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...
I am importing a netlist from LTSpice that has some Dflops on it. In LTSpice each Dflop appears as a seperate component but in real life they come two on a...
I've imported a netlist from LTSpice into FreePCB and started to place components. It looks like most of my polarized parts, like capacitors and diodes, have...
... I skimmed the article and it seems like this could be better handled by a program that would import the spice net list along with the library files...
... Opps, my bad. I read the article in more detail and I see that no pin names are output in the net list. So a separate program is not a viable solution to...
All, The forum is off line this morning and with Allan out of the country for a couple weeks, it may stay that way for a while. So, for those who missed my...
This is a minor update/bug fix that improves how the $ character gets expanded and formatted in For blocks. File names can now be changed by adding a prefix...
Hi All I've just joined this group, after wading through most of the other PCB packages. This one appeals to me most, and I'll give it a few weeks learning. I...
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Hi All, I just uploaded a new version to the files section. This update adds a couple enhancements: absolute or relative paths can now be used with all file...
How are LCDs fastened to PCBs? They seem to be "glued" somehow to the circuit boards with some kind of conductive adhesive on the almost transparent edge...
Hi Harry As far as I know, no adhesive is used. Most LCD's are kept in place with a metal jacket, or the structure of the product casing. Between the pcb and ...
Some additional refinements and a bug fix. Fome the release notes: Fixed a plot bug that caused the frame on some plots to be too tall. Changed the startup to...
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All, I just updated FpcLib to ver 1.12. This version add data checking on loading and dynamic sizing for pin numbers in plots. The Font.xml is updated too. The...
Does Freepcb allow you to drag tracks? When you are laying out it is usful to be able to nudge a track slightly to gain space and fit other parts and tracks...
Yes you can. Select the vertex (the junction of two segments) and then F4 will let you move the vertex which will drag the segments. You can also add a...
Excellent though it is, FreePCB does not (yet?) have a 'Move Segment' option - ie. select a line segment and move it while maintaining the angle and distance...
Circad 5.2 (Omniglyph) and Traxmaker make nudging a track easy. I wonder if there are any plans to put it into FreePCB ?? Mean while I'll try the select...
... wonder if ... If such a feature is added, I would like for it to work in a mode where the angle of all segments involved remain the same and only the ...
Nudging track segments is on my to-do list, but I'm not sure when I'll get to it. In the meantime, the quickest way to do this is to select the vertex at one...
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Hi Allan Can you add curved tracks on to your to-do/wish list, these would be most useful rather than having to make them from many short line segments. ...
To be honest, I don't think that I will be adding curved traces to FreePCB in the near future. I know that some people like the look of curved traces for an...
All, I just posted the latest versions of FpcROUTE and FpcRef. Both now handle FreePCB version 1.339 files correctly. Also, I've added directed FromTo routing...
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