I was looking at the contents of a design file and I noticed that although at the top of the file it says, "units: MIL", many of the position coordinate pairs...
Hi Rick, Simple answer is that the units elected at the time of saving a footprint stay with it, even when added to a design with a different setting. Regards,...
... The parts I am referring to are specified in MIL. But the position data for the placement and reference are in NM. Perhaps I started the board in metric...
... If you save a board with nm selected then in the fpc file you will see footprints and reference locations in nm, but if you then save with mils the fpc...
... mils ... That is what I expected, but that is not what I am seeing. I also see small errors when the software converts between units. But I think when it...
Is this an arbitrary number? What would it take to increase this. I think 10 layer boards are not so uncommon these days with the fine pitch of BGAs. I did...
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 15:43:22 +0200, Rick Collins <gnuarm.2006@...> ... Maybe FreePCB might not be the preferred choice for boards as complex as that, at...
Actually, you can create a board with up to 16 layers in FreePCB, although this is an undocumented feature that is not fully supported by the User Interface. ...
Hi folks I've just completed a layout for a single sided pcb. I hadn't realised when I was "tracking it out" that I was working on the top copper layer which...
... Martyn, My FpcPlace tool (on the Downloads page) will output a part list from a FreePCB database. The listing is primarily aimed at component location and...
if you design a single side pcb , ALWAYS set in the project file that it has 2 layers, you will see there is then a "bottom layer" which you can select. I...
As zopfi has also pointed out, you should probably set up your project with 2 layers instead of one, even for a single-layer board. For one thing, this makes...
Thanks Bruse, That looks useful. I ideally need to produce a BoM - and this looks like it could be imported into a spreadsheet. Regards Martyn ... from a...
Thanks Alan OK on 2 layers. I wish I had done that. I have used the layout and mirrored it to produce a prototype PCB. But I also need to send the board Gerber...
I have increased the number of layers on some of my projects after they were started. 1. Close FreePCB. 2. Open your board file with a text editor. 3. Look for...
Thanks, I'll try that Regards Martyn == Martyn Kinder G0CZD http://www.czd.org.uk There are 10 types of people in the world - those who understand Binary and...
Hi All, New user and a bit confused, I have a bunch of parts, I/C caps and resistors (SMT) already on the board have saved it and need to print it to see if...
goto the freepcb website www.freepcb.com there is our user forum ....all your questions are answered there for viewing your pcb gerber (generate cam files in ...
Actually, modifying your project file to add a layer and assign the current top layer to the new bottom layer is pretty easy. Make a backup of your project...
Please see my post on this, which shows how to increase the number of layers and reassign the top layer to the bottom. _____ From: FreePCB@yahoogroups.com...
Thanks ... Martyn == Martyn Kinder G0CZD http://www.czd.org.uk There are 10 types of people in the world - those who understand Binary and those who don't... ...
This process worked perfectly Many thanks Martyn == <snip> Actually, modifying your project file to add a layer and assign the current top layer to the new...
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