like to have only the reference and not the value
Thanks
Stéphane
Right click on the value (blue cross in the middle of it), select Value/Edit
and set visible to off.
Martin
Stephrac74 stephra...@wanadoo.fr wrote:
Hi all
How to make the value on the board invisible without making the modification
on each component in lib ?
Id like to
Try:
Preferences colours
Untick Text Module Invisible and apply.
Andy
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:23:28 +0100
Stephrac74 stephra...@wanadoo.fr wrote:
Hi all
How to make the value on the board invisible without making the modification
on each component in lib ?
I’d like to have
the industrial use of
Kicad. Hoping it will be corrected.
Best
Stephane
De : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com [mailto:kicad-us...@yahoogroups.com] De la
part de Andy Eskelson
Envoyé : lundi 18 janvier 2010 19:38
À : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Objet : Re: [kicad-users] Pcbnew : How to make components
Envoyé : lundi 18 janvier 2010 19:38
À : kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Objet : Re: [kicad-users] Pcbnew : How to make components values invisible ?
Try:
Preferences colours
Untick Text Module Invisible and apply.
Andy
On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 14:23:28 +0100
Stephrac74 stephra
will build from scratch. (That's
an entirely other story...)
Greg
From: yukku yukkoo yukku19752...@yahoo.com
To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 8:28:05 AM
Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Pcbnew crash while filling a zone
Well I am
Nothing wrong with it or your method at all, it fills perfectly, merging
the ground tracks as you would expect.
Must be something odd about your install.
I use the linux kicad-2009-02-16-final-CENTOS_4.4.tgz archive, running it
on a SUSE 11.1 install at the moment.
If you are running on
Eskelson andyya...@g0poy.co.uk
To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 7:27:57 PM
Subject: Re: [kicad-users] Pcbnew crash while filling a zone
Nothing wrong with it or your method at all, it fills perfectly, merging
the ground tracks as you would expect.
Must
Marc,
Thanks for the tips. But I am new to the field of PCB design. I will try them
out.
yukku
From: marc olanié marc.ola...@decision.fr
To: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 9:01:45 PM
Subject: [kicad-users] Pcbnew crash while filling
Is there a way to deleting rat nest segment?
How about deleting a net?
I have a board i designed that im trying to add a GND zone to.
But gnd zone isn't available for selection, the zone tool only lists 2 nets
that are connected by rat nest wires, how they got there I don't
know.
Am trying to
Hi.
newbie with Kicad, I am trying to add zone and fill them.
I find that the behaviour is erratic.
When I right click on a new created zone / Zones / Fill Zone, the zone is
not always filled.
What are the conditions to fill the zone ?
Is there a condition based on the Net (a pad with this net
Odd. Are you sure you are using the latest version? There were some issues with
zone fills in past versions.
- Anders Gustafsson
Engineer, CNE6, ASE
Pedago, The Aaland Islands (N60 E20)
www.pedago.fi
phone +358 18 12060
mobile +358 40506 7099
fax +358 18 14060
Christophe
I think so.Tried with 20090216-final 20090216-rc5...
Chris
2009/10/22 Anders Gustafsson anders.gustafs...@pedago.fi
Odd. Are you sure you are using the latest version? There were some issues
with zone fills in past versions.
- Anders Gustafsson
Engineer, CNE6, ASE
Pedago, The Aaland
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
I have a Dell laptop set up with Fedora 11 (32-bit version), and I've been
running kicad-20090216-final successfully and happily. The laptop has an ATI
mobility Radeon HD3670 video card, and I've had no trouble using the open
source radeon driver.
Recently (finally) ATI released the Catalyst
I know there have been some threads in the past about this, but after finishing
the signals layers of my board I went to fill in the ground plane (zone) on its
own layer.
Pcbnew (build 20090216-final) crashes consistently when I do this. I get this:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
in inglese, ma avrei grossi problemi a spiegarmi su
certe cose.
--- Sab 1/8/09, Andy Eskelson andyya...@g0poy.co.uk ha scritto:
Da: Andy Eskelson andyya...@g0poy.co.uk
Oggetto: Re: [kicad-users] pcbnew: Problem with grid and module center while
moving
A: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Data: Sabato 1
Hello all,
I am trying to put all the pads in my board aligned on a 100 grid. My problem
with that is that pcbnew aligns components with the component center. Some
modules have the center aligned with that grid and the pads (for example, pads
at (-0.1,0) and (0.1, 0)), but some modules dont
changed :)
Hope that works for you! :)
chris
Von: lucio.torre lucio.to...@gmail.com
An: kicad-users@yahoogroups.com
Gesendet: Samstag, den 1. August 2009, 05:13:48 Uhr
Betreff: [kicad-users] pcbnew: Problem with grid and module center while moving
Hello
sollevato tempo fa, ma mi pare non ci sia stata soluzione
alcuna.
Saluti.
Carlo, I2GOQ
--- Sab 1/8/09, lucio.torre lucio.to...@gmail.com ha scritto:
Da: lucio.torre lucio.to...@gmail.com
Oggetto: [kicad-users] pcbnew: Problem with grid and module center while moving
A: kicad-users
Most components are already set out to a 50 grid, when you change
the grid, the m will move the reference point to the nearest grid
point. so leave your grid at 50 and this will not happen. However if
you find this a real problem make a copy of the module and casll it
something else, select the
rcrowell74 wrote:
One other major difference is that my old laptop had an NVidia graphics card
(don't remember which one) and the new one has an ATI Mobility Radeon HD
3670. I'm using the proprietary video drivers in both cases, from RPM Fusion.
So the two major differences that I can see
Hi all...
I've been using Kicad for well over a year now, and I love it. I recently
bought a new laptop, compiled and installed Kicad, and noticed the following
problem: pcbnew's display refreshes significantly more slowly than it does on
my old machine. More details follow:
My new laptop is
dear all,
i still cannot figure out if the PcbNew have an undo or not.
I find many posts that says to see the FAQ, and also many other that
says that undo in not implemented, that also an undelete is available.
Unfortunately, working on a pcb without undo is a big problem.
I have to save the
Hi Angelo,
Pcbnew has not an undo function. As you say, it exists for the module editor
and there is an undo last delete available.
i still cannot figure out if the PcbNew have an undo or not.
I find many posts that says to see the FAQ, and also many other that
says that undo in not
Program:pcbnew
Version: Stable 2008-08-25c
Hi,
I lose the tool every time I delete a row or a cotation (not end tool).
Is this normal?
++
Dave Stensland escreveu:
Is there any way for pcbnew to reuse layouts? Maybe there's another
solution?
1) most obvious one: copy the file and delete some of it (I use it
sometimes)
2) copypaste: select a block and paste it on the other board. I just
don't remember the details, but it has
I'm having problems with the module editor in PCBNew build 20080825
(running on Windows XP Pro SP3). I've created the 2D elements of a
module OK, but when I try to add a 3D shape (Module Properties...3D
Settings, nothing changed except the shape file pathname) the whole of
PCBNew crashes
Hi there,
Im wondering if it is possible or not to display only the references.
Ive deactivated the color invisible text but some components have still
the value displayed.
Same issue with some components which have the pin number displayed
(resistors and capacitors)
Is there a
Hi All,
I assume these questions are not new, but I cannot find an up to date
answer. Hopefully someone will be gernerious enough to help me.
Is there a way to define drill sizes for a board rather then editing
them in each module. I find it a bit cumbersome to edit them at the
module level
Hi,
If you are trying to just cut down on the number of different drill
sizes used, you can manually edit the drill file. The tools are listed
at the top of the nc drill file. Just open it with a text editor.
For example:
M48
;DRILL file {PCBNEW (20080715} date 26/8/2008-14:21:52
;FORMAT={2:4 /
Is there a way to define drill sizes for a board rather then editing
them in each module. I find it a bit cumbersome to edit them at the
module level because then I need to create new modules (almost
identical though) or change the foot print for all projects. If there
is a way to do a
Hi,
If you want to see the values on pcbnew but you do not want them to appear on
the silkscreen layer, uncheck the box print module value when plotting to
obtain the gerber files.
Pedro.
I really don't want to place the values onthe silk screen, I assume
this is the default for most
Danilo,
I will see, there are many libraries involved in this project. I'll tell
you if I find it what caused the problem.
Thanks,
Tobias
BTW: I have been in Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle in 1991
2008/2/12, Tobias Weber [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
OR did you use a third party library or something?
Yes. I used several not quite common libs from the
http://www.kicadlib.org. No
idea where they came from. I will change all the N V 20 to 21.
Thanks,
Tobia
Hi,
If you are able to
Hi all!
I use the official compiled version 2007-11-29c binaries for windows
with WinXP SP2.
When I try plotting Gerber files with pcbnew, it always crashes and I
get the following error:
An unhandled win32 exception occured in pcbnew.exe [3940]
But in the output dir I find then the
I'm several hours into designing a board with KiCad and all of a
sudden it will not let me add a track. When I click on add track or
via, go to a pad and left click it shows the ratsnest lines, but when
I move the pointer the ratsnest lines move away from the pad and it
does not write the track.It
Hi,
I have made a copper zone conected to GND and when I'm trying to
delete it it appears an system message that pcbnew has performed an
illegal operation and it will be closed. I'm running the latest
release candidate ..
Regards,
Daniel
I use kicad daily for reverse engineeering and occasionally PCBNEW for
test fixtures. I have been using the 2007-11-29-RC2 release for
Windows, I have not layed out a PCB until today.
I started a PCB layout, a small circuit (5X3) with six - 16 pin SO14E
footprints and two TQFP-44's, 1206
The other problem is that when I run a DRC check it says a number of
pads are unconnected which are not unconnected. I did not have this
problem when I ran a DRC a little while back, and the only thing I've
done since then is increase the size of my vias and move some runs
around. It would
Hi,
I'm laying out my first board with PCBNew and am having some problems
with plotting. I'm using the latest release candidate on Windows 2000.
The main problem I'm having is that when I try to plot it plots the
comp, copper, and silkscreen layers and then crashes with an error about
trying to
per_at_gutec_se wrote:
Pcbnew crashes when I draw on the pcbedges or drawing layer. This has
been verified on two separate installations of kicad, on two separate
PCs, both running WinXP.
At the beginning of the project I created a board outline, and then
begun the layout work. Now I need to
Pcbnew crashes when I draw on the pcbedges or drawing layer. This has
been verified on two separate installations of kicad, on two separate
PCs, both running WinXP.
At the beginning of the project I created a board outline, and then
begun the layout work. Now I need to refine the edges, but I
When I start PCBNew, my firewall informs me that the application is
trying to act as an internet server. Does anybody know why PCBNew is
doing this?
Ta,
Paul
2007/8/24, paulmtg [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
When I start PCBNew, my firewall informs me that the application is
trying to act as an internet server. Does anybody know why PCBNew is
doing this?
Ta,
Paul
Hi Paul,
That is an friendly feature... not one swindles !
I reproduce below the
Hi Paul
Working on PCBNew I created a PCB. I've plotted all the gerber files
successfully. But when I create a Drill File, all the holes are
referenced off the edge of the paper. How do I change the reference so
it's referenced off on of the corners of the PCB.
Files-Plot-Drill tools
Hi guys,
I'm almost there with my first Schematic/PCB on kicad. However, I'm
getting stuck on the PCBNEW netlist read. I read an early version of
the netlist to check that the modules and nets were coming in
correctly. I've since updated the netlist to change some footprints.
However, wehn I
Hello,
please excuse my lousy english language!
I'm new on kicad and this Group.
I have a problem with printing my board.
My kicad-version is 2007-01-15
I'm a linux-user and use suse 10.0.
Printing of Schematics works, but printing of my Boards
works not!
The Printer used a sheet of paper, but no
Hi all
Why the positive co-ordinates are in the right down corner in PCBnew?
(maybe Mirror)??
it isn't conventional?
(X;Y)pcBnew
-- | +-
|
|
-+ | ++
-
-+ | ++
|
|
-- | +-
How to change this ? in setting?
a+
Please read the Kicad FAQ in the
hi everyone,
I was wondering if pcbnew can produce a pcboard without a netlist to
start with. I tried to do this but the pins would not rout or
terminate. it seemed it wanted to make a single route go on forever.
thanks for any help.
Ken
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