Hi,
I have been trying kicad (2007-12-08 Linux Mandriva 2008) with the help
of Renie, who made the Brazilian translation.
I miss very much only 3 things:
1) undo
2) undo
3) undo
is it planed to be included in pcbnew anytime soon?
I am a former Tango for DOS user, and I am trying to do
Dan Andersson escreveu:
On Wednesday 30 January 2008 14:45:05 glinelec wrote:
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My EeSchima seems to have stopped allowing wire placements.
If I select the add wire button the bottom right status shows Add Wire.
When
Dick Hollenbeck escreveu:
You can always find out his latest build from the top of the page here:
http://kicad.sourceforge.net/wiki/index.php/Main_Page
I noticed that the source versions are not exactly the same as the
binaries. Does it mean that the snapshots availabe there are tested
Darryl Jewiss escreveu:
Just finished a double sided PCB with SMD components.
Just a word of warning. I used a few components imported from the
Eagle libraries. The through hole components did not have the solder
mask enabled on the copper side, it could have been a problem if my
PCB
Vladimir Kalyaev escreveu:
If I'm not mistaken Print prints out FULL-SIZED holes, not SMALL
centering hole!
Other explanations: for .6-8mm drill open area should be 0.2-0.3mm.
For 0.8mm thru-hole element a drill open area produced by Print
command equals to the drill diameter. I think it's
in file
board_file_format_EN.html
it states that an ARC is:
DA x0 y0 x1 y1 angle width layer
where: X0,y0 = Start point x1,y1 = end point
I am led to believe that it should be
x0,y0 = center x1,y1 = start point
but I am not absolutly sure, it could be something similar
---
I am working
I have managed to do what you want but it was tricky...
I suggest that you go back to the power.lib, export again and change
only the drawings, step by step. Some things are not permited but most
are ok...
Alain
tjoho65 escreveu:
Hello,
I cannot get the netlist generator or ERC check to
tjoho65 escreveu:
Knowing it can work makes it easier to debug.
What made this work was either to make the pin length 0 and/or hidden.
That makes it work!
Yes this is one of the problems. IMHO this should be considered a *bug*
or is it considered a *feature* ???
Alain
I suggest that
Yesterday I found 2 bugs related to this:
1) in the edit pin window there is an option [ ] Common to all
elements (may not be the exact wording, I am retranslating). This
option is *off* but the pin is used in all elements. *Workaround*: set
it to ON, press Ok, edit the pin again and set it to
From the manuals and tutorials: Hold the Control key...
bobysgotguns escreveu:
Guys, I still have no solution to this. Can someone help me out? I'm
about to give up
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How do I drag multiple pads at once? Selecting
oecherexpat escreveu:
But you DO HAVE a root sheet, right?
Yes. BUT it is *only* used to hold the other sheets
I actually never tried not to
connect global signals on the root sheet. Is it that what you mean?
That is what global stands for. You don't have to connect them
And I have to use
[EMAIL PROTECTED] escreveu:
Hi,
Please guide me that how do I remove 'Mask' (green coating) from
certain tracks to increase current.
Maybe I am missing something, but how does removing the solder mask
increase current in a trace? Are you saying that the solder mask
reduces heat
Hi Emanuel,
I see that you are pursuing this, so I may perhaps help you in some
other way... Considering that you said that it is a simple board, I am
assuming also that it is reasonably small, then what I would do is this:
1) with all in place, components and nets, save what you have
2)
well, that sounds like a real bug...
But have you tried to generate the Gerber files and print them?
Alain
NdK escreveu:
yajeed2000 ha scritto:
From some testing I just did, it seems that text is shifted 13 mils to
the left (pads are at the correct coords in gerbview, text is not)).
Note
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
in fact that issu was *not* solved with that brazilian user :(
I was in the discussion because I made a board with Kicad and sent to
the same manufacturer without any problem.
My suggestion:
- I don't belive that this is version related (with latest ones)
- try making a new small board and
, Alain M. ala...@... wrote:
You include the second file in the first one, this makes eeschema know
that it is all one schema.
Then you connect the pages using the new type of connector, which is
what really is a flat hierachy.
Alain
yajeed2000 escreveu:
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jean-pierre.char...@inpg.fr escreveu:
clark.leach a écrit :
I created a new component and placed 4 copies in my schematic. After
annotating, the components are labeled #U1 - #U4 and do not appear in
the netlist when I run Cvpcb. I am just trying KICAD for the first
time so I am totally
jean-pierre.char...@inpg.fr escreveu:
These enhancements inside kicad code are not always visible by users,
but they are mandatory to allow Kicad to be more robust
IMHO there is one big enhancement that is missing in kicad and would
have a great efect for users: *User interface*. I am
Explaining more... the project is the .pro file, then you create the
schematic, it's the .sch file, when you save it you get the file :)
Alain
kajdas escreveu:
Did you save the project/schematic?
NJ wb8...@arrl.net wrote:
I'm following the tutorial and when instructed to create a new
That is an annoying part of Kicad... but I once solved that editing the
.sch file. unfortunatly I don't remeber how :(
can anyone help fixing that?
just one guess: create another 74HC00-3 and edit the invisible pin...
Alain
PS I hope that one day someone will work on Kicad's useability. Today
I had a similar problem with a strange pin in an ARM processor, I solved
it maquing it passive so that everyting is accepted
Alain
Andy Eskelson escreveu:
No (unless there is a really odd problem)
Making a copy is always a good idea when you are messing about, but I
think the problem is a
I found these explanations, but am am missing something...
I have a board will all vias=.045 drill=.028 and I want to chage to
vias=.040 drill=.024.
With the explanations bellow, I can change the drill size easely, but
the via diameter does not change :(
I also tried edoting the file, but it
I can tell you what *I do*, even if most people don't like it. It does
makes board up to my standards:
1) I route manualy only the part that I want with wide tracks, usualy a
contour and a few connectors.
2) then there is a problem: the autorouter does not use that track very
well (not only
I assume that this is an answer to my suggestion... (you have been
overly economical deleting all the previous text)
wdoe999 escreveu:
Thanks I will give that a try.
I'll find this out when I try it, but I'm assuming that the autorouter does
not optimize the manually routed tracks? In other
Hi,
that is a feature, not a problem ;)
But you can disable it. In kicad, when you redraw a track, it removes
the old one, which is suposedly not wanted anymore. There is an icon on
the left side with a pink rubber to disable/enable that feature...
Alain
wdoe999 escreveu:
Hi - I'm going
Hi,
mostly I redraw ALL my libraries and modules, but using some existing
library. It is so easy that I turned it into a habit...
There are a lot of Eagle converted libraries by Renie (also Brazilian)
at http://www.reniemarquet.cjb.net/kicad.htm
I am answering to the list, maybe you get more
Hi Jean Pierre,
I also found a problem in the new version with Zone fill:
I needed a pad to be round on one side and right-angled on the other
side. To do that, I ploted an ARC on the solder-side. This makes an
extra copper area exactly as I need. The only problem is that Zone-Fill
is
There is an automatic way that is just fine:
Menu Post-process Create drill diagram (2nd opt) Drill diagram
(top center), I use Postcript.
It will automaiicaly generate a sympol for each drill size and a list
and count at the bottom.
Alain
Andy Eskelson escreveu:
From the plot menu, if you
I am just back from a visit to my manufacturer, having visited all
facilities and processes for more than one hour. It was very interesting...
I can give some feedback about zones:
1) I was proud of my filed zones, smooth with polygons. I just found
that they have to convert all those back to
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
Please, where can I find a .deb package for 20090216 version of kicad?
What I want is a complete debian package that I can recomend to
unexperienced users and that winl install on 8.04, 8.10 and 9.04 (if
possible)
In the official download site, there is a
+1, I also vote for it.
This is probably the most needed feature in Kicad. At the moment kicad's
internal are getting a big cleanup. I also hope the after that an undo
will come...
Alain
abhi_tech_2004 escreveu:
Is there any undo option in PCBNEW. In manual routing I am missing this
Andy Eskelson escreveu:
What can happen is that you may set out your component with a 25
grid, and your circuit with a 20 grid. The component will sit on the
grid OK, with the reference dot on a grid point, but things like pins and
pads (if you are talking about a module) will be out of step,
of trouble until you
notie what you have done :-)
Andy
On Mon, 25 May 2009 15:15:47 -0300
Alain M. ala...@pobox.com wrote:
Andy Eskelson escreveu:
What can happen is that you may set out your component with a 25
grid, and your circuit with a 20 grid. The component will sit
Hi,
this thread seems interesting, but...
When do you realy need a hole *not* to be plated? Specialy it that will
be an extra manufacturing cost (you may negociate and not be billed, but
the cost is there)
What I usualy do, and manufacturers understand is this: the pad *and*
the hole with
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