... Vias can only be placed as part of a trace and a trace must start at a pin. Given that, the simplest way to add stitch vias is to create a single pin part...
All, Somebody is still spoofing my address and spamming now with virus attachments. I'm going to drop my membership for a while. If you need to contact me, use...
... To all, I am sorry for the spam that has been showing up in this group. I don't know how to prevent this. Yahoo seems to have left an open door to...
Hi All, I am a new user of this group. I like to have details About the Interface of router wil\th the freePCB Software. Help me Please., Thanks and regards, ...
have you read the user forum on freepcb.com ?? everything you need is there also check the download section there :) still questions ...let me know success ...
Thank you Gudy!!. I wil go through it.. Regards, Vigneshwaran.S ... __________________________________________________________ Yahoo! India Answers: Share what...
I created a PCB in ExpressPCB, then built samples and they work fine. Now I would like a way to re create it in FreePCB without introducing any errors. Is...
Hi Guys. At the moment I'm still using an old DOS PCB design package called Boardmaker 1, but I think it's time to look at a new PCB design package. Is it...
Clive, You sure can. Just place the parts, then click on a pin, hit F4 to connect then click on the pin that you want to connect to. It will then ask for a...
... I'm not trying to disuade you from learning FreePCB, but have you tried to figure out what is wrong with the Gerber file? Does it display ok in a Gerber...
I am new to PCB design, because i use tubes and need tube socket footprints. I see that someone has managed this before, as there is a board for a Harmonica...
... Drat! I thought it was a bit quiet on this list. The Yahoo option was set to web viewing only and not the emails. The board design is super simple and...
... I haven't found any yet either. I could also use a set. I've made up socket patterns for ExpressPCB's program and once I learn a bit more about FreePCB...
... FreePCB ... In TinyCAD: All symbols should be given unique references. All your symbols should have a 'Package' attribute with the name of a footprint in...
I just submitted a PCB to www.batchpcb.com and their DRC rejected the board complaining that: Checked Aperture 14 (0.001000): Failed Error - Aperture too thin ...
... I would say for you to look inside the Gerber file to see where aperture 14 is used. I don't recall the commands used off the top of my head, but Gerber...
In message <f7qp1p+cc83@eGroups.com>, Rick Collins <gnuarm.2006@...> writes ... It might be useful to manually increase the size of the rogue aperture ...
Thanks everyone for your suggestions. It seems that the ground plane that I had put on the top layer had small etchings around the pads. These were apparently...
Hi Wayne, The copper area may be the cuplrit, particularly if it has not been cleanly drawn. Try deleting it and regenerating the gerbers or use one of the...
... I am not clear on why you got the micro traces you did or why FreePCB missed the design rule checks. Perhaps you could go to the web site and post your...
Yay, I found it! I needed to update freepcb to the latest version. I thought that 1.2 was supposed to be the last stable version but apparently it doesn't...
Hi Bruce or anyone that can help, I am having trouble using fpcroute with freepcb. If I understand correctly, fpcroute is somehow supposed to generate a .dsn...
luxthreads, I have not used fpcroute but in the file menu of FreePCB there is a selection to export dsn. If you are not using the latest FreePCB go to...
Hi, * Currently when you import a partlist the imported parts with a known footprint are spread out outside the board for easy selection. I found two issues...
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